Preston v Portsmouth prediction

Championship · Wed, 09 Dec 2026 19:45 GMT · Deepdale

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Preston v Portsmouth, Championship on Wed, 09 Dec 2026 19:45 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Preston host Portsmouth in the Championship on Wednesday 9 December (kick-off 19:45 UK).

The key numbers

Preston have conceded 30 goals, the most of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games).

Preston are winless in their last nine matches in all competitions. Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

10 of Preston’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in nine of Preston’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Preston have one win, one draw and six defeats in their last 8 home matches in all competitions — 0.50 points per game, scoring 0.88 and conceding 2.13. Preston have scored 12 goals, the third-fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games).

Eight of Portsmouth’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in nine of Portsmouth’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Portsmouth have two wins, three draws and three defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.13 points per game, scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.00. Portsmouth have scored 19 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). Portsmouth have conceded 16 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Preston (24th) and Portsmouth (10th) are 17 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Portsmouth the stronger side, 381 rating points above Preston (Portsmouth 1594, Preston 1213, after at least 106 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 7 February 2026, finished Preston 1–0 Portsmouth.

Team news

Predicted Preston XI (3-4-1-2): D. Iversen, A. Hughes, J. Storey, O. Offiah, L. Leroy, J. Thompson, A. Vukčević, S. Mills, A. Moran, C. Lang, J. Kenny — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Léo Leroy (3.3 per match over 15 appearances, one goal and one assist) and Andrew Hughes (3.3 per match over 11 appearances, one goal) have been Preston’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Preston (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Léo Leroy averages 1.3 key passes per 90 over 1310 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. Andrew Hughes averages 2.3 tackles per 90 over 907 minutes, with a tackle in six of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Portsmouth XI (4-2-3-1): N. Schmid, M. Dia, R. Poole, J. Meghoma, Z. Swanson, A. Segecic, I. Mohamed, M. Pack, A. Kamara, E. Adams, M. Milovanović — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Ebrima Adams (3.8 per match over 15 appearances, two goals and one assist) and R. Kavuma McQueen (3.5 per match over 13 appearances, one goal and two assists) have been Portsmouth’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Portsmouth (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Ebrima Adams averages 1.2 key passes per 90 over 775 minutes, with a key pass in three of the last 10 appearances. R. Kavuma McQueen averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 709 minutes, with a key pass in four of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Wed, 09 Dec 2026 19:45 GMT · Championship · Deepdale
Head-to-head (last 4): Preston 2 · draws 0 · Portsmouth 2 · 2.25 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 0W 1D 4L · Portsmouth 3W 2D 0L

Preston v Portsmouth (Championship): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.75 / 1.5

Goals

against 2.25 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 4.75

Corners

against 6.5 / 4.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 3.25

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 3 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2.25

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 3 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 3 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Portsmouth for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.25 for · 18.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	1.88 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.25 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.75 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.13 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Preston

Preston Goalkeeper

Preston — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
D. Iversen	14	901260 min	433.1 /90	221.6 /90	00 /90
L. Nicholls	1	9090 min	66 /90	44 /90	00 /90

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	90	3.1 8/5

Preston Defensive

Preston — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Storey	13	871125 min	121 /90	362.9 /90	70.6 /90	796.3 /90	50.4 /90	00 /90
A. Vukčević	12	71847 min	171.8 /90	60.6 /90	20.2 /90	333.5 /90	50.5 /90	20.2 /90
O. Offiah	11	76837 min	262.8 /90	161.7 /90	20.2 /90	576.1 /90	70.8 /90	00 /90
A. Hughes	9	89799 min	192.1 /90	151.7 /90	10.1 /90	586.5 /90	111.2 /90	30.3 /90
H. Clarke	9	78705 min	91.1 /90	131.7 /90	50.6 /90	405.1 /90	101.3 /90	40.5 /90
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Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Leroy n 8	79.1	1.1 4/3	0.9 4/2	—
C. Lang n 8	61	1.5 4/3	0.9 4/1	—
D. Iversen n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
A. Devine n 8	70.4	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0	—
J. Erabi n 8	35.6	1.3 3/1	1.6 4/1	—
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Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Leroy n 8	79.1	1.8 7/3
C. Lang n 8	61	1.1 5/1
A. Devine n 8	70.4	2.4 6/6
J. Erabi n 8	35.6	0.6 2/0
Jordan Thompson n 8	90	1.1 7/2
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Preston Attacking

