Portsmouth vs Preston North End prediction and preview
Championship · Saturday 24 April 2027, 14:00 UTC
Match facts
Portsmouth vs Preston North End
Championship · Saturday 24 April 2027, 14:00 UTC · Fratton Park, Portsmouth
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.
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Form and table
- PortsmouthLast five: W D W D W
- Preston North EndLast five: L L D L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Portsmouth | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 22 | WDWDW |
| 24 | Preston North End | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 5 | LLDLL |
Head-to-head
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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