Championship
Preston
May 2, 2026 12.30pm
1
3
HT : 0 1
FT Deepdale
Southampton
  • David Cornell 46' yellowcard
  • Odeluga Offiah 46' yellowcard
  • Jordan Andrew Thompson 58' yellowcard
  • Milutin Osmajic 58' yellowcard
  • Lewis Dobbin 60' goal
  • Robbie Brady 75' yellowcard
  • goal Taylor Harwood-Bellis 12'
  • goal Ross Stewart 47'
  • yellowcard James Bree 68'
  • yellowcard Cyle Larin 68'
  • yellowcard Finn Azaz 69'
  • yellowcard Ryan Manning 77'
  • yellowcard Samuel Edozie 84'
  • goal Cyle Larin 90'+1'

Preston North End vs Southampton - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings

The match

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Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions
Last game
Apr 25, 2026 3.00pm
Sheff Utd 2 - 3 Preston
Goals scored
55
Top scorer
Lewis Dobbin

Southampton

All competitions
Last game
Apr 28, 2026 7.45pm
Southampton 2 - 2 Ipswich
Goals scored
82
Top scorer
Cyle Larin

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 46.63%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 27.7% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.74%) and 0-2 (7.69%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (7.78%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.44%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.

Result

Preston North End 27.7% ▲ (+0.03)
Draw 25.7%
Southampton 46.63% ▲ (+0.04)

Both Teams to Score: 

52.6% ▲ (+0.04)

Goals

Over 1.5 74.47% ▲ (+0.10)
Under 1.5 25.53% ▼ (-0.10)
Over 2.5 51.2% ▲ (+0.07)
Under 2.5 48.8% ▼ (-0.07)
Over 3.5 29.01% ▲ (+0.05)
Under 3.5 70.99% ▼ (-0.05)
Over 4.5 16.1% ▲ (+0.04)
Under 4.5 83.9% ▼ (-0.04)

First Half Winner

Preston North End 24.66%
Draw 42.71%
Southampton 32.63%

Team To Score First

Preston North End 39.47%
No Goal 7.35% ▼ (-0.02)
Southampton 53.18% ▲ (+0.01)

Corners

Over 8 66.67%
Equal 8 10.44%
Under 8 22.89%
Over 9 55.25%
Equal 9 11.43%
Under 9 33.33%
Over 10.5 43.82%
Under 10.5 56.18%

Preston North End Goals

Over 1.5 29.59% ▲ (+0.06)
Under 1.5 70.41% ▼ (-0.07)
Over 2.5 10.66% ▲ (+0.05)
Under 2.5 89.34% ▼ (-0.04)
Over 3.5 2.98% ▲ (+0.03)
Under 3.5 97.02% ▼ (-0.03)

Southampton Goals

Over 0.5 76.38% ▲ (+0.08)
Under 0.5 23.62% ▼ (-0.08)
Over 1.5 45.14% ▲ (+0.05)
Under 1.5 54.86% ▼ (-0.05)
Over 2.5 20.28% ▲ (+0.05)
Under 2.5 79.72% ▼ (-0.05)
Over 3.5 7.36% ▲ (+0.02)
Under 3.5 92.64% ▼ (-0.02)

Score analysis

Preston North End 27.7%
Draw 25.71%
Southampton 46.63%
Preston North End
1-0 @ 7.78% ▼ (-0.01)
2-1 @ 6.65% ▲ (+0.02)
2-0 @ 4.13%
3-1 @ 2.71% ▲ (+0.01)
3-2 @ 2.03%
3-0 @ 1.69% ▲ (+0.02)
Other @ 2.71% ▲ (+0.01)
Total : 27.7%
Draw
1-1 @ 11.44% ▲ (+0.01)
0-0 @ 7.35% ▼ (-0.02)
2-2 @ 5.4%
3-3 @ 1.25%
Other @ 0.27% ▲ (+0.02)
Total : 25.71%
Southampton
0-1 @ 10.44%
1-2 @ 9.74% ▲ (+0.01)
0-2 @ 7.69%
1-3 @ 4.8% ▲ (+0.01)
0-3 @ 4.12% ▲ (+0.01)
2-3 @ 2.75% ▲ (+0.01)
Other @ 7.09%
Total : 46.63%

Head to Head

Championship
Southampton
Nov 1, 2025 3.00pm
0
2
HT : 0 0
FT
Preston
Championship Gameweek 36
Southampton
Apr 16, 2024 8.00pm
3
0
HT : 3 0
FT St. Mary's Stadium
Preston
  • Che Adams 19' goal
  • Che Adams 29' goal
  • Stuart Armstrong 33' goal
  • yellowcard Noah Mawene 1'
  • yellowcard Ryan Lowe 2'
  • yellowcard Duane Holmes 23'
Championship Gameweek 13
Preston
Oct 25, 2023 7.45pm
2
2
HT : 0 1
FT Deepdale
Southampton
  • Ben Whiteman 42' yellowcard
  • Milutin Osmajic 52' goal
  • Brad Potts 55' goal
  • Liam Millar 80' yellowcard
  • Greg Cunningham 90'+1' yellowcard
  • yellowcard William Smallbone 22'
  • goal Kyle Walker-Peters 33'
  • yellowcard Gavin Bazunu 45'+1'
  • goal Ched Evans 90'+6' (OG)
  • yellowcard Jan Bednarek 90'+8'
Pre-Season Friendlies
Preston
Jul 20, 2019 3.00pm
1
3
HT : 1 2
FT
Southampton
  • Billy Bodin 19' goal
  • goal Danny Ings 11'
  • goal Danny Ings 44'
  • goal Jake Vokins 82'
Championship
Southampton
Feb 21, 2009 3.00pm
3
1
HT : 3 0
FT
Preston
  • Drew Surman 19' goal
  • Marek Saganowski 29' goal
  • Marek Saganowski 42' goal
  • Jason Euell 74' yellowcard
  • goal Ross Wallace 73'
Championship
Preston
Nov 1, 2008 3.00pm
2
3
HT : 2 0
FT
Southampton
  • Billy Jones 36' goal
  • Stephen Elliott 42' goal
  • goal Alex Pearce 64'
  • goal Drew Surman 69'
  • goal David McGoldrick 90'
  • yellowcard David McGoldrick 90'

Form Data

Sheff Utd 2 - 3 Preston
Birmingham 2 - 1 Preston
Preston 0 - 2 West Brom
Charlton 1 - 2 Preston
Preston 1 - 1 QPR
Leicester 2 - 2 Preston
Southampton 2 - 2 Ipswich
Man City 2 - 1 Southampton
Southampton 2 - 2 Bristol City
Swansea 1 - 2 Southampton
Southampton 3 - 0 Blackburn
Southampton 2 - 1 Derby