Portsmouth vs Preston North End prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 24 April 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Portsmouth vs Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 24 April 2027, 14:00 UTC · Fratton Park, Portsmouth

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Portsmouth vs Preston North End preview

The Championship fixture between Portsmouth and Preston North End is scheduled for Saturday 24 April 2027 at 14:00 UTC at Fratton Park in Portsmouth. Portsmouth are 10th in the table with 22 points from 14, while Preston North End are 24th in the table with 5 points from 14.

Portsmouth have collected 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Preston North End have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Portsmouth have scored 1.7 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Preston North End average 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Portsmouth have 2 wins to Preston North End's 3 across 6 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.0 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 7 Feb 2026, ended Preston North End 1-0 Portsmouth.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
10Portsmouth146441916+322WDWDW
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

6 meetings: Portsmouth 2, draws 1, Preston North End 3.

Team news

Portsmouth expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nicolas Schmid, Regan Poole, Madiodio Dia, Jayden Meghoma, Terry Devlin, Iyad Mohamed, Adrian Segečić, Marko Milovanović

Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny

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