Goals & Highlights: Portsmouth vs Preston Season 2025/2026

Championship

Championship

02:00 PMAugust 30, 2025

Regular Season – 4

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HT: (1 – 0)

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How did Portsmouth and Preston perform?

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Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Portsmouth and Preston Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

40%60%

ATTACK

10

Total shots

13

2

Shots on target

2

6

Shots off target

8

2

Blocked shots

3

6

Shots inside box

8

4

Shots outside box

5

6

Corner kicks

4

5

Offsides

3

0

Dangerous attacks

1

PASSING

282

Total passes

421

187 (66%)

Accurate passes

305 (72%)

DISCIPLINE

11

Fouls

7

1

Yellow cards

2

2

Goalkeeper saves

1

Portsmouth and Preston Lineups

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1

1G

Nicolas Schmid

7.7

22D

Zak Swanson 🔺79′

7.3

5D

Regan Poole

6.9

6D

Conor Shaughnessy

7.6

3D

Connor Ogilvie

6.9

8M

John Swift

6.6

21M

Andre Dozzell 48′ ⚽41′

8.2

11M

Florian Bianchini 🔺64′

6.2

10M

Adrian Segecic 🔺90′

6.3

23M

Josh Murphy

7.2

9F

Colby BishopC 🔺90′

6

Substitutes

16M

Luke Le Roux 🔻64′

6.6

4D

Josh Knight 🔻79′

6.7

24M

Terry Devlin 🔻90′

–

20F

Thomas Waddingham 🔻90′

–

30G

Ben Killip

–

14D

Hayden Matthews

–

2D

Jordan Williams

–

18M

Márk Kosznovszky

–

47F

Yang Min-hyeok

–

Coach of Portsmouth

👔 John Michael Lewis Mousinho

Preston

3-5-2

1G

Daniel Iversen

6.5

14D

Jordan Storey 13′ 🔺88′

6.3

19D

Lewis Gibson

6.9

16D

Andrew Hughes 34′

6.3

2M

Pol Valentín

6.9

22M

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 🔺67′

6.3

4M

Benjamin WhitemanC

7

8M

Alistair McCann

7

26M

Thierry Small

7.2

9F

Daniel Jebbison 🔺67′

6.2

24F

Michael Smith

7

Substitutes

10M

Mads Frøkjær-Jensen 🔻67′

6.7

17F

Lewis Dobbin 🔻67′

6.3

42D

Odeluga Offiah 🔻88′

6.6

12G

Jack Walton

–

6D

Liam Lindsay

–

3D

Andrija Vukčević

–

20M

Theo Carrol

–

30F

George Gryba

–

Coach of Preston

👔 Paul Heckingbottom

Portsmouth and Preston Head to Head

1WINS

0DRAWS

1WINS

Over 1.5 Goals100%

Over 2.5 Goals100%

Both Teams Scored100%

Past H2H Matches & Results

15 Mar 2025 Preston North End 2-1 Portsmouth

09 Nov 2024 Portsmouth 3-1 Preston North End

Championship Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	26	15	7	4	57-29	28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37-26	11	46
3	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42-24	18	44
4	Preston	26	11	10	5	36-25	11	43
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29-33	-4	43
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37-29	8	41
7	Hull	25	12	5	8	40-38	2	41
8	Stoke	26	12	4	10	32-23	9	40
9	Wrexham	26	10	10	6	38-32	6	40
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38-29	9	39
11	QPR	26	11	5	10	38-39	-1	38
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37-38	-1	37
13	Derby	26	9	8	9	35-35	0	35
14	Birmingham	26	9	7	10	35-36	-1	34
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38-38	0	33
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36-38	-2	32
17	Swansea	26	9	5	12	27-33	-6	32
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29-35	-6	31
19	Charlton	25	7	8	10	25-32	-7	29
20	Blackburn	25	7	7	11	24-30	-6	28
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21-35	-14	25
22	Norwich	26	6	6	14	28-39	-11	24
23	Oxford Utd	25	5	7	13	25-35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18-51	-33	-7

