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Preston North End v Southampton : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Deepdale, Preston

We’ve Championship action to look forward to on Saturday lunch time, as Paul Heckingbottom and his Preston North End side host William Still’s Southampton at the Deepdale. All of the important stats for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are included in this preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.

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Southampton's next match is v Hull at 16:30 on Saturday 23rd May
The last English Championship meeting between Preston and Southampton was on Saturday 2nd May 2026
English Championship
May 2nd 2026
Preston 1
3 Southampton
 
L. Dobbin 60'12' T. Harwood-Bellis
47' R. Stewart
90' C. Larin
 
PNE
SOU
Shots On
5
5
Shots Off
6
6
Corners
10
5
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
11
6
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/0
 
PrestonSouthampton
 
D. Iversen (D. Cornell 46')
A. Vukčević
L. Lindsay
B. Whiteman
D. Jebbison (M. Osmajić 58')
J. Storey (O. Offiah 46')
A. Hughes
A. Devine (J. Thompson 58')
A. Moran (R. Brady 75')
L. Dobbinfootball icon
B. Potts
football iconT. Harwood-Bellis
N. Wood-Gordon
L. Weschenfelder-Scienza
(S. Edozie 84') T. Fellows
(C. Larin 68') football iconR. Stewart
C. Jander
(F. Azaz 69') C. Archer
D. Peretz
(R. Manning 77') Welington
S. Charles
(J. Bree 68') C. Bragg

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Southampton and Preston fans should get a chance to celebrate as their clubs go head-to-head, with KickOff's prediction of both teams to score looking a far stronger pick than any bet on the full time result market. The two clubs have goals in them, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding real separation between the sides, as striking power and defensive options suggest each team is capable of both scoring and conceding. Both teams to score is the way to go here.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of Southampton coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
27%
13/51/50
Draw
23%
29/10200/1
Southampton
50%
9/101/1000
Draw 1-1
10%
13/29/2
Southampton 2-1
10%
15/22/9
Southampton 1-0
8%
9/119/5
Southampton 2-0
7%
10/111/5
Preston 2-1
7%
12/112/1
Draw 2-2
6%
11/17/1
Southampton 3-1
6%
12/16/1
Preston 1-0
6%
14/110/1
Southampton 3-0
5%
16/116/5
Draw 0-0
4%
16/110/1
Southampton 3-2
4%
18/133/1
Preston 2-0
4%
20/114/1
Preston 3-1
3%
25/133/1
Southampton 4-1
3%
25/140/1
Preston 3-2
3%
25/160/1
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
4/73/10
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
11/89/4
Home 1st Goal
45%
6/57/5
Away 1st Goal
52%
4/613/20
No 1st Goal
3%
16/110/1
BTTS - Yes
61%
1/223/20
BTTS - No
39%
6/413/20
BTTS - Home Win
15%
5/145/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/27/1
BTTS - Away Win
27%
9/41/16
Home/draw
50%
10/1113/2
Away/draw
73%
2/71/1000
Home/away
77%
1/41/16
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/61/6
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
4/119/5
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
11/814/5
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
4/72/9
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
10/320/1
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
2/91/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
7/170/1
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/121/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/33
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/110/1
Home DNB
43%
13/845/1
Away DNB
66%
4/91/1000
Preston win to nil
12%
7/1-
Southampton win to nil
23%
3/1-
Preston / Preston
14%
5/150/1
Preston / Southampton
4%
20/1100/1
Preston / Draw
6%
14/180/1
Draw / Preston
10%
15/220/1
Draw / Southampton
15%
9/214/1
Draw / Draw
13%
11/216/1
Southampton / Preston
3%
25/110/1
Southampton / Southampton
28%
2/14/11
Southampton / Draw
7%
12/14/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 45 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 8 and won 4. Preston have conceded 31 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Preston have played 22 games at home, winning 8, drawing 7 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 27 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Southampton lay in 5th place on 77 points in the Championship league table having played 45 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 37 games against teams below them in the table, winning 20, drawing 9 and losing 8 games. They have scored 70 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Southampton have conceded 42 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Southampton have played 22 away games, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
Southampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry46281175295 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
2
Ipswich46231583384 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
3
Millwall462411111583 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-2F
4
Southampton462214102680 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-2F
-
-
5
M'Boro462214102580 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
4-0A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
6
Hull46211015473 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
7
Wrexham46191413471 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-5F
8
Derby4620917869 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
9
Norwich4619819765 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
10
Birmingham46171316164 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
11
Swansea46181018-264 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
12
Bristol C46171118062 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-1F
13
Sheff Utd4618622060 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
2-3F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
14
Preston46151516-760 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-3F
15
QPR46161020-1258 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2F
16
Watford46141517-1257 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
17
Stoke46151021-555 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
18
Portsmouth46141319-1555 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
19
Charlton46131419-1453 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-5F
20
Blackburn46131320-1452 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1F
21
West Brom46131419-1051 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
22
Oxford Utd46111421-1447 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
23
Leicester46121618-1046 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
3-0F
w
 
