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Championship | Gameweek 38
Mar 15, 2025 at 3pm UK
Deepdale
Portsmouth

Preston
2 - 1
Portsmouth

FT(HT: 0-0)
Bishop (83')
Waddingham (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Portsmouth, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sunderland 1-1 Preston
Tuesday, March 11 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Portsmouth 1-2 Plymouth
Wednesday, March 12 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Preston North End 2-0 Portsmouth

Preston are usually a tough team to beat on home turf, and while they have drawn each of their last three league games at Deepdale, we think that they will do enough to take all three points from Saturday's meeting with a Pompey side that have lost eight of their previous nine away matches. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 51.02%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Portsmouth had a probability of 21.81%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.68%) and 2-1 (8.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.41%), while for a Portsmouth win it was 0-1 (8.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Preston North EndDrawPortsmouth
51.02%27.17%21.81% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Both teams to score 42.53%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.85%61.14% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.9%81.1%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.79%24.21% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.45%58.55%
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.12% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)43.88%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.98% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)80.02%
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 51.01%
    Portsmouth 21.81%
    Draw 27.16%
Preston North EndDrawPortsmouth
1-0 @ 15.06%
2-0 @ 10.68%
2-1 @ 8.8%
3-0 @ 5.05%
3-1 @ 4.16%
4-0 @ 1.79%
3-2 @ 1.71%
4-1 @ 1.48%
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 51.01%
1-1 @ 12.41%
0-0 @ 10.62%
2-2 @ 3.63%
Other @ 0.51%
Total : 27.16%
0-1 @ 8.75%
1-2 @ 5.11%
0-2 @ 3.6% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 1.4%
2-3 @ 1%
0-3 @ 0.99%
Other @ 0.96%
Total : 21.81%

How you voted: Preston vs Portsmouth

Preston North End
Draw
Portsmouth
Preston North End
72.7%
Draw
18.2%
Portsmouth
9.1%
22
Head to Head
Nov 9, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 15
Portsmouth
3-1
Preston
Murphy (36'), Ogilvie (45'), Bishop (89' pen.)
Poole (69')
Mar 29, 2013 5pm
Dec 15, 2012 3pm
Portsmouth
0-0
Preston
McLeod (88'), Rocha (90')
Wright (26'), Procter (40'), Robertson (90'), Mousinho (90')
Apr 9, 2011 3pm
Aug 21, 2010 3pm
Preston
1-0
Portsmouth
Hayes (18')
Coutts (14'), Treacy (30')

Mokoena (90'), Wilson (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds442713489296094
2Burnley442616261154694
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd452871062352789
4Sunderland4421131058411776
5Bristol City441716115749867
6Coventry CityCoventry44199166257566
7Middlesbrough441891764541063
8Millwall441712154546-163
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn44188185046462
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom441418125244860
11Swansea CitySwansea44179184852-460
12Watford44168205158-756
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds441511185867-956
14Norwich CityNorwich441314176766153
15Queens Park RangersQPR441314175258-653
16Portsmouth441410205669-1352
17Stoke CityStoke451214194562-1750
18Preston North EndPreston441019154555-1049
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd441213194462-1849
20Hull City441212204352-948
21Derby CountyDerby441210224756-946
22Luton TownLuton441210224164-2346
23Cardiff CityCardiff44916194669-2343
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth441013214885-3743


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