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Preston North End v Portsmouth: 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: Preston North End 1–11–2, Portsmouth 6–5–4. Portsmouth have the better margin, +0.1 a game to -1.3.
Last five: Preston North End 0 wins, Portsmouth 2.
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.
Preston North End’s biggest win in the rivalry: 6–1 in 1964-65, by 5.
Portsmouth’s biggest win in the rivalry: 5–0 in 1972-73, by 5.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
1736 games · 5 drawn since 192514
8 Feb 2026 · Deepdale, PrestonPreston North End 1Portsmouth 0
31 Aug 2025 · Fratton Park, PortsmouthPreston North End 0Portsmouth 1
16 Mar 2025 · Deepdale, PrestonPreston North End 2Portsmouth 1
10 Nov 2024 · Fratton Park, PortsmouthPreston North End 1Portsmouth 3
23 Mar 2003Preston North End 1Portsmouth 1
30 Oct 2002Preston North End 2Portsmouth 3
31 Mar 2002Preston North End 2Portsmouth 0
28 Oct 2001Preston North End 1Portsmouth 0
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
0.912 totalScored per gameper game1.320 total
2.130 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better1.218 total