Sheffield United vs Portsmouth

8 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee O Langford

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Gustavo Hamer 24’
  • Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 73’
  • Connor Ogilvie 27’

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Portsmouth 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Gustavo Hamer put Sheffield United ahead in the 24th minute, Connor Ogilvie equalised in the 27th minute, and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi won it in the 73rd minute.

Portsmouth can feel hard done by, creating 3.06 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sheffield United's 1.30 from 11.

Match stats

Sheffield United Portsmouth
11 Shots 16
3 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.12 xG 3.06
1.12 Non-penalty xG 3.06

Key events

Sheffield United Portsmouth
Kick-off
Gustavo Hamer1-0 (Sheffield United)
24’
27’
Connor Ogilvie1-1 (Portsmouth)
Half-time1-1
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi2-1 (Sheffield United)
73’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sheffield United
  • Harry Clarke
  • Anel Ahmedhodžić
  • Ben Brereton Díaz
  • Sydie Peck
Portsmouth
  • Robert Atkinson

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 3.06 24’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), 1-0 24’ 27’ Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth), 1-1 27’ 73’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 2-1 73’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 3.06 24’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), 1-0 Hamer 24’ 27’ Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth), 1-1 Ogilvie 27’ 73’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), 2-1 Rak-Sakyi 73’
Sheffield United 1.30 xGPortsmouth 3.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Portsmouth attacking Sheffield United attacking 
43’ Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.85 xG, off target 18’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.81 xG, off target 73’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 27’ Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 7’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 90+5’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 77’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.19 xG, blocked 24’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 61’ Harry Clarke (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 68’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Harry Clarke (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.85 xG, off target 18’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.81 xG, off target 73’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 27’ Connor Ogilvie (Portsmouth), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 7’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 90+5’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.21 xG, hit the woodwork 33’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.20 xG, off target 77’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.19 xG, blocked 24’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 61’ Harry Clarke (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 68’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 67’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Harry Clarke (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Matt Ritchie (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 11’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.17 – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Harrison Burrows Taken off
58′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ben Brereton Díaz Taken off
72′ – – – – – –
Hamza Choudhury Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.16 – – –
Thomas Cannon Taken off
82′ – – 3 0.10 – – –
Tyrese Campbell Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
Sam McCallum Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Sydie Peck Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – –
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Came on as a substitute
32′ 1 – 1 0.64 – – –
Rhian Brewster Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.21 – – –
Rob Holding Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 61% Avg odds 1.56
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Portsmouth win 16% Avg odds 5.95

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.