Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Sunderland 1-1 Preston
Tuesday, March 11 at 7.45pm in Championship
Tuesday, March 11 at 7.45pm in Championship
Goals
for
for
37
Last Game: Portsmouth 1-2 Plymouth
Wednesday, March 12 at 7.45pm in Championship
Wednesday, March 12 at 7.45pm in Championship
Goals
for
for
45
We said: Preston North End 2-0 Portsmouth
Preston are usually a tough team to beat on home turf, and while they have drawn each of their last three league games at Deepdale, we think that they will do enough to take all three points from Saturday's meeting with a Pompey side that have lost eight of their previous nine away matches. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 51.02%. A draw had a probability of 27.2% and a win for Portsmouth had a probability of 21.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.68%) and 2-1 (8.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.41%), while for a Portsmouth win it was 0-1 (8.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Preston North End | Draw | Portsmouth |
| 51.02% | 27.17% | 21.81% ( -0) |
| Both teams to score 42.53% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
