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Preston North End v Portsmouth : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Deepdale, Preston

Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End side are on home soil in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as John Mousinho's Portsmouth arrive at the Deepdale. Championship stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head performance included too. There's so much to explore, with data visualisations and odds from leading bookmakers available for the biggest betting markets via the tabs.

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Preston North End's next match is v A Villa at 13:30 on Sunday 30th March
Portsmouth's next match is v Blackburn at 15:00 on Saturday 29th March

The last English Championship meeting between Preston and Portsmouth was on Saturday 15th March 2025

English Championship

March 15th 2025

Preston 2	1 Portsmouth

R. Porteous 76'	83' C. Bishop
S. Þórðarson 87'

	PNE POR
Shots On	6 2
Shots Off	3 5
Corners	6 5
Possession	54% 46%
Fouls	13 14
Yellow/red cards	2/1 1/0

Preston	Portsmouth

F. Woodman J. Meghoma (R. Brady 46') R. Porteous K. Kessler L. Gibson L. Lindsay (A. Hughes 46') M. Frøkjær-Jensen (S. Greenwood 46') R. Ledson (B. Whiteman 46') S. Þórðarson E. Riis Jakobsen W. Keane (C. Evans 75')	N. Schmid C. Ogilvie R. Poole C. Bramall (T. Waddingham 90') T. Devlin (M. Pack 90') A. Dozzell (K. Gordon 59') A. Aouchiche F. Potts (M. O’Mahony 68') K. Yengi J. Murphy C. Bishop

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis says the same. Preston and Portsmouth have delivered a host of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards an extension of that record. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.36.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Preston are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Preston 55%	5/4 15%	5/4 15%
Draw 25%	21/10 9%	21/10 14%
Portsmouth 20%	12/5 13%	12/5 9%
Preston 1-0 14%	11/2 19%	5/1 14%
Draw 1-1 12%	5/1 8%	19/4 12%
Preston 2-0 11%	9/1 5%	8/1 6%
Preston 2-1 9%	17/2 12%	15/2 6%
Draw 0-0 9%	13/2 32%	11/2 32%
Portsmouth 1-0 8%	15/2 29%	13/2 21%
Preston 3-0 6%	20/1 24%	16/1 31%
Portsmouth 2-1 5%	11/1 8%	10/1
Preston 3-1 5%	20/1 40%	14/1 15%
Draw 2-2 4%	16/1 31%	12/1 8%
Portsmouth 2-0 3%	14/1 29%	12/1 13%
Preston 4-0 2%	40/1 21%	33/1 48%
Preston 3-2 2%	33/1 31%	25/1 37%
Preston 4-1 2%	40/1 21%	33/1 48%
Portsmouth 3-1 1%	28/1	22/1 10%
Over 2.5 Goals 43%	13/10 20%	5/4 22%
Under 2.5 Goals 57%	8/13 15%	4/7 15%
Home 1st Goal 55%	8/11 7%	-
Away 1st Goal 39%	7/5 4%	-
No 1st Goal 6%	13/2 32%	-
BTTS - Yes 45%	10/11 10%	1/1 14%
BTTS - No 55%	4/5 10%	3/4 10%
BTTS - Home Win 20%	9/2 38%	19/5 28%
BTTS - Draw 16%	7/2 4%	7/2 2%
BTTS - Away Win 8%	13/2 7%	6/1 8%
Home/draw 80%	3/10 4%	3/10 4%
Away/draw 45%	8/13 10%	8/13 11%
Home/away 75%	4/11 5%	7/20 5%
Over 1.5 Goals 69%	2/5 9%	4/9 12%
Under 1.5 Goals 31%	2/1 20%	17/10 21%
Over 3.5 Goals 22%	10/3 35%	16/5 35%
Under 3.5 Goals 78%	2/9 10%	1/5 10%
Over 4.5 Goals 10%	8/1 50%	15/2 48%
Under 4.5 Goals 90%	1/14 4%	1/16 5%
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	18/1 46%	16/1 55%
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	1/50 2%	1/80 2%
Over 0.5 Goals 91%	1/12 3%	1/11 4%
Under 0.5 Goals 9%	7/1 27%	11/2 32%
Home DNB 73%	4/7 12%	11/20 11%
Away DNB 38%	5/4 18%	13/10 15%
Preston win to nil 34%	5/2	-
Portsmouth win to nil 12%	9/2 21%	-
Preston / Preston 22%	11/4 17%	13/5 20%
Preston / Portsmouth 3%	33/1	25/1
Preston / Draw 6%	14/1 15%	12/1
Draw / Preston 15%	9/2 10%	4/1 4%
Draw / Portsmouth 12%	6/1 13%	6/1 7%
Draw / Draw 19%	7/2 18%	16/5 16%
Portsmouth / Preston 3%	28/1 26%	22/1 21%
Portsmouth / Portsmouth 15%	9/2 8%	17/4 9%
Portsmouth / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1

Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 37 matches so far this season and lay in 15th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 6 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 45 goals to 37 goals.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 18 games at home winning 6, drawing 10 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Portsmouth are in 17th position in the Championship on 42 points having played 37 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

12 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 41 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 6 and won 8. Portsmouth have conceded 39 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Preston Portsmouth
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Leeds	38	23	11	4	51	80	d 1-1F	Apr 12	w 1-0F	d 3-3A
2	Sheff Utd	38	25	7	6	25	80	l 0-2A	l 1-0A	d 0-00-0	l 2-1A
3	Burnley	38	21	15	2	41	78	d 0-00-0	d 0-00-0	d 0-00-0	l 2-1F
4	Sunderland	38	19	12	7	18	69	d 0-00-0	d 1-1F	l 1-3A	l 1-0A
5	Coventry	38	17	8	13	7	59	w 1-0F	l 2-1A	w 4-1A	Apr 9
6	West Brom	38	13	18	7	14	57	d 1-1A	l 3-1A	l 0-3A	l 5-1A
7	Bristol C	38	14	15	9	8	57	l 1-3A	May 3	w 3-0F	l 3-0A
8	M'Boro	38	15	9	14	9	54	w 2-1F	d 1-1A	w 2-1A	d 2-2F
9	Blackburn	38	15	7	16	2	52	d 0-00-0	l 2-1A	Mar 29	l 3-0A
10	Watford	38	15	7	16	-4	52	w 3-0F	w 1-2F	Apr 21	l 2-1F
11	Millwall	38	13	12	13	-2	51	d 1-1A	l 3-1A	l 0-1A	Apr 5
12	Sheff Wed	38	14	9	15	-6	51	w 3-1F	d 1-1F	l 1-2F	Apr 26
13	Norwich	38	12	13	13	6	49	d 2-2F	w 0-1F	d 0-00-0	Apr 18
14	Preston Home	38	10	17	11	-5	47	-	-	w 3-1F	l 2-1A
15	QPR	38	11	12	15	-6	45	Apr 18	l 2-1F	w 2-1F	w 1-2A
16	Swansea	38	12	8	18	-11	44	d 0-00-0	l 3-0A	w 4-0F	d 2-2F
17	Portsmouth Away	38	11	9	18	-15	42	w 2-1F	l 3-1A	-	-
18	Oxford Utd	38	10	12	16	-16	42	d 1-1A	l 3-1F	d 1-1F	w 0-2F
19	Hull	38	10	11	17	-8	41	w 1-0F	Apr 21	May 3	d 1-1A
20	Stoke	38	9	12	17	-14	39	Apr 5	d 0-00-0	w 3-1F	l 6-1A
21	Cardiff	38	9	12	17	-20	39	Apr 8	w 0-2F	w 2-1F	l 2-0A
22	Derby	38	10	8	20	-11	38	d 1-1F	Apr 2	Apr 12	l 4-0A
23	Luton	38	9	8	21	-26	35	w 1-0F	d 0-00-0	d 0-00-0	l 1-0A
24	Plymouth	38	7	12	19	-37	33	Apr 26	d 3-3F	l 1-2A	l 1-0A

	Promotion
	Promotion Play Off
	Relegation

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston	0 - 0	Swansea
Preston	1 - 1	Millwall
Preston	0 - 0	Burnley
Preston	2 - 1	M'Boro
Preston	1 - 1	Oxford Utd
Preston	3 - 1	Sheff Wed
Preston	1 - 0	Hull
Preston	1 - 1	Leeds
Preston	1 - 1	West Brom
Preston	1 - 1	Derby
Preston	0 - 0	Sunderland
Preston	1 - 3	Bristol C
Preston	2 - 2	Norwich
Preston	1 - 0	Coventry
Preston	3 - 0	Watford
Preston	0 - 0	Blackburn
Preston	1 - 0	Luton
Preston	0 - 2	Sheff Utd
Preston	0 - 3	Leicester
Preston	0 - 1	Norwich

