Preston North End FC vs Portsmouth FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Sat 7 Feb 2026 · 15:01 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship .

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Portsmouth FC 46 games · 55 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Adam Herczeg

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Portsmouth FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-07 Preston North End FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC 2025-08-30 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2025-03-15 Preston North End FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC 2024-11-09 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Portsmouth FC	H	1–0	W
31 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
24 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	L
20 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	0–3	L
17 Jan	Derby County FC	H	0–1	L
09 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–1	L

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Feb	Preston North End FC	A	0–1	L
31 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–0	W
25 Jan	Southampton FC	H	1–1	D
21 Jan	Watford FC	A	1–1	D
17 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
11 Jan	Arsenal FC	H	1–4	L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Portsmouth FC
#14	Position	#18
60	Points	55
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	14 / 13 / 19
55	Scored	49
62	Conceded	64
-7	GD	-15
1.30	PPG	1.20
33%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Portsmouth FC are 18th (55 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and Portsmouth FC is underway.
With this win, Preston North End FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Colby Bishop	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	1
Josh Murphy	1
Connor Ogilvie	1
Ryan Porteous	1
Stefan Teitur Thordarson	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2026-02-07 Preston North End FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC W 2026-01-31 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-01-20 Preston North End FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L 2026-01-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2026-01-09 Preston North End FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L

Portsmouth FC Form

2026-02-07 Preston North End FC 1–0 Portsmouth FC L 2026-01-31 Portsmouth FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-01-25 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2026-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2026-01-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-01-11 Portsmouth FC 1–4 Arsenal FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.12 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.04 Portsmouth FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC39% Draw31% Portsmouth FC30%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Portsmouth FC

61%

Preston North End FC or Portsmouth FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC25% Draw53% Portsmouth FC22%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

2.7%

3 – 0

2.5%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	21%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.