Preston vs Portsmouth

Preston

2 - 1

Portsmouth

🕒 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Tony Harrington 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 38

Regular Season Table

Preston 20 · Portsmouth 16

Referee Stats

Tony Harrington

7 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	71%
Draws	29%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Preston outshot their opponent (14-9).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Preston had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-12-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 22

Avg: 1.13 / 0.96

Points

Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Portsmouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-15

Goals For / Against

25 / 50

Avg: 1.09 / 2.17

Points

Avg: 0.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.43

PPG

0.61

1.13

1.09

0.96

2.17

39%

O2.5

65%

61%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

Preston rank20th

Portsmouth rank16th

Preston points50

Portsmouth points54

Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11

50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Portsmouth: #16 · 54 pts · GD -13

46 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L D D W

Points5/15

Weighted index18

Goals7-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Portsmouth last 5 away

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals8-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 9%

Portsmouth trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home78%

Preston clean sheet at home35%

Portsmouth score away65%

Portsmouth clean sheet away4%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first0%

Preston win after scoring first0%

Portsmouth score first0%

Portsmouth win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Portsmouth 0%

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.13 vs 1.43

Preston concede at home0.96 vs 1.02

Portsmouth score away1.09 vs 1.02

Portsmouth concede away2.17 vs 1.43

Preston score 21% below league average, while Portsmouth score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Preston are 6% below league average at home, and Portsmouth are 52% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.25

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Preston goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Portsmouth goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

385

320

Passes Accurate

281

211

Passes %

73%

66%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Preston vs Portsmouth Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

07 Feb 2026 Preston vs Portsmouth 1 - 0 30 Aug 2025 Portsmouth vs Preston 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

15 Mar 2025 Preston vs Portsmouth 2 - 1 09 Nov 2024 Portsmouth vs Preston 3 - 1