As week 31 of the 2025-2026 Championship arrives, Preston North End take on Portsmouth at Deepdale on 2026-02-07 (kick-off 15:01 GMT).
Expect 2-3 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 15 fouls this match from Referee A. Herczeg based on their last 1 game.
J. Mousinho versus P. Heckingbottom across 3 meetings, record stands at 2-1 with no draws.
Preston North End have accumulated 44 points to lie 9th whereas Portsmouth have 33 points to sit 19th.
Preston North End have 4 players sidelined: R. Brady (Calf Injury), A. Hughes (Hamstring Injury), D. Iversen (Groin Injury), C. Lang (Hamstring Injury) whereas Portsmouth face 9 absences: F. Bianchini (Knee Injury), H. Blair (Injury), J. Knight (Back Injury), M. Kosznovszky (Injury), H. Matthews (Ankle Injury), J. Murphy (Injury), C. Shaughnessy (Thigh Injury), F. Umeh (Hamstring Injury), T. Waddingham (Thigh Injury).
Forecasting a three-man defense for Preston North End (3-1-4-2), while Portsmouth are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
Last time out, L. Lindsay registered the best mark for Preston North End - 8 - and G. Caballero did likewise for Portsmouth with an 6.2 score.
Preston North End could only draw 1-1 with Ipswich Town, but Portsmouth bounced back with a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
Momentum favors Portsmouth (2-2-1) after Preston North End managed only 0-1-4 from 5 matches.
This one's been tight: in 7 head-to-head games, Preston North End have won 2 games, Portsmouth 2 games, and there've been 3 draws.
A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Preston North End's 6-5-4 home form and Portsmouth's 2-5-6 away record.
Preston is going head to head with Portsmouth on 7/2/2026 15:01 GMT at Deepdale for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Preston v Portsmouth H2H statistics!