3-4A
24
Sheff Wed4621232-600 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
2-3A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston0 - 2West Brom
Preston1 - 1QPR
Preston3 - 1Stoke
Preston1 - 3Oxford Utd
Preston0 - 2Millwall
Preston2 - 2Watford
Preston1 - 0Portsmouth
Preston0 - 3Hull
Preston0 - 1Derby
Preston3 - 0Sheff Wed
Preston1 - 1Norwich
Preston1 - 1Coventry
Preston1 - 1Wrexham
Preston1 - 2Blackburn
Preston2 - 1Swansea
Preston3 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 1Birmingham
Preston2 - 0Charlton
Preston0 - 0Bristol C
Preston2 - 2M'Boro
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston1 - 2Birmingham
HPreston0 - 2West Brom
APreston2 - 1Charlton
HPreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Leicester
HPreston3 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Norwich
APreston0 - 3Coventry
HPreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston0 - 2Millwall
APreston1 - 1Swansea
APreston0 - 1Blackburn
HPreston2 - 2Watford
HPreston1 - 0Portsmouth
APreston1 - 1Ipswich
APreston0 - 4M'Boro
HPreston0 - 3Hull
HPreston0 - 1Derby
APreston2 - 0Bristol C
Southampton 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swansea1 - 2Southampton
Wrexham1 - 5Southampton
Coventry1 - 2Southampton
West Brom1 - 1Southampton
Sheff Wed1 - 3Southampton
Leicester3 - 4Southampton
Stoke0 - 2Southampton
Portsmouth1 - 1Southampton
M'Boro4 - 0Southampton
Birmingham1 - 1Southampton
Oxford Utd2 - 1Southampton
Norwich2 - 1Southampton
Millwall3 - 2Southampton
Charlton1 - 5Southampton
QPR1 - 2Southampton
Blackburn2 - 1Southampton
Bristol C3 - 1Southampton
Derby1 - 1Southampton
Sheff Utd1 - 2Southampton
Hull3 - 1Southampton
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSouthampton2 - 2Ipswich
HSouthampton2 - 2Bristol C
ASouthampton2 - 1Swansea
HSouthampton3 - 0Blackburn
HSouthampton2 - 1Derby
ASouthampton5 - 1Wrexham
HSouthampton2 - 0Oxford Utd
HSouthampton1 - 0Norwich
ASouthampton2 - 1Coventry
ASouthampton1 - 1West Brom
ASouthampton3 - 1Sheff Wed
HSouthampton5 - 0QPR
HSouthampton1 - 1Charlton
ASouthampton4 - 3Leicester
HSouthampton1 - 0Watford
ASouthampton2 - 0Stoke
ASouthampton1 - 1Portsmouth
HSouthampton1 - 0Sheff Utd
HSouthampton1 - 2Hull
ASouthampton0 - 4M'Boro
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Preston since 2005
Preston
Southampton
Goals: Scored
13
8
Games: Scored
5 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
0 / 5
PNE
2
D
2
SOU
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 3Southampton
Preston5 - 1
Preston3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Southampton since 2006
Southampton
Preston
Goals: Scored
7
5
Games: Scored
3 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
3 / 6
PNE
2
D
2
SOU
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Southampton
0 - 2Preston
Southampton3 - 0
Southampton3 - 1
0 - 1Preston
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Southampton have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 19 consecutive Championship outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Preston North End on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Preston 14th Southampton 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 72% probability that Preston will score 1 or more goals
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Southampton will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+27
Southampton have scored 27% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.9
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Southampton
1.3
1.8
Attack rating
PNE
SOU
24%
better
view stats
Games scored33
40
Failed to score12
5
Scored first20
24
Goals scored54
79
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.8
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
PNE
SOU
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded36
34
Clean sheets9
11
Conceded first23
18
Goals conceded59
55
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.3
KickOff rating
+9%

Preston v Southampton Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4310810
B WhitemanL DobbinL DobbinJ Storey
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK361
3
-
J Storey DEF4322
9
1
L Lindsay DEF262
4
1
A Hughes DEF381
10
-
B Potts MID1622
1
-
A Devine MID4586
4
-
B Whiteman MID4325
10
-
A Moran MID1111
3
-
A Vukcevic MID292
3
-
L Dobbin FWD39108
2
-
D Jebbison FWD3862
2
-
Subs
D Cornell GLK81
1
-
T Small DEF4132
5
-
O Offiah DEF42
5
-
P Valentín DEF332
2
-
A McCann MID2611
5
-
R Brady MID5
-
J Thompson MID203
5
-
M Smith FWD3731
2
-
M Osmajic FWD2881
3
1
Southampton Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4310109
T Harwood-BellisF AzazL ScienzaT Harwood-Bellis
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Peretz GLK22
3
-
S Charles DEF3343
6
-
T Harwood-Bellis DEF4372
9
-
N Wood DEF3711
6
-
Welington  DEF193
2
1
C. Bragg MID17
4
-
C. Jander MID3821
6
-
T Fellows MID386
2
-
C Archer MID3043
2
-
L Scienza MID39710
1
-
R Stewart FWD2793
2
-
Subs
G Long GLK
-
R Manning DEF4586
4
-
J Bree DEF2123
7
-
J Quarshie DEF13
2
-
F Azaz MID43107
6
-
S Edozie MID142
-
O Romeu MID6
2
-
C Larin FWD1881
3
-
N. Okeyunkle FWD3
-
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