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Portsmouth v Preston North End: head to head | Lineball
Portsmouth edge 4–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 36 meetings in EFL Championship on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Preston North End lead the head to head 17–14 (5 draws) from 36 meetings since 1925.
2026-27: Portsmouth 6–5–4, Preston North End 1–11–2. Portsmouth have the better margin, +0.1 a game to -1.3.
Last five: Portsmouth 2 wins, Preston North End 0.
Preston North End concede fewer offsides per game: 1.7 to 2.7.
Portsmouth average more goals per game: 1.3 to 0.9.
Portsmouth average more shots on target per game: 3.5 to 2.4.
Portsmouth’s biggest win in the rivalry: 5–0 in 1972-73, by 5.
Preston North End’s biggest win in the rivalry: 6–1 in 1964-65, by 5.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
1436 games · 5 drawn since 192517
8 Feb 2026 · Deepdale, PrestonPortsmouth 0Preston North End 1
31 Aug 2025 · Fratton Park, PortsmouthPortsmouth 1Preston North End 0
16 Mar 2025 · Deepdale, PrestonPortsmouth 1Preston North End 2
10 Nov 2024 · Fratton Park, PortsmouthPortsmouth 3Preston North End 1
23 Mar 2003Portsmouth 1Preston North End 1
30 Oct 2002Portsmouth 3Preston North End 2
31 Mar 2002Portsmouth 0Preston North End 2
28 Oct 2001Portsmouth 0Preston North End 1
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
1.320 totalScored per gameper game0.912 total
1.218 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better2.130 total