Preston

Deepdale · Est. 1863

Capacity: 23,408Prestongrass
2026/2027

Preston's 2025/2026 Championship Campaign

Preston's journey through the 2025/2026 Championship season was a mixed bag that ultimately saw them finish in 14th place with 60 points from 46 games. Their record of 15 wins, 15 draws, and 16 losses reflects a team that found consistency elusive. They scored 55 goals, nearly evenly split between home (28) and away (27), but conceded 62, leaving them with a goal difference of -7.

Home and away performances were strikingly balanced, with eight wins apiece, seven draws at home versus eight on the road, and eight defeats in both settings. Defensively, they kept nine clean sheets across the campaign—five at home and four away—suggesting their backline had its moments but struggled to maintain solidity.

Looking ahead, Preston will need to tighten their defence and convert some of those draws into wins if they hope to climb the table. With a foundation laid, the next chapter promises intriguing prospects for this resilient side.

Points trajectory

Rank 23

Manager

P. Heckingbottom

England

Season at a glance

W 1·D 0·L 66–13 GF/GA-7 GD0 clean sheetsLLWLL

Streaks

Last 5 home1W0D3Llast 5
Last 5 away0W1D3Llast 5
Scored4/5
Conceded5/5

Last result

QPR
2-2
Preston
19 Sept

Next match

Preston
15:00
Millwall
10 Oct

Championship table

#TeamPPts
1Swansea817
22Derby85
23Preston84
24Burnley84
As of 19 Jul 2026View full table →
Last 5: ←oldest

Preston's 2025/2026 Campaign: A Season of Mixed Fortunes

Preston's journey through the 2025/2026 Championship was marked by a rather balanced, if unspectacular, pattern of results. With 15 wins, 15 draws, and 16 defeats from 46 matches, they displayed a consistency that hardly thrilled but rarely disappointed. The points were dropped almost evenly between draws and losses, indicating a side that was tough to beat but often struggled to claim all three points.

Their home and away records mirror this steadiness, with eight wins secured on home turf and seven on the road. Defensively, conceding 62 goals against 55 scored leaves Preston with a negative goal difference of seven, a sign that while they could find the net, their defence was less than watertight. Notably, their clean sheets tally stood at nine, split fairly evenly between home and away fixtures.

Overall, Preston's season shape suggests a team capable of grinding out results but lacking the winning streaks to push higher up the table — a campaign of solid, if unspectacular, Championship football.

Statistics

Home / Away splits

HomeGoals forAway
4
2
HomeGoals againstAway
8
5
HomeClean sheetsAway
HomeFailed to scoreAway
1
1
HomeAvg goals scored / gameAway
1.00vs0.70

Biggest results

  • Biggest home win2-1
  • Biggest home loss1-3
  • Biggest away loss2-1

Week-by-week trends

team vs league avg (dashed)
Goals for
8
Goals against
15
Goal difference
-7
Clean sheets
0
Points / round
4.0

Team Intelligence

Form & Record▾

Last 7 competitive

LLLLWLL
Win %14.3%
Clean Sheet %0.0%
Avg Scored0.90
Avg Conceded1.90
Injuries▾

No current injuries reported

Advanced Metrics▾
QA Goals/Game0.86
QA Conceded/Game1.98
Opposition Strength1.04x league average

Current Streaks

Competitive matches only

  • Scored in 4 of last 5 games

  • Conceded in their last 5 games

  • No active streak

  • Won 1 of last 5 games

  • Lost 3 of last 5 games

  • Drew 1 in a row

  • Failed to score in 1 of last 5 games

Top Performers▾

Preston's Home and Away Form in the 2025/2026 Championship

Preston's campaign in the 2025/2026 Championship has been a tale of two venues. At home, they've managed to net 28 goals but conceded 30, keeping five clean sheets along the way. Their record is fairly balanced with eight wins, seven draws, and eight defeats on home turf.

Away from home, the story is similar in terms of goals scored and conceded—27 and 32 respectively—though they have one fewer clean sheet than at home. Their away record shows seven wins, eight draws, and eight losses, highlighting a consistent if unspectacular form regardless of venue.

Overall, Preston's numbers suggest a team that neither excels nor collapses dramatically whether at Deepdale or on the road, making them a reliably middling Championship side in 2025/2026.

Fipster's Record on Preston

Fipster is still getting to grips with Preston in the 2025/2026 Championship campaign, having only one scored prediction to its name so far. That solitary attempt didn’t quite hit the mark, leaving the model’s record on the club a work in progress rather than a proven track record. It suggests caution when leaning on Fipster’s forecasts for Preston just yet—there’s more data needed before it can confidently call their fortunes.

Venue

Deepdale

Deepdale

Preston
Capacity: 23,408
Surface: grass