Preston vs Portsmouth

15 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Tony Harrington

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ryan Porteous 76’
  • Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 87’
  • Colby Bishop 83’

Match summary

Preston won 2-1 at home to Portsmouth, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Ryan Porteous put Preston ahead in the 76th minute, Colby Bishop equalised from a corner in the 83rd minute, and Stefán Teitur Þórðarson won it in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Preston created 2.51 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Portsmouth's 0.57 from 9. Preston had a player sent off.

Match stats

Preston Portsmouth
14 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2.51 xG 0.58
2.51 Non-penalty xG 0.58

Key events

Preston Portsmouth
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ryan Porteous1-0 (Preston)
76’
83’
Colby Bishop1-1 (Portsmouth)
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson2-1 (Preston)
87’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Sam Greenwood
  • Mads Frøkjær
Portsmouth
  • Thomas Waddingham

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.51 0.57 76’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), 1-0 76’ 83’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 1-1 83’ 87’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), 2-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.51 0.57 76’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), 1-0 Porteous 76’ 83’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), 1-1 Bishop 83’ 87’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), 2-1 Þórðarson 87’
Preston 2.51 xGPortsmouth 0.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Portsmouth attacking Preston attacking 
76’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), set piece, 0.58 xG, goal 87’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 84’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 61’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 83’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 31’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 76’ Ched Evans (Preston), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 6’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 59’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 38’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 67’ Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), set piece, 0.58 xG, goal 87’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 84’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 61’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.27 xG, blocked 83’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.24 xG, goal 31’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 76’ Ched Evans (Preston), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 6’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 59’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 61’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Andre Dozzell (Portsmouth), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 38’ Adil Aouchiche (Portsmouth), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Josh Murphy (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Cohen Bramall (Portsmouth), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Freddie Woodman
90′ – – – – – – –
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Ryan Porteous
90′ 1 – 2 0.67 – – –
Liam Lindsay Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Lewis Gibson
90′ – – – – – – –
Jayden Meghoma Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Ledson Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
90′ 1 – 1 0.56 – – –
Mads Frøkjær Taken off
46′ – – – – – –
Will Keane Taken off
75′ – – 2 0.29 – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen
90′ – – 2 0.20 – – –
Andrew Hughes Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Sam Greenwood Came on as a substituteSent off
44′ – – 2 0.04 – –
Robbie Brady Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Ben Whiteman Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Ched Evans Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 2 0.59 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 41% Avg odds 2.30
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.13
Portsmouth win 28% Avg odds 3.37

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Preston DLDLD
Portsmouth WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Portsmouth 3-1 Preston, 09 Nov 24 Next meeting: Portsmouth 1-0 Preston, 30 Aug 25  All Preston vs Portsmouth meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.