Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Preston North End FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 7 Feb 2026 · 15:01 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Portsmouth FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Herczeg

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#25 Position #28
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Portsmouth FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Portsmouth FC are 28th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portsmouth FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Preston North End FC to score. At the same time, Portsmouth FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Portsmouth FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
2 / 4
0.38 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.51 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC27% Draw45% Portsmouth FC28%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes15% 0% No85%
Avg goals/match: 0.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 56%
44%
± 1.5 24%
76%
± 2.5 7%
93%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
73%
Preston North End FC or Portsmouth FC
55%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC9% Draw76% Portsmouth FC15%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
43.8%
0 – 1
19%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
2.5%
1 – 2
2.4%
2 – 1
1.7%
0 – 3
0.8%
2 – 2
0.6%
1 – 3
0.4%
3 – 0
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 15% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 22% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
68% ✗

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