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	12	9	2	1	27-9	18	29
2	Ipswich	13	8	4	1	24-11	13	28
3	Watford	13	8	4	1	23-12	11	28
4	Middlesbrough	13	8	3	2	20-11	9	27
5	Birmingham	13	7	5	1	27-13	14	26
6	Millwall	14	8	2	4	17-17	0	26
7	QPR	13	7	2	4	24-17	7	23
8	Preston	13	6	5	2	19-12	7	23
9	Wrexham	13	6	5	2	24-19	5	23
10	Hull	13	7	2	4	19-19	0	23
11	West Brom	12	6	4	2	16-11	5	22
12	Leicester	13	6	4	3	19-15	4	22
13	Bristol City	14	6	3	5	23-15	8	21
14	Swansea	13	6	3	4	16-16	0	21
15	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18-10	8	20
16	Southampton	12	5	5	2	17-11	6	20
17	Charlton	11	5	3	3	13-12	1	18
18	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	14-14	0	18
19	Sheffield Utd	12	5	2	5	18-13	5	17
20	Derby	14	4	5	5	17-20	-3	17
21	Oxford Utd	12	3	4	5	13-17	-4	13
22	Blackburn	13	2	4	7	13-20	-7	10
23	Norwich	13	3	1	9	12-19	-7	10
24	Sheffield Wed	13	0	4	9	7-29	-22	4

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	14	6	5	3	30-20	10	23
2	Preston	13	5	5	3	17-13	4	20
3	Stoke	14	6	2	6	14-13	1	20
4	Middlesbrough	13	5	4	4	17-15	2	19
5	Derby	12	5	3	4	18-15	3	18
6	Hull	12	5	3	4	21-19	2	18
7	Bristol City	12	5	3	4	15-14	1	18
8	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	11-10	1	18
9	Wrexham	13	4	5	4	14-13	1	17
10	Millwall	12	4	5	3	12-16	-4	17
11	Ipswich	12	4	4	4	18-13	5	16
12	Leicester	13	4	3	6	18-23	-5	15
13	Sheffield Utd	13	5	0	8	18-25	-7	15
14	QPR	13	4	3	6	14-22	-8	15
15	Norwich	13	3	5	5	16-20	-4	14
16	Watford	12	3	4	5	14-17	-3	13
17	Southampton	14	3	4	7	21-27	-6	13
18	Swansea	13	3	2	8	11-17	-6	11
19	Charlton	14	2	5	7	12-20	-8	11
20	Oxford Utd	13	2	3	8	12-18	-6	9
21	West Brom	14	3	0	11	13-24	-11	9
22	Birmingham	13	2	2	9	8-23	-15	8
23	Sheffield Wed	12	1	4	7	11-22	-11	7
24	Portsmouth	11	1	4	6	7-21	-14	7

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League One

Promotion – Premier League

Promotion – Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)

Portsmouth vs Preston Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-08-30

The atmosphere at Fratton Park was electric as Portsmouth hosted Preston in a crucial Championship tie on August 30, 2025. Both sides entered the pitch with clear intentions, resulting in a fascinating clash of styles.

It wasn’t just about physicality; the mental aspect of the game was evident. Key duels in wide areas and the transition play defined the rhythm of the match. Ultimately, the team that showed more composure in critical moments walked away with the advantage.

Current League Standings

Before kick-off, Portsmouth occupied 21st spot, having accumulated 25 points. Their journey so far consists of 6 victories, 7 stalemates, and 11 defeats.

On the other side, Preston stood at 4th with 43 points. With 11 wins this season, they arrived looking to add another three points to their tally.

Head-to-Head Analysis

Looking back at the previous 3 encounters between these clubs in Championship, the stats paint an interesting picture. The home side, Portsmouth, has triumphed 2 times.

Conversely, Preston has managed to secure victory on 1 occasions, while 0 matches have ended in a draw. Fans have seen goals in 2 of these games, with high-scoring affairs (Over 2.5) happening 2 times.

Team Form & Performance

A look at the momentum both teams brought into this fixture:

Recent Matches of Portsmouth

Recent Matches of Preston

Match Analysis Replay

Don’t miss the post-match breakdown of Portsmouth vs Preston. Watch the tactical shifts and key goals from this Championship showdown.

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