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

Sat 1st Nov, 15:00 BST, St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

The Championship is the focus for both Southampton and Preston North End on Saturday afternoon, as managers William Still and Paul Heckingbottom battle it out at the St. Mary's Stadium. We have odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different betting markets plus predictions, stats and head to head (H2H) data for these two clubs. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Southampton
32%
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Draw
30%
--
Preston
38%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Preston 1-0
13%
--
Southampton 1-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Preston 2-1
8%
--
Preston 2-0
8%
--
Southampton 2-1
7%
--
Southampton 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
Preston 3-0
3%
--
Southampton 3-1
2%
--
Southampton 3-0
2%
--
Preston 3-2
1%
--
Southampton 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
64%
--
Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
--
BTTS - Home Win
12%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
68%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
63%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
37%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
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Under 0.5 Goals
12%
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Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
59%
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Southampton win to nil
21%
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Preston win to nil
25%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Southampton have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league. Southampton are winless in the 7 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 5 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 5 and won zero. Southampton have conceded 9 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Southampton have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Preston lay in 8th place on 16 points in the Championship league table having played 10 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 7 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Preston have conceded 4 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Preston 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
Southampton
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry106402222 
Dec 20
Mar 14
Dec 9
Mar 11
2
M'Boro10631721 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
d
 
2-2F
Jan 24
3
Stoke10532618 
l
 
1-2A
Jan 31
Mar 21
Dec 26
4
Leicester10451517 
Nov 25
Feb 14
w
 
2-1F
Apr 3
5
West Brom10523017 
Dec 9
Mar 11
Apr 18
l
 
2-1A
6
Millwall10523-217 
Jan 1
Nov 29
Feb 28
Nov 8
7
Bristol C10442616 
Apr 21
Oct 21
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 4
8
Preston10442316 
Nov 1
May 2
-
-
9
Charlton10433115 
Feb 21
Nov 22
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
10
Hull10433-115 
Jan 17
l
 
3-1A
Jan 20
d
 
2-2F
11
QPR10433-215 
Feb 24
Nov 5
Apr 6
d
 
1-1A
12
Ipswich9342613 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
13
Swansea10343013 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Nov 5
Feb 24
14
Portsmouth10343-113 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 25
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
15
Watford10334-112 
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
Feb 14
Nov 25
16
Southampton10262-112 
-
-
May 2
Nov 1
17
Birmingham10334-412 
Dec 6
Dec 29
Oct 21
Apr 22
18
Wrexham10244-210 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Dec 6
Dec 29
19
Oxford Utd10235-29 
Mar 21
Dec 26
Mar 7
Dec 13
20
Norwich10226-48 
Mar 7
Dec 13
Dec 20
Mar 14
21
Derby10154-58 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
22
Blackburn9216-67 
Apr 25
Oct 25
Nov 21
Feb 21
23
Sheff Utd10208-126 
Jan 21
w
 
1-2A
Oct 24
Apr 25
24
Sheff Wed10136-136 
Nov 8
Feb 28
Jan 1
Nov 29
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Southampton have drawn 3 consecutive home league games
Southampton 16TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
9
Lost
9
Preston 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Southampton since 2006
Southampton
Preston
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
3 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
2 / 5
SOU
2
D
2
PNE
1
League games at Preston since 2005
Preston
Southampton
Goals: Scored
13
8
Games: Scored
5 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
0 / 5
SOU
1
D
2
PNE
2
Goal Statistics
Southampton 16th Preston 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Southampton will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 69% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-41
Southampton have scored 41% fewer goals at home than predicted
=0
Preston’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
2.2
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Southampton
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1
1.1
Attack rating
SOU
PNE
13%
better
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Games scored8
8
Failed to score2
2
Scored first3
6
Goals scored11
12
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal10
7
Conversion rate for10
14
Avg. XG for1.8
1.1
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
SOU
PNE
28%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
6
Clean sheets2
4
Conceded first5
3
Goals conceded12
9
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded7
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against17%
11%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+28%

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

Southampton Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10323
S CharlesA ArmstrongR FraserS Charles
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Charles MID10
3
-
A Armstrong FWD103
1
-
R Fraser FWD102
-
R Manning DEF92
2
-
J. Robinson FWD811
-
C Archer FWD81
1
-
R Stewart FWD821
2
-
F Azaz MID7
-
G Bazunu GLK6
-
R Edwards DEF6
-
T Harwood-Bellis DEF61
3
-
N Wood DEF61
2
-
J Stephens DEF61
2
-
C. Jander MID6
-
F Downes MID6
3
-
T Fellows FWD6
-
M Roerslev DEF5
1
-
J Quarshie DEF5
1
-
L Scienza FWD5
-
D Downs FWD51
1
-
A McCarthy GLK4
-
Welington  DEF4
1
-
E Jelert DEF3
-
K Matsuki MID2
1
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10325
D IversenM OsmajicB WhitemanA Hughes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK101
1
-
T Small DEF1021
1
-
J Storey DEF1011
3
-
L Gibson DEF10
-
A McCann MID10
1
-
B Whiteman MID102
2
-
M Smith FWD102
1
-
A Vukcevic DEF9
-
A Hughes DEF9
5
-
A Devine MID921
1
-
O Offiah DEF8
-
P Valentín DEF71
1
-
D Jebbison FWD711
-
M Osmajic FWD73
2
-
H. Armstrong MID6
1
-
L Dobbin FWD612
-
L Lindsay DEF5
2
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID5
-
S Thórdarson MID5
1
-