Preston North End will host Portsmouth at Deepdale on Saturday in another round of the 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. The hosts head into the weekend desperate to return to winning ways and rediscover their solid form after what has been a disappointing few weeks.
Preston North End were only a couple of minutes away from their first win in five games but ultimately had to settle for a 1-1 draw after Ipswich Town’s Jack Clarke converted his penalty in the 92nd minute when the sides met last Saturday. The Lilywhites lost only two of 15 league games between October and January but have lost four of their last five games to see them drop to ninth place in the league table, although they remain only three points behind the promotion playoff spots.
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Portsmouth, on the other hand, seem to have finally found their rhythm this season, having only lost one of their last nine league games after winning only one of their previous 10 and will be keen to continue their recent form this weekend.
Pompey made it four games unbeaten with a comfortable 3-0 win over relegation threatened West Bromwich Albion last time out but remain at risk of slipping back into the drop zone should they fail to get a result this weekend.
Preston North End vs Portsmouth Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The sides have met on 83 previous occasions going into this weekend’s game. Preston have won 34 of those games, and 25 have ended in draws while Portsmouth have won the remaining 24.
- The hosts have only two wins in this fixture since March 2002.
- The visitors picked up a narrow 1-0 win when the sides met earlier this season in August 2025.
- Only Ipswich Town, Stoke City (28) and Middlesbrough (29) have conceded fewer goals in the league than PNE’s 34.
- Portsmouth have the joint-second-worst offensive record in the English second tier this season having only scored 27 goals across 28 games played.
Preston North End vs Portsmouth Prediction
The sides are closely matched going into the weekend clash, although the Lilywhites will gain a slight boost from their much better offensive record and home advantage.
Pompey will rely on their dominant record in recent editions of this fixture to get a result but will need to be at their best to get anything more than a point here.
Prediction: Preston North End 1-1 Portsmouth
Preston North End vs Portsmouth Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Draw
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Under 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts’s last six games have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes
Edited by Peter P
