Championship

Championship | Gameweek 36

Apr 16, 2024 at 8pm UK

St. Mary's Stadium

Southampton
3 - 0
Preston

Adams (19', 29'), Armstrong (33')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Mawene (1'), Lowe (2'), Holmes (23')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Southampton and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Southampton

All competitions

Last Game: Southampton 3-2 Watford
Saturday, April 13 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 0-1 Norwich
Saturday, April 13 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Southampton 2-1 Preston North End

Considering that an average of 3.9 goals have been scored across the last seven competitive meetings between these two teams, another entertaining end-to-end contest could be on the cards on Wednesday. Both sides will fancy their chances of claiming three precious points, but we believe that Southampton, motivated by recent slip-ups from Leicester and Leeds, will find a way to come out on top on home soil. 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 Southampton win with a probability of 69.11%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 12.44%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.75%) and 2-1 (9.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.76%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (3.97%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.

Result
Southampton	Draw	Preston North End
69.11% ( -0.01)	18.45% ( 0)	12.44% ( 0)

Both teams to score 49.58% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.15% (

-0.01)

41.85% (

0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

35.75% (

-0.01)

64.25% (

Southampton Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

88.99% (

-0.01)

11.01% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

64.7% (

-0.01)

35.3% (

0.01)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

55.71% (

-0)

44.28% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

19.64% (

-0)

80.35% (

-0)

Score Analysis

Southampton 69.09%

Preston North End 12.44%

Draw 18.45%

Southampton	Draw	Preston North End
2-0 @ 11.86% 1-0 @ 10.75% 2-1 @ 9.67% ( 0) 3-0 @ 8.73% ( -0) 3-1 @ 7.11% ( -0) 4-0 @ 4.82% ( -0) 4-1 @ 3.92% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.9% 5-0 @ 2.13% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.73% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.6% ( -0) Other @ 3.89% Total : 69.09%	1-1 @ 8.76% ( 0) 0-0 @ 4.87% ( 0) 2-2 @ 3.94% Other @ 0.88% Total : 18.45%	0-1 @ 3.97% ( 0) 1-2 @ 3.57% 0-2 @ 1.62% 2-3 @ 1.07% 1-3 @ 0.97% Other @ 1.25% Total : 12.44%