Preston North End are unbeaten in the league so far this campaign
Portsmouth have taken four points from three games and lost their only home game of the season
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Preston North End only avoided relegation last term by one point, with their fate not finalised until the final day of the campaign.
The Lilywhites have started this season looking like a totally different team, with two wins and a draw from their opening three Championship matches.
The only disappointment of their campaign so far came mid-week with a last-minute defeat to Wrexham in the EFL Cup second round.
Paul Heckingbottom's squad have the quality to put that result behind them as they head to the South Coast to take on Portsmouth.
The hosts have started the season with one win, one draw and one defeat to their name in the league and a poor 2-1 home loss to Reading in the EFL Cup first round.
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Team News
Portsmouth have lost forward Callum Lang to for two to three months following a hamstring injury sustained against Norwich City.
There was some concern over Colby Bishop after the forward picked up a knock against West Brom, but manager John Mousinho confirmed the striker and everyone else involved against the Baggies will be available for the clash with Preston.
New signing Josh Knight will also be available for Pompey.
The visitors may be without star striker Milutin Osmajic, with the Montenegro international going off due to injury during the clash with Wrexham just 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute.
Preston also look set to be without Mads Frokjaer, Jordan Thompson and Brad Potts for this game.
The stats
Preston head into this clash unbeaten in the league to date with two wins and a draw to their name.
Hosts Pompey's lone win came in their season opener against relegation favourites Oxford United, who they saw off 1-0.
Since then, they have lost 2-1 away to Norwich and recorded a spirited 1-1 draw away to West Brom.
Portsmouth have scored three and conceded three in their league matches, while Preston have found the back of the net four times and let in two.
Adrian Segecic is currently Pompey's top scorer with two in three, while slight injury doubt Milutin Osmajic is Preston's leading scorer with three in three.
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Prediction
Preston's solidity at the back, combined with Osmajic's form in front of goal, gives the visitors the edge heading to Fratton Park.
The form of both sides does not point to a goal-fest on the South Coast, but North End's performances this season suggest the Lilywhites can leave with a positive result.
Backing Heckingbottom's team on the draw-no-bet market looks like a shrewd move.
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