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Portsmouth vs Preston — Championship 2025

Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Preview
14:00
Preston
Preston
4/24/2027ChampionshipChampionship · Round 45Fratton Park
Big match
49%
Portsmouth
model favours
49%25%26%

Preston score first in only 17% of matches

brightest fact of this match

1–1
likely score
50%
over 2.5 goals
53%
both teams score

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 7+ matches

Portsmouth49%
×Draw25%
Preston26%
✓ Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Portsmouth
1.59
Preston
1.10

Portsmouth creates 45% more chances

Season form · 7 home / 25 away

creates per match

Portsmouth
1.64
Preston
1.12

allows per match

Portsmouth
1.08
Preston
1.54

finishing

Portsmouth-0.93scores less
Preston+0.16scores more

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

53%Yes
  • Yes53
  • No47

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Portsmouth ↓

Preston →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–07%
0–17%
0–24%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–011%
1–112%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–09%
2–19%
2–25%
2–32%
2–41%
3
3–05%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–02%
4–12%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Portsmouth or draw
74%
Portsmouth or Preston
75%
Draw or Preston
51%

Winning margin

Portsmouth wins by 2+
25%
Preston wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Portsmouth 1+ goals
80%
Portsmouth 2+ goals
47%
Portsmouth 3+ goals
21%
Preston 1+ goals
67%
Preston 2+ goals
30%
Preston 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

Portsmouth (draw refunded)
65%
Preston (draw refunded)
35%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
41%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Portsmouth at home — creates 1.64, concedes 1.08 · 7 matches

Preston away — creates 1.12, concedes 1.54 · 25 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Portsmouth attack 1.64 + Preston defence 1.54 → ÷2 → 1.59

Preston attack 1.12 + Portsmouth defence 1.08 → ÷2 → 1.10

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 49%?"

Portsmouth scores more
49%
level
25%
Preston scores more
26%

Portsmouth at 49% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 49% does not mean "Portsmouth will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Insights

  • Both teams score in 76% of Preston’s matches
  • Preston win just 21% of their away games
  • Style contrast — Portsmouth play Defensively solid, Preston Direct / counter-attacking

Based on historical data — not a prediction.

Style Matchup

Contrasting styles
Portsmouth
Defensively solid
Preston
Direct / counter-attacking
47%Possession45%
73%Pass accuracy71%
13.3ShotsBiggest gap10.5
1.30xG1.05
Pass acc.ShotsxGBox shareShot acc.Defense
PortsmouthPreston

Head-to-head

5 previous meetings

2
Portsmouth
1
Draws
2
Preston
Avg goals: 2.2BTTS: 60%
0–11–01–23–11–1

Playing styles from match stats. Historical H2H record. Not a prediction.

Form
Portsmouth
LWDWL
Preston
WLWL

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Portsmouth vs Preston — Match Preview

Portsmouth face Preston on April 24, 2027 in this Championship fixture. Get live scores, lineups, and real-time match statistics here when the game starts.

Portsmouth host Preston at Fratton Park.

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