Preston North End vs Portsmouth – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

07/02/2026 at 10:01 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Deepdale (Preston).

Championship - Round 31
Referee: Herczeg A. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
0.58	1.22
Ball possession
37%	63%
Total shots
7	12
Shots on target
3	4
Big chances
1	0
Corner kicks
2	14
Passes
68% (175/256)	78% (327/419)
Yellow cards
3	1
Expected goals (xG)
0.58	1.22
xG on target (xGOT)
0.77	0.53
Total shots
7	12
Shots on target
3	4
Shots off target
1	1
Blocked shots
3	7
Shots inside the box
5	9
Shots outside the box
2	3
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Headed goals
1	0
Big chances
1	0
Corner kicks
2	14
Touches in opposition box
11	25
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
2	3
Free kicks
10	15
Passes
68% (175/256)	78% (327/419)
Long passes
25% (13/53)	38% (28/74)
Passes in final third
52% (38/73)	59% (76/128)
Crosses
18% (2/11)	13% (5/38)
Expected assists (xA)
0.18	0.95
Throw ins
13	32
Fouls
15	10
Tackles
47% (7/15)	42% (5/12)
Duels won
40	46
Clearances
35	11
Interceptions
12	5
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
4	2
xGOT faced
0.53	0.77
Goals prevented
0.53	-0.23

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
40', 1 - 0, Devine A. ⚽, Vukcevic A. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Lukovic M. ↓, Smith M. ↑,
59', Vukcevic A. ↓, Valentin P. ↑,
69', Brown J. ↓, Kirk M. ↑,
69', Chaplin C. ↓, Pack M. ↑,
71', McCann A. 🟨,
75', McCann A. ↓, Thompson J. ↑,
79', Dozzell A. ↓, Caballero G. ↑,
86', Swanson Z. ↓, Alese A. ↑,
86', Segecic A. ↓, Swift J. ↑,
87', Dobbin L. ↓, Moran A. ↑,
89', Thompson J. 🟨,
90', Cornell D. 🟨,
90+1', Alese A. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Preston North End
35.5%

Draw
30.6%

Portsmouth
33.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

43.6%

28.5%

27.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

44.4%

29%

27.4%

Preston North End - Portsmouth Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.69 ↑ (2.13)	3.1 ↓ (3.25)	2.82 ↓ (3.32)	5% (7.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Preston North End - Portsmouth?

Users Predictions: 19 users predict this event. Preston will win (votes: 7 - 36.8%). Portsmouth will win (votes: 3 - 15.8%). It will Tie (votes: 9 - 47.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 24.9% – 69.9%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 5 high ROI users predict this event. Preston (votes: 3 - 60%). Tie (votes: 2 - 40%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

A leader and an outsider will face off in this match (ranked 9 and 19).
Preston is on a losing streak (last 5 games: 0 wins).
Portsmouth's form has been unstable in recent games (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.
There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Hughes A. (Hamstring Injury) Iversen D. (Groin Injury)
There will not play in Portsmouth: Bianchini F. (Knee Injury) Blair H. (Injury) Knight J. (Back Injury) Kosznovszky M. (Injury) Matthews H. (Ankle Injury) Murphy J. (Injury) Shaughnessy C. (Thigh Injury) Umeh F. (Hamstring Injury) Waddingham T. (Thigh Injury)
There are questionable in Preston: Lang C. (Hamstring Injury)
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Preston won 1 match, drew 2 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 4:6. (average 0.8:1.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Preston won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:2. (average 1.5:1).

How many head-to-head matches has Preston North End won against Portsmouth?

Preston North End has won 1 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Portsmouth won against Preston North End?

Portsmouth has won 2 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Preston North End - Portsmouth were as follows:

30.08.2025 Portsmouth - Preston North End 1:0

15.03.2025 Preston North End - Portsmouth 2:1

09.11.2024 Portsmouth - Preston North End 3:1

Latest results of Preston North End

31.01.2026 Ipswich Town - Preston North End 1:1 ✺

24.01.2026 Middlesbrough - Preston North End 4:0 ✺

20.01.2026 Preston North End - Hull City 0:3 ✺

17.01.2026 Preston North End - Derby County 0:1 ✺

09.01.2026 Preston North End - Wigan Athletic 0:1 ✺

Latest results of Portsmouth

03.02.2026 Portsmouth - Ipswich Town Postponed ✺

31.01.2026 Portsmouth - West Bromwich Albion 3:0 ✺

25.01.2026 Portsmouth - Southampton 1:1 ✺

21.01.2026 Watford - Portsmouth 1:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Sheffield Wednesday - Portsmouth 0:1 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	19	61
2	Coventry	31	17	8	6	63:35	28	59
3	Ipswich	30	15	9	6	51:29	22	54
4	Hull	31	16	6	9	50:43	7	54
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	3	53
6	Wrexham	31	12	11	8	44:39	5	47
7	Preston	31	12	11	8	38:34	4	47
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	5	46
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	4	46
10	Birmingham	32	12	10	10	43:39	4	46
11	Derby	31	12	9	10	45:39	6	45
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	3	44
13	QPR	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44
14	Stoke	31	12	7	12	34:28	6	43
15	Swansea	31	12	6	13	38:37	1	42
16	Norwich	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39
18	Charlton	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32
22	Blackburn	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32
23	Oxford Utd	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7

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