Portsmouth vs Preston

Championship 30 Aug 2025, 14:00
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Fratton Park Round 4

Match report

Portsmouth edged past Preston 1-0 in the Championship on 30 August 2025.

Preston dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 13 shots to Portsmouth's 10.

The match was played at Fratton Park.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 10 - 13 On target 2 - 2 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 11 - 7 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Andre Dozzell
Portsmouth · 1 goal
8 Nicolas Schmid captained the side
8 Conor Shaughnessy captained the side
7 Zak Swanson captained the side
7 Regan Poole captained the side
First half vs second half
Preston came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 5–9
Shots On Goal 2–0 0–2
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 6–1 0–3
Attacks 46–37 33–52
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
4 Substitution 3
79 Attacks 89
0 Attacks 2
35 Dangerous Attacks 59
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
2 On Target 2
9 Off Target 10
10 Shots Total 13
2 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 8
2 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 7
6 Corners 4
5 Offsides 3
40% Ball Possession 60%
1 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 1
282 Passes Total 421
187 Passes Accurate 305
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
1 N. Schmid
22 Z. Swanson 5 R. Poole 6 C. Shaughnessy 3 C. Ogilvie
8 J. Swift 21 A. Dozzell
11 F. Bianchini 10 A. Segecic 23 J. Murphy
9 C. Bishop
Preston · 3-5-2
1 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
2 P. Valentín 22 S. Þórðarson 4 B. Whiteman 8 A. McCann 26 T. Small
9 D. Jebbison 24 M. Smith
Portsmouth
Coach
John Michael Lewis Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 16 Luke Le Roux
  • 4 Josh Knight
  • 24 Terry Devlin
  • 20 Thomas Waddingham
  • 30 Ben Killip
  • 14 Hayden Matthews
  • 2 Jordan Williams
  • 18 Márk Kosznovszky
  • 47 Yang Min-hyeok
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 17 Lewis Dobbin
  • 42 Odeluga Offiah
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević
  • 20 Theo Carrol
  • 30 George Gryba
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ L. Le Roux ↓ F. Bianchini Portsmouth
  • 67' ↑ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ D. Jebbison Preston
  • 67' ↑ L. Dobbin ↓ S. T. Thordarson Preston
  • 79' ↑ J. Knight ↓ Z. Swanson Portsmouth
  • 88' ↑ O. Offiah ↓ J. Storey Preston
  • 90' ↑ T. Devlin ↓ A. Segecic Portsmouth
  • 90' ↑ T. Waddingham ↓ C. Bishop Portsmouth
Cards
  • 13' J. Storey Preston
  • 34' A. Hughes Preston
  • 48' A. Dozzell Portsmouth
Head-to-head
Portsmouth 2 0 draws 2 Preston
2026-02-07 Preston vs Portsmouth 1 - 0
2025-08-30 Portsmouth vs Preston 1 - 0
2025-03-15 Preston North End vs Portsmouth 2 - 1
2024-11-09 Portsmouth vs Preston North End 3 - 1
Recent form
Portsmouth D D D D L
Preston L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Portsmouth vs Preston?
Portsmouth won 1-0 against Preston on 30 August 2025.
Who won Portsmouth vs Preston?
Portsmouth won the match 1-0.
Where was Portsmouth vs Preston played?
The match was played at Fratton Park.
Who had more possession in Portsmouth vs Preston?
Preston had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.