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

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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 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 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
#24	Position	#7
8	Points	24
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
13	Scored	29
30	Conceded	15
-17	GD	+14
0.53	PPG	1.60
13%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Southampton FC are 7th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Southampton FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

2/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/2

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Southampton FC

Cyle Larin	7 G
Kuryu Matsuki	4 G	1 A
Finn Azaz	3 G	5 A
Leo Scienza	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Preston North End FC vs Southampton FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Taylor Harwood-Bellis is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
10' Jordan Storey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 10.
12' A goal from the England international Taylor Harwood-Bellis! He fires home on 12 to make it 0-1!
17' Daniel Jebbison is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Southampton FC so far.
22' Southampton FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
27' Daniel Peretz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
32' Southampton FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
34' That looks like a foul for a card for Andrew Moran.
39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
44' Southampton FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
47' Magnificent from Ross Stewart! That is 47 goals in 212 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
52' Alfie Devine has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Southampton FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' What composure from Lewis Dobbin! The England international strokes it home. 1-2.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
81' The referee calls foul for Finn Azaz. He receives a card.
86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andrew Moran is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Southampton FC.
90' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 90.
The final score is 1-3.

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
Lewis Dobbin	1
Cyle Larin	1
Ross Stewart	1
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	1
Jordan Thompson	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

4 / 4

0.91 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.35 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Southampton FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC19% Draw23% Southampton FC58%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

42%

Draw or Southampton FC

81%

Preston North End FC or Southampton FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC12% Draw39% Southampton FC49%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

10.5%

1 – 2

9.3%

1 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 3

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 4

4.7%

1 – 4

4.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

2 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	8%	88%
-0.5	12%	—	88%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	22%	46%
+1.5	54%	—	46%
+2	54%	20%	26%
+2.5	74%	—	26%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

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