Preston — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
C. Lang	15	59885 min	40.4 /90	00 /90	191.9 /90	90.9 /90	80.8 /90	40.4 /90
J. Erabi	14	40555 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	121.9 /90	40.6 /90	30.5 /90	50.8 /90
D. Burgzorg	13	61789 min	00 /90	20.2 /90	70.8 /90	40.5 /90	121.4 /90	10.1 /90
J. Kenny	7	65453 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	183.6 /90	51 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90
M. Osmajić	1	9090 min	00 /90	00 /90	11 /90	11 /90	00 /90	11 /90
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Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Leroy n 8	79.1	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
C. Lang n 8	61	1.5 4/2	0.4 2/0
D. Iversen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Devine n 8	70.4	1.1 5/2	0.3 2/0
J. Erabi n 8	35.6	1.6 4/1	0.3 1/0
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Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Preston before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Leroy n 8	79.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
C. Lang n 8	61	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
D. Iversen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Devine n 8	70.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Erabi n 8	35.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Portsmouth

Portsmouth Goalkeeper

Portsmouth — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
N. Schmid	11	91999 min	252.3 /90	121.1 /90	00 /90
D. Bielica	4	90360 min	143.5 /90	41 /90	00 /90

Portsmouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Schmid n 8	90	1.8 5/1
D. Bielica n 4	90	3.5 4/4

Portsmouth Defensive

Portsmouth — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Z. Swanson	13	73944 min	201.9 /90	191.8 /90	30.3 /90	424 /90	80.8 /90	20.2 /90
T. Devlin	12	79950 min	252.4 /90	111 /90	30.3 /90	646.1 /90	111 /90	20.2 /90
M. Dia	10	83831 min	161.7 /90	50.5 /90	50.5 /90	353.8 /90	60.6 /90	00 /90
R. Poole	10	83828 min	70.8 /90	131.4 /90	60.7 /90	444.8 /90	50.5 /90	10.1 /90
J. Meghoma	9	82734 min	182.2 /90	50.6 /90	10.1 /90	283.4 /90	20.2 /90	30.4 /90
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Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Segecic n 8	70.5	0.8 3/1	1.4 6/2	—
E. Adams n 8	49.8	2.5 6/3	2.3 4/3	—
A. Kamara n 8	75	1.3 6/2	2 6/4	—
Z. Swanson n 8	68.4	1 5/1	0.7 4/0	—
R. Kavuma McQueen n 8	57.1	1.8 6/2	1 3/2	—
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Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	70.5	0.8 4/1
E. Adams n 8	49.8	5.7 8/6
A. Kamara n 8	75	0.9 5/1
Z. Swanson n 8	68.4	2.3 6/4
R. Kavuma McQueen n 8	57.1	1.2 4/2
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Portsmouth Attacking

Portsmouth — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Milovanović	12	53630 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	142 /90	60.9 /90	00 /90	20.3 /90
C. Bishop	10	57572 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	60.9 /90	50.8 /90	81.3 /90	00 /90
T. Shade	9	60544 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	50.8 /90	30.5 /90	81.3 /90	50.8 /90
T. Waddingham	2	1836 min	25 /90	00 /90	25 /90	25 /90	25 /90	00 /90
H. Blair	1	2727 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.3 /90	13.3 /90
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Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	70.5	1.8 6/5	0.3 2/0
E. Adams n 8	49.8	1.1 3/2	0.5 2/0
A. Kamara n 8	75	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Z. Swanson n 8	68.4	0.7 4/0	0.3 2/0
R. Kavuma McQueen n 8	57.1	3.2 4/3	1 2/1
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Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 3 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	70.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
E. Adams n 8	49.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Kamara n 8	75	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Swanson n 8	68.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Kavuma McQueen n 8	57.1	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Preston v Portsmouth — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonLLDLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2.8 conceded per game

PortsmouthWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Preston 2 · 0 draws · Portsmouth 2 · 2.25 goals/game

2026-02-07 Preston 1–0 Portsmouth
2025-08-30 Portsmouth 1–0 Preston
2025-03-15 Preston 2–1 Portsmouth
2024-11-09 Portsmouth 3–1 Preston

League standing · 2026/27

Preston#24 pos5 pts14 pl-18 GD

Portsmouth#10 pos22 pts14 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored0.86

Portsmouth scored1.36

Preston conceded2.14

Portsmouth conceded1.14

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What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Portsmouth?: In their last 4 meetings, Preston won 2, Portsmouth won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.25 goals per game.
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