• Portsmouth have won two and drawn two of their five Championship games

• Struggling Sheffield Wednesday suffered a dismal defeat to Grimsby in the Carabao Cup

• Recommended bet: Portsmouth to win to nil

Portsmouth have made an impressive start to the season, having lost just once in the Championship so far to currently occupy ninth place in the table.

For Sheffield Wednesday, though, it has been quite the opposite. Ever since succumbing to Leicester on the opening weekend after scoring first, things have rapidly unravelled.

The Carabao Cup looked like it could have been a welcome distraction from their poor league form, especially after defeating Leeds on penalties, but a poor 1-0 loss to Grimsby on Tuesday has ended those hopes.

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Team news

Pompey manager John Mousinho will be without just two players for the weekend clash against the Owls.

Harvey Blair will not return to the pitch until the end of September due to a hamstring injury, while Callum Lang is out with a similar problem until next month.

Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles is still out of action, along with Nathaniel Chalobah, Di'Shon Bernard and Bruno Fernandes, with that outfield trio not featuring until the end of September at the earliest.

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The stats

Portsmouth’s strength lies in their defence, having conceded just three goals in the Championship this term.

This means the club have the joint-best defensive record in the division, alongside the top two of Middlesbrough and Stoke.

Mousinho’s issue, however, is that Pompey struggle at the other end of the pitch. Indeed, the club’s total of four league goals is one of the worst tallies in the Championship, with only Sheffield United, Wednesday and Charlton scoring fewer.

The Owls, on the other hand, own the joint-worst defensive record, having conceding 12 goals along with the Blades, while they have only scored three times across six league matches. Only their city rivals have scored fewer this term.

Wednesday do have the better of the recent head-to-head record between the clubs, winning three of their last six games and drawing the other three.

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Prediction

Mousinho will be looking to improve on Pompey’s 16th-place finish in the second tier last season.

The early signs are promising, but an improvement in front of goal would be welcome over the next few weeks.

Midfielder Adrian Segecic is the only player in the squad with more than one league goal this season.

The Owls’ defeat to Grimsby in the Carabao Cup was the latest low point of a season which could turn into a nightmare.

Henrik Pedersen’s men have not won a game in 90 minutes so far and this run does not look like ending when they travel to Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon.

Despite the two clubs scoring only seven league goals between them this season, the home side should still have too much quality for a dispirited Wednesday and another clean sheet is on the cards.

Back Portsmouth to win to nil at 7/5 with LiveScore Bet.

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