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Preston	1 - 1	Sunderland
A	Preston	0 - 1	Sheff Utd
H	Preston	0 - 0	Swansea
A	Preston	1 - 2	Coventry
H	Preston	1 - 1	Millwall
H	Preston	0 - 0	Burnley
A	Preston	1 - 0	Norwich
A	Preston	1 - 2	Blackburn
H	Preston	2 - 1	M'Boro
A	Preston	2 - 1	Watford
A	Preston	0 - 0	Luton
H	Preston	1 - 1	Oxford Utd
A	Preston	1 - 3	West Brom
H	Preston	3 - 1	Sheff Wed
H	Preston	1 - 0	Hull
A	Preston	1 - 2	QPR
H	Preston	1 - 1	Leeds
A	Preston	2 - 0	Cardiff
A	Preston	1 - 1	Sheff Wed
H	Preston	1 - 1	West Brom

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Luton	1 - 0	Portsmouth
Oxford Utd	0 - 2	Portsmouth
Sheff Utd	2 - 1	Portsmouth
West Brom	5 - 1	Portsmouth
Blackburn	3 - 0	Portsmouth
Sunderland	1 - 0	Portsmouth
Bristol C	3 - 0	Portsmouth
Watford	2 - 1	Portsmouth
Derby	4 - 0	Portsmouth
Swansea	2 - 2	Portsmouth
Plymouth	1 - 0	Portsmouth
Hull	1 - 1	Portsmouth
Cardiff	2 - 0	Portsmouth
QPR	1 - 2	Portsmouth
Stoke	6 - 1	Portsmouth
Burnley	2 - 1	Portsmouth
M'Boro	2 - 2	Portsmouth
Leeds	3 - 3	Portsmouth
Lincoln	0 - 2	Portsmouth
Bolton	1 - 1	Portsmouth

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Portsmouth	1 - 2	Plymouth
H	Portsmouth	1 - 0	Leeds
A	Portsmouth	0 - 1	Luton
H	Portsmouth	2 - 1	QPR
A	Portsmouth	2 - 0	Oxford Utd
H	Portsmouth	2 - 1	Cardiff
A	Portsmouth	1 - 2	Sheff Utd
H	Portsmouth	0 - 0	Burnley
H	Portsmouth	0 - 1	Millwall
A	Portsmouth	1 - 5	West Brom
H	Portsmouth	3 - 1	Stoke
H	Portsmouth	2 - 1	M'Boro
A	Portsmouth	0 - 3	Blackburn
A	Portsmouth	0 - 1	Sunderland
H	Portsmouth	4 - 0	Swansea
A	Portsmouth	0 - 3	Bristol C
A	Portsmouth	1 - 2	Watford
H	Portsmouth	4 - 1	Coventry
A	Portsmouth	0 - 4	Derby
H	Portsmouth	0 - 0	Norwich

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Preston have not lost to Portsmouth in 5 consecutive home league meetings

Preston

Portsmouth

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

5 / 5

2 / 5

Clean sheets

3 / 5

0 / 5

PNE

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Preston	1 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Preston	2 - 0
Preston	1 - 0

Portsmouth

Preston

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 6

5 / 6

Clean sheets

1 / 6

3 / 6

PNE

POR

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portsmouth
Portsmouth	3 - 1
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Portsmouth	3 - 2
	0 - 1	Preston
	0 - 1	Preston

Goal Statistics

	Preston 14th	Portsmouth 17th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	0.8 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 21% 1 33% 2 26% 3 13% 4+ There is a 79% probability that Preston will score 1 or more goals	0 44% 1 36% 2 15% 3 4+ There is a 80% probability of Portsmouth scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-25 Preston have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted	-1 Portsmouth’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.0 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	2.1 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season

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PNE

POR

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Games scored	27		24
Failed to score	10		13
Scored first	17		14
Goals scored	37		45
Avg. goals scored	1		1.2
Avg. shots per game	8		8
Avg. shots per goal	8		7
Conversion rate for	13		15
Avg. XG for	1.2		1.3
KickOff rating		+1%

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PNE

POR

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Games conceded	24		29
Clean sheets	13		8
Conceded first	13		19
Goals conceded	43		59
Avg. goals conceded	1.2		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		6
Conversion rate against	14%		17%
Avg. XG against	1.3		1.5
KickOff rating		+24%

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Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
37	10	4	11
F Woodman	E Riis	M Frökjaer-Jensen	L Lindsay

