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PortsmouthPortsmouth vs Preston — Championship
3-1
PrestonFratton Park, Portsmouth
Going into the match, Portsmouth had won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 0.7 goals a game; Preston had won 2, drawn 6, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Portsmouth 1 win, Preston 2 wins. Portsmouth are 14th in the Championship on 6 points; Preston are 23rd on 3.
Match report
Home form going in: Portsmouth
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 (L D L L W). 0.7 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Plymouth · 5 Nov 2024
- D 1-1 at Hull City · 2 Nov 2024
- L 1-2 vs Sheffield Weds · 25 Oct 2024
- L 2-0 at Cardiff · 22 Oct 2024
- W 1-2 at QPR · 19 Oct 2024
- D 1-1 vs Oxford · 5 Oct 2024
Away form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 6, lost 2 (D L D D W). 1.2 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 vs Sunderland · 6 Nov 2024
- L 1-3 vs Bristol City · 2 Nov 2024
- D 3-3 at Plymouth · 26 Oct 2024
- D 2-2 vs Norwich · 22 Oct 2024
- W 1-0 vs Coventry · 19 Oct 2024
- D 0-0 at Burnley · 5 Oct 2024
Head-to-head: Portsmouth vs Preston
- Preston 1-0 Portsmouth · 7 Feb 2026 · Championship
- Portsmouth 1-0 Preston · 30 Aug 2025 · Championship
- Preston 2-1 Portsmouth · 15 Mar 2025 · Championship
Match statistics
| Portsmouth | Metric | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Total shots | 6 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 11 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | QPR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | West Brom | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Charlton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Millwall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Norwich | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Derby | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Bolton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 | Cardiff | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Preston | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |