Portsmouth vs Preston: result 1-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 30, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Fratton Park, Portsmouth
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What was the result of Portsmouth vs Preston?
Portsmouth won 1-0 on August 30, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 41′A. DozzellPortsmouth
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portsmouth have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Preston have 4, 3 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | West Brom(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Norwich(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Reading(home) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Oxford United(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 2, 2025 | PEC Zwolle(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2025 | Wrexham(home) | 2-3 | League Cup |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Ipswich(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Leicester(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Barrow(away) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | QPR(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Portsmouth win(s), 2 draw(s), 1 Preston win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2025 | Preston 2-1 Portsmouth | Championship |
| Nov 9, 2024 | Portsmouth 3-1 Preston | Championship |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Preston 1-1 Portsmouth | League One |
| Dec 15, 2012 | Portsmouth 0-0 Preston | League One |
Last archived meeting: Preston vs Portsmouth on Mar 15, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Portsmouth score 1.8 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.1 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | 1.8 | 0.8 | 8 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Preston | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Portsmouth sit 22nd in Championship (0 points from 1 matches) and Preston sit 19th (0 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Preston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy