About Match
The table reads 23rd (Preston North End, 3 pts) against 14th (Portsmouth, 6 pts), 3 points apart. Per game in the league, Preston North End score 1 and conceding 2, Portsmouth 1.4 and 1.6, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game. A win would lift Preston North End to 6 points and up to 11th, overtaking Portsmouth (other results unchanged).
Across 8 recorded meetings, Preston North End have 3 wins to Portsmouth's 2, with 3 draws, at 1.75 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 63% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Deepdale in Preston, capacity 23,408, hosts the game.