Portsmouth vs Preston Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th August 2025
Preston head over to the Fratton Park on Saturday to face title favourites Portsmouth in a round 4 match in the Championship.
Looking at the Championship standings, the current difference between the sides is three points and five places.
Portsmouth find themselves as number 11 in the league table with four points from their initial three matches this campaign. As number 6, three points above them, Preston have played three rounds this season.
Although Preston are considered outsiders of the match, they will be highly motivated to at least keep their current distance to Portsmouth in the Championship table. Simultaneously, the hosts will not be short on motivation when trying to close the gap.
Portsmouth go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.
Preston scored 13 goals, conceded 15 and managed one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Portsmouth lost to 2-1 Preston in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-1 win, which Portsmouth dished out the match before that.
Portsmouth vs Preston Prediction
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-2 and 1-2 against Reading and Norwich respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich. Portsmouth claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded seven.
Preston Form
Preston won twice in their last three matches as Leicester were defeated by 2-1, before they beat Ipswich 1-0. Wrexham proved too strong, though, and a 2-3 defeat followed. Preston are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded ten goals while scoring six themselves.
Both Portsmouth and Preston have been scoring freely over the past weeks, and we anticipate a very entertaining match. They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other.
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Portsmouth vs Preston Stats
- In 19 of the last 21 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Portsmouth vs Preston Squads
Portsmouth Squad
The 39-year-old coach of the home team, John Mousinho, will select the lineup against Preston from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:
Ben Killip (0/0), Jordan Archer (0/0), Nicolas Schmid (0/3), Connor Ogilvie (0/3), Conor Shaughnessy (0/3), Hayden Matthews (0/0), Ibane Bowat (0/0), Jacob Farrell (0/0), Jordan Williams (0/3), Josh Knight (0/0), Michael Ani (0/0), Regan Poole (0/3), Tom McIntyre (0/0), Zak Swanson (0/3), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Adrian Segecic (2/3), Andre Dozzell (0/3), Florian Bianchini (0/3), Fraser Thomas (0/0), John Swift (0/3), Luke Le Roux (0/1), Mark Kosznovszky (0/1), Marlon Pack (0/0), Matt Ritchie (0/0), Reuben Swann (0/0), Terry Devlin (0/2), Callum Lang (0/2), Colby Bishop (1/3), Harvey Blair (0/0), Josh Murphy (0/2), Min-Hyeok Yang (0/1), Nathaniel Chioma (0/0), Olutayo Singerr (0/0), Thomas Waddingham (0/3).
Preston Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Preston players that the manager Paul Heckingbottom will choose from for the upcoming game:
Daniel Iversen (0/3), David Cornell (0/0), Jack Walton (0/0), James Pradic (0/0), Andrew Hughes (0/3), Jordan Storey (0/3), Joshua Seary (0/0), Kacper Pasiek (0/0), Lewis Gibson (0/3), Liam Lindsay (0/2), Odel Offiah (0/3), Pol Valentin (0/3), Thierry Small (0/3), Alfie Devine (1/3), Alistair McCann (0/3), Andrija Vukcevic (0/3), Ben Whiteman (0/3), Brad Potts (0/0), Jordan Thompson (0/0), Mads Froekjaer-Jensen (0/1), Noah Mawene (0/0), Robert Brady (0/0), Stefan Thordarson (0/3), Theo Carroll (0/0), Daniel Jebbison (0/1), Jeppe Okkels (0/0), Lewis Dobbin (0/0), Michael Ayodele (0/0), Michael Smith (0/3), Milutin Osmajic (3/3), Will Keane (0/0).
Portsmouth vs Preston Team News
Portsmouth vs Preston Lineups
Portsmouth vs Preston H2H
Portsmouth took a hit when Preston handed them a 2-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-1 win. Preston seem to have a bit of a love affair with Portsmouth, as they have beaten them six times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Preston to win this match at best price odds of 9/4.
Portsmouth vs Preston Results
Recent meetings between Portsmouth and visiting side Preston might have been action-packed, but not rich on goals. Backing under 2.5 goals was a winning bet no less than seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies.
Portsmouth vs Preston Betting Tips
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Colby Bishop, who is performing well for Portsmouth. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Preston.The visitors will be looking to Milutin Osmajic to find the net once again, after managing four Championship goals for Preston in recent matches.
Portsmouth won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Fratton Park. They drew two and lost three as well, while Preston won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four. Goals are flowing freely for Portsmouth on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Preston''s last 10 league games away from home.
Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Portsmouth and Preston as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Portsmouth scored an average of 0.9 goals a game, with Preston averaging 1.3 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portsmouth, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Preston's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.