Ace Football previews the Championship round 31 match between Preston and Portsmouth and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Portsmouth go up against Preston this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Deepdale.
Preston approach the next Championship round as number 9 in the table, having claimed 44 points this season so far. With 30 games behind them, Portsmouth amassed 33 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.
Team form: Preston vs Portsmouth
Preston Form
A single draw is all Preston have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 0-3 and 4-0 against Hull and Middlesbrough respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Ipswich. Preston claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored six and conceded seven goals.
Portsmouth Form
Portsmouth have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw with Watford. This was followed by another draw with Southampton, this time 1-1, before they outclassed West Bromwich by 3-0. Portsmouth managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in three.
Betting stats and facts for Preston and Portsmouth
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Preston and Portsmouth played across all tournaments.
- In 17 of the last 19 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Preston home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Preston have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 12 Portsmouth matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Portsmouth away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Portsmouth away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Portsmouth away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Preston vs Portsmouth
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Lewis Dobbin, who is performing well for Preston. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Portsmouth.The visitors will be looking to Ebou Adams to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Portsmouth in recent matches.
Betting markets: Preston vs Portsmouth
Full-time result
Preston claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Portsmouth won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Preston have not lost to Portsmouth in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Preston only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Portsmouth got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Portsmouth managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Preston have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Portsmouth.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Portsmouth played across all tournaments. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process.
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