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
F Woodman GLK	37			6 1
K Kesler-Hayden DEF	36		3	5 -
R Porteous DEF	8	1		2 -
L Gibson DEF	12			2 -
L Lindsay DEF	27		1	8 3
J. Meghoma DEF	9		1	1 -
R Ledson MID	22	1	1	5 -
S Thórdarson MID	31	2	2	4 -
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID	32	2	4	6 -
W Keane FWD	22	3		-
E Riis FWD	37	10	2	2 -
Subs
D Cornell GLK	2			-
J Storey DEF	29	1	1	6 -
A Hughes DEF	34		1	7 -
P Bauer DEF	1			-
B Whiteman MID	27		1	11 -
R Brady MID	21		2	3 -
S Greenwood MID	34	5	2	8 2
T. Mawene MID				-
C Evans FWD	4		1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
10	28	4	23
E Riis	E Riis	M Frökjaer-Jensen	S Greenwood

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
E Riis FWD	10	28	2	13
W Keane FWD	3	4		2
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID	2	3	4	21
S Thórdarson MID	2	5	2	11
R Ledson MID	1	3	1	4
R Porteous DEF	1	1
K Kesler-Hayden DEF		8	3	14
L Gibson DEF		2		1
L Lindsay DEF		1	1	3
J. Meghoma DEF		1	1	1
Subs
S Greenwood MID	5	27	2	23
J Storey DEF	1	2	1	9
A Hughes DEF		2	1	10
B Whiteman MID		4	1	13
R Brady MID		2	2	12
C Evans FWD		3	1	2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1540	57	192
A Hughes	A Hughes	A Hughes

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
F Woodman GLK	1256	1	20
K Kesler-Hayden DEF	1081	48	189
L Lindsay DEF	1061	28	149
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID	750	39	80
S Thórdarson MID	737	27	90
L Gibson DEF	533	21	71
E Riis FWD	373	20	96
R Ledson MID	341	30	68
R Porteous DEF	285	12	39
W Keane FWD	233	5	26
J. Meghoma DEF	156	15	19
Subs
A Hughes DEF	1540	57	192
J Storey DEF	1230	46	157
B Whiteman MID	964	44	69
S Greenwood MID	589	41	114
R Brady MID	427	25	67
D Cornell GLK	23
C Evans FWD	15	1	5
P Bauer DEF	1	1	1

Portsmouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
36	7	10	10
C Ogilvie	C Bishop	J Murphy	M Pack

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
N Schmid GLK	29		1	2 -
T Devlin DEF	26		1	1 -
R Poole DEF	19			4 -
C Bramall DEF	8			1 -
C Ogilvie DEF	36	4	1	4 -
F Potts MID	29	1	4	5 -
A Dozzell MID	31	1	1	9 -
J Murphy MID	34	6	10	6 -
A Aouchiche MID	8	1		1 -
K Yengi MID	11			2 -
C Bishop FWD	24	7	2	-
Subs
J Archer GLK	2			-
R Towler DEF	11	1		3 -
Z Swanson DEF	27	1	1	3 -
M Pack MID	34		1	9 1
M Ritchie MID	31	4		5 -
I Hayden MID	11			-
M O’Mahony FWD	12	3		1 -
K Gordon FWD	4			-
T. Waddingham FWD	3	1		1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	24	10	26
C Bishop	J Murphy	J Murphy	J Murphy

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
C Bishop FWD	7	16	2	8
J Murphy MID	6	24	10	26
C Ogilvie DEF	4	9	1	17
F Potts MID	1	3	4	21
A Dozzell MID	1	3	1	5
A Aouchiche MID	1	3
N Schmid GLK			1	2
T Devlin DEF		2	1	7
R Poole DEF		2		1
K Yengi MID				5
Subs
M Ritchie MID	4	12		22
M O’Mahony FWD	3	4		2
R Towler DEF	1	1
Z Swanson DEF	1	2	1	5
T. Waddingham FWD	1	2
M Pack MID		2	1	14

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1316	62	220
M Pack	Z Swanson	C Ogilvie

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
C Ogilvie DEF	1080	33	220
N Schmid GLK	989		12
F Potts MID	948	48	174
A Dozzell MID	751	43	87
R Poole DEF	711	30	84
C Bishop FWD	531	20	177
J Murphy MID	494	30	139
T Devlin DEF	441	20	85
A Aouchiche MID	139	10	25
C Bramall DEF	84	5	15
K Yengi MID	63	3	30
Subs
M Pack MID	1316	32	162
Z Swanson DEF	638	62	117
M Ritchie MID	505	30	71
R Towler DEF	329	10	30
I Hayden MID	234	24	39
M O’Mahony FWD	63	4	23
J Archer GLK	52
K Gordon FWD	33	4	7
T. Waddingham FWD	2	2	3

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Preston North End v Portsmouth : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Preston have played 37 matches so far this season and lay in 15th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Home League Performance

Portsmouth are in 17th position in the Championship on 42 points having played 37 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

Performance against teams above them in the league

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