Match Centre: Portsmouth vs Sheffield United
Swanson 41′Segečić 54′Adams 89′
Tanganga 59′Cannon 67′Choudhury 44′
Player of the match Adrian Segečić 7.8
GolVolt rating 8.6GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 89' Adams, 3:2-
89'
The winner came late: Ebou Adams (Portsmouth).
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37% → 95%
Portsmouth: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 92.
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20 → 16
Portsmouth climb 4 places in the table. Sheffield United stay in place 15.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 3:2, from 22% to 93% (Portsmouth).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+6' · 3:2Portsmouth 95%draw 5%Sheffield United 0%
90+6' · 3:2xG Portsmouth 2.33xG Sheffield United 1.57
90+6' · 3:2Last 10 minutes: level (7:7 dangerous attacks)
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Winner at 89′, xG 3.9.
- Dramaweight 50% Winner at 89′, red card at 44′.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.8 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Adams scored the winner.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 6.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 3.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% xG 3.9, 5 goals, 35 shots.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 8.7 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.6more watchable than 86% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
5 goals6 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 27' Jayden Meghomayellow card · foul
- 35' Hamza Dewan Choudhuryyellow card · foul
- 41' Goal: Zak Swansonright foot1:0
- 44' Hamza Dewan Choudhurysecond yellow, sent off · foul
- Half-time · 1:0
- 46' 2 substitutionsMcGuinness for BamfordPhillips for Díaz
- 54' Goal: Adrian Segečićleft foot · assist: Kavuma-McQueen2:0
- 59' Goal: Japhet Tangangaleft foot · assist: Chong2:1
- 60' SubstitutionArblaster for Rothwell
- 60' Sam McCallumyellow card · dissent
- 60' Nicolas Schmidyellow card · dissent
- 62' SubstitutionBishop for Milovanović
- 67' Goal: Tom Cannonheader · assist: Phillips2:2
- 68' SubstitutionAnderson for Kamara
- 69' 2 substitutionsAdams for MohamedDevlin for Swanson
- 79' 2 substitutionsCampbell for CannonDonovan for Chong
- 82' Ebou Adamsyellow card · foul
- 87' SubstitutionBailey for Anderson
- 89' Goal: Ebou Adamsright foot · assist: Segečić3:2
- Full-time · 3:2
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Portsmouth
Sheffield United
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Portsmouth
- 30 Ben Killip GK —
- 31 Daniel Bielica GK —
- 19 Rocco Shein MID —
- 21 Keshi Anderson MID on
- 24 Terry Devlin MID on
- 27 Odin Bailey MID on
- 32 Eoin Kenny MID —
- 38 Ebou Adams MID on
- 9 Colby Bishop ATT on
Sheffield United
- 17 Adam Davies GK —
- 14 Harrison Burrows DEF —
- 25 Mark McGuinness DEF on
- 4 Oliver Arblaster MID on
- 11 Romelle Donovan MID on
- 27 Kalvin Phillips MID on
- 44 Jaïro Riedewald MID —
- 10 Jordan Ayew ATT —
- 23 Tyrese Campbell ATT on
Match sheet
- Coaches
- John Mousinho Portsmouth Chris Wilder Sheffield United
- Stadium
- Fratton Park, Portsmouth
- Attendance
- 18,446
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Portsmouth Adrian Segečić
- 2. place · Sheffield United Kalvin Phillips
- 3. place · Portsmouth Madiodio Dia
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth · 2 out
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Márk Kosznovszky Injured
since 30 Dec 2025 · until 1 Nov · 39 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury
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Franco Umeh Injured
since 5 Aug · return date unknown · 9 matches missed · Tendon Irritation
Sheffield United · 2 out
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Femi Seriki Injured
since 26 Aug · return date unknown · 8 matches missed · Muscle Injury
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Jamie Shackleton Injured
since 15 Dec 2024 · return date unknown · 95 matches missed · Foot Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.