Portsmouth (home)
- Portsmouth are undefeated in three home league games, winning one and drawing two.
- Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has crafted an exciting team that is as flexible as their 4-2-3-1 system, where a double-pivot protects the defense, while their work ethic and pressing game are at the heart of everything they do.
- Pompey have won one, drawn three and lost one over the same period.
Sheffield United (away)
- Sheffield United are winless in two away from home (D1, L1).
- Sheffield United are a 3-5-2 side that like to stretch the flanks with their wing-backs and overlapping centre-backs, while they press as a unit and have a clear structure for transitioning between the phases of play.
- Sheffield United have a slight advantage in form coming into this, having won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five, while Pompey have won one, drawn three and lost one over the same period.
- The Blades enter this game on the back of a 3-1 win over Oxford United and a 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough, while Pompey drew 0-0 at home to Ipswich and lost 1-0 away to Preston in midweek.
Head-to-Head
Portsmouth have failed to win any of the last three head-to-heads, losing 3-0 the last time these two met two months ago.
