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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 7 Feb 2026

Preston North End 1–0 Portsmouth

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.1 – 0.9
Actual xG
0.6 – 1.2
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Preston North End favourites at 41%.

Preston North End won although Portsmouth made the better chances (1.2 xG to 0.6): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: David Cornell, 62.3 in 90′.

Well below it: Andrija Vukčević −20.4, Adrian Segečić −15.2, Jordan Storey −14.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Preston North End

31 Jan 2026D 1–1at Ipswich Town Championship
24 Jan 2026L 0–4at Middlesbrough Championship
20 Jan 2026L 0–3v Hull City Championship
17 Jan 2026L 0–1v Derby County Championship
9 Jan 2026L 0–1v Wigan Athletic FA Cup

Portsmouth

31 Jan 2026W 3–0v West Bromwich Albion Championship
25 Jan 2026D 1–1v Southampton Championship
21 Jan 2026D 1–1at Watford Championship
17 Jan 2026W 1–0at Sheffield Wednesday Championship
11 Jan 2026L 1–4v Arsenal FA Cup

Head to head

30 Aug 2025Portsmouth 1–0 Preston North End Championship

Preston North End

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
David Cornell Goalkeeper9000–62.3–
Ali McCann Midfielder7600–43.9+1.8
Alfie Devine Midfielder90100.1043.3+7.1
Lewis Gibson Defender9000–41.2−1.7
Michael Smith Forward4500–40.3+0.8
Ben Whiteman Midfielder9000–39.4−0.8
Lewis Dobbin Forward87000.1237.1+1.1
Miloš Luković Forward4500–35.7–
Odeluga Offiah Defender9000–34.9−5.2
Thierry Small Midfielder9000–33.1−0.1
Jordan Storey Defender9000–32.1−14.0
Andrew Moran Midfielder11000.3630.0–
Jordan Thompson Midfielder1400–24.5–
Pol Valentín Defender3100–21.6–
Andrija Vukčević Defender5901–18.9−20.4

Portsmouth

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
John Swift Midfielder1200–55.1–
Nicolas Schmid Goalkeeper9000–51.6−0.2
Marlon Pack Midfielder2100–46.4–
Makenzie Kirk Forward21000.1442.7–
Connor Ogilvie Defender90000.1040.8+2.0
Andre Dozzell Midfielder79000.0239.8−0.1
Conor Chaplin Midfielder6900–38.0−3.8
Ebou Adams Midfielder90000.0937.5−4.1
Jacob Brown Forward69000.1137.4–
Regan Poole Defender9000–35.4−11.8
Millenic Alli Midfielder90000.6335.1+3.9
Terry Devlin Defender9000–32.5−6.7
Gustavo Caballero Midfielder11000.0329.5–
Zak Swanson Defender86000.0228.9−12.4
Adrian Segečić Midfielder86000.0924.0−15.2
Aji Alese Defender1200–0.0–