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
Official lineup for Portsmouth vs Preston
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1- 9C. Bishop
- 23J. Murphy
- 10A. Segecic
- 11F. Bianchini
- 21A. Dozzell
- 8J. Swift
- 3C. Ogilvie
- 6C. Shaughnessy
- 5R. Poole
- 22Z. Swanson
- 1N. Schmid
Preston
3-5-2- 24M. Smith
- 9D. Jebbison
- 26T. Small
- 8A. McCann
- 4B. Whiteman
- 22S. Þórðarson
- 2Pol Valentín
- 16A. Hughes
- 19L. Gibson
- 14J. Storey
- 1D. Iversen
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, 2 draws, 1 Preston win.
| 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 10th in Championship (22 points from 14 matches) and Preston sit 24th (5 points from 14 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Portsmouth | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 22 |
| 24 | Preston | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 5 |
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