Portsmouth vs Preston
Ref: T. HarringtonFratton Park, Portsmouth · 20,821 cap
Match recap
Portsmouth beat Preston 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Dozzell scored for Portsmouth. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.58 for Portsmouth versus 1.01 for Preston. Portsmouth sit 18th in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
13'
Storey
Yellow Card
34'
Hughes
Yellow Card
⚽
Dozzell
Assist: Swift
Second Half
Dozzell
Yellow Card
⇄
Bianchini
67'
⇄
Þórðarson
67'
⇄
Jebbison
⇄
Swanson
88'
⇄
Storey
⇄
Segecic
⇄
Bishop
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PortsmouthPreston
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.58VS1.01
Attack2 · 3 won
10
Shots
13
2
Shots on target
2
6
Shots in the box
10
4
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
8
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
39%
Possession
61%
283
Total passes
442
189
Accurate passes
327
67%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
2
5
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
3
-0.13
Goals prevented
-0.13
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1
Preston
3-5-2Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. SchmidG
- 3C. OgilvieD
- 5R. PooleD
- 6C. ShaughnessyD
- 8J. SwiftM
- 9C. BishopF
- 10A. SegecicM
- 11F. BianchiniM
- 21A. DozzellM
- 22Z. SwansonD
- 23J. MurphyM
Substitutes
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 4J. KnightD
- 14H. MatthewsD
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 18M. KosznovszkyM
- 20T. WaddinghamF
- 24T. DevlinM
- 30B. KillipG
- 47Yang Min-HyeokF
Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 19L. GibsonD
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallM
Substitutes
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 6L. LindsayD
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 17L. DobbinF
- 20Theo CarrollM
- 42O. OffiahD
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dozzell | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nicolas Schmid | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Shaughnessy | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Zak Swanson | D | 79 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Josh Murphy | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Connor Ogilvie | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Regan Poole | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Swift | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Adrian Segecic | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Florian Bianchini | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Colby Bishop(C) | F | 89 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yang Min-hyeok | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayden Matthews | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Waddingham | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Márk Kosznovszky | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Devlin | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jordan Williams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Killip | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Knight | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair McCann | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Thierry Small | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| George Gryba | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Theo Carrol | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |