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

Sat 7th Nov, 15:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Graham Alexander's Preston North End side enjoy home advantage in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Tonda Eckert's Southampton visit the Deepdale. All of the key stats for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and the best odds across seventeen major markets are included in this preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
27%
--
Draw
26%
--
Southampton
47%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Southampton 1-0
12%
--
Southampton 2-1
9%
--
Southampton 2-0
9%
--
Preston 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Preston 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Southampton 3-1
4%
--
Preston 2-0
4%
--
Southampton 3-0
4%
--
Southampton 3-2
2%
--
Preston 3-1
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Southampton 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
52%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
--
Home/draw
53%
--
Away/draw
73%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
46%
--
Away DNB
65%
--
Preston win to nil
15%
--
Southampton win to nil
27%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Preston have conceded 24 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 4 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Preston have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Southampton lay in 8th place on 17 points in the Championship league table having played 11 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 14 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Southampton have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Southampton have played 5 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 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
M'Boro127411025 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Nov 27
Mar 13
2
Swansea11722823 
Apr 3
Dec 19
w
 
3-1F
Apr 6
3
West Ham116411822 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Dec 29
Oct 24
4
Birmingham11551920 
Feb 16
l
 
4-0A
Apr 20
d
 
1-1F
5
West Brom11623320 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Jan 26
Nov 3
6
Stoke11614219 
Jan 23
Oct 31
w
 
3-1F
Mar 3
7
Wolves11533318 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 3
Mar 16
Dec 5
8
Southampton116321117 
Nov 7
Jan 30
-
-
9
QPR11452317 
Feb 20
d
 
2-2F
Oct 31
Jan 23
10
Blackburn11434115 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 10
Dec 19
Apr 3
11
Sheff Utd11434115 
Nov 3
Jan 26
May 1
Nov 24
12
Millwall11434015 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 27
w
 
5-1A
Apr 17
13
Portsmouth11434015 
Dec 9
Apr 24
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
14
Wrexham11353-114 
Jan 16
l
 
4-1A
Feb 20
l
 
2-1A
15
Bristol C11425-314 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 21
w
 
4-1F
Feb 13
16
Charlton11353-514 
Apr 17
l
 
1-0A
Mar 20
Dec 26
17
Bolton12426-714 
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 16
18
Lincoln11335-1012 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 13
Apr 10
d
 
1-1F
19
Cardiff11254111 
May 1
Nov 24
Jan 1
Dec 12
20
Watford11326-911 
Apr 7
l
 
2-1F
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
21
Norwich11308-49 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
22
Burnley11155-58 
Mar 16
Dec 6
Dec 9
Apr 24
23
Derby11137-116 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Nov 21
Feb 6
24
Preston11119-154 
-
-
Jan 30
Nov 7
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Southampton 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
Draw
7
L
2
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Preston since 2005
Preston
Southampton
Goals: Scored
14
11
Games: Scored
6 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
0 / 6
PNE
2
D
2
SOU
2
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
Goal Statistics

Southampton's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Preston North End have conceded in each of their last 26 Championship outings. A PG of 1.5 for T. Eckert's side suggests that run should continue.

Preston 24th Southampton 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Southampton will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-25
Preston have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted
+5
Southampton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
Southampton
1.1
1.5
Attack rating
%
better
PNE
SOU
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
PNE
SOU
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Preston Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11324
D IversenC Lang D BurgzorgL Leroy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK11
-
L Leroy MID11
4
-
A Devine MID111
-
J Thompson MID1111
4
-
C Lang  FWD113
-
D Burgzorg FWD102
1
-
J Erabi FWD101
-
O Offiah DEF9
-
J Storey DEF9
-
A Vukcevic DEF91
2
-
H Clarke DEF8
4
-
T Small DEF8
-
A Hughes DEF7
3
-
S Mills FWD71
2
1
L Gibson DEF6
1
-
L Lindsay DEF5
1
-
L Gibbs MID5
-
J Kenny FWD521
-
C Wiley DEF31
-
P Valentín DEF3
1
-
A McCann MID2
2
-
A Moran MID2
-
B Potts DEF1
-
Southampton Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11754
D PeretzC LarinF AzazR Manning
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Peretz GLK11
-
R Manning DEF1111
4
-
J Bree DEF1111
2
-
F Azaz MID1135
1
-
K Matsuki MID1121
1
-
C Larin FWD117
3
-
F Downes MID102
3
-
L Scienza FWD1022
-
K Schlotterbeck  DEF91
1
-
J Ward-Prowse MID911
-
D Mubama FWD911
1
-
L Dobbin FWD9
-
C. Bragg MID81
2
1
N Wood DEF7
2
-
J Stephens DEF7
-
T Fellows MID71
1
-
S Edozie FWD71
-
Welington  DEF41
-
C. Jander MID2
-
Z Abbott DEF1
1
-
R. Akachukwu MID1
-
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