Preston North End FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Southampton FC

Sat 2 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC Deepdale 20,085 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Taylor Harwood-Bellis

0–2 47' Ross Stewart

Lewis Dobbin 60' 1–2

1–3 90+1' Cyle Larin

Jordan Storey 10' Y

Andrew Moran 34' Y

Y 81' Finn Azaz

Andrija Vukcevic 90' Y

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 George Byrne
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Southampton FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Southampton FC 2025-11-01 Southampton FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2024-04-16 Southampton FC 3–0 Preston North End FC 2023-10-25 Preston North End FC 2–2 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Southampton FC	H	1–3	L
25 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	3–2	W
22 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–2	L
11 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Preston North End FC	A	3–1	W
28 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–2	D
25 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	2–2	D
18 Apr	Swansea City AFC	A	2–1	W
14 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Southampton FC
#25	Position	#17
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Southampton FC are 17th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Southampton FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jordan Storey.
12' A stunning finish from Taylor Harwood-Bellis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
17' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brad Potts made 385 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
27' Cameron Bragg has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 348 appearances.
32' Southampton FC have won 417 goals from 348 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Andrew Moran gets a card.
39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
44' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Southampton FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
47' Ross Stewart doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
52' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
57' Southampton FC is showing some good football. However, Southampton FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lewis Dobbin makes no mistake. 1-2!
65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southampton FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Southampton FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
75' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shea Charles, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
81' Southampton FC player sees a card in front of him.
86' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Southampton FC backline.
90' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Southampton FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tonda Eckert

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Che Adams	2
Stuart Armstrong	1
Lewis Dobbin	1
Cyle Larin	1
Ross Stewart	1
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	1
Brad Potts	1
Milutin Osmajic	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2026-05-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Southampton FC L 2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-18 Preston North End FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Southampton FC Form

2026-05-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Southampton FC W 2026-04-28 Southampton FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-04-25 Manchester City FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2026-04-21 Southampton FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.57 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Southampton FC or Draw 78% + Under 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC22% Draw34% Southampton FC44%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes31% 0% No69%

Avg goals/match: 1.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	79%	21%
± 1.5	50%	50%
± 2.5	24%	76%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

57%

Draw or Southampton FC

78%

Preston North End FC or Southampton FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC12% Draw59% Southampton FC29%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

21.3%

0 – 1

19.3%

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 2

10.7%

1 – 0

9.3%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 1

3.3%

2 – 0

2.8%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

0 – 4

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	13%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	27%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.