Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Southampton FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 1 Nov 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Southampton FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Southampton FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Preston North End FC H 0–2 L
25 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
21 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–3 L
18 Oct Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
04 Oct Derby County FC A 1–1 D
30 Sep Sheffield United FC A 2–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Southampton FC A 2–0 W
24 Oct Sheffield United FC H 3–2 W
21 Oct Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
18 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L
04 Oct Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
30 Sep Hull City AFC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Southampton FC Preston North End FC
#4 Position #14
80 Points 60
46 Played 46
22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
82 Scored 55
56 Conceded 62
+26 GD -7
1.74 PPG 1.30
48% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Che Adams 2
Lewis Dobbin 1
Cyle Larin 1
Ross Stewart 1
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 1
Brad Potts 1
Milutin Osmajic 1
Kyle Walker-Peters 1

Head to Head

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

Southampton FC Form

2025-11-01 Southampton FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2025-10-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2025-10-21 Bristol City FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2025-10-18 Southampton FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2025-10-04 Derby County FC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2025-09-30 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Southampton FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2025-11-01 Southampton FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-10-24 Preston North End FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-10-21 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-10-04 Preston North End FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-09-30 Hull City AFC 2–2 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.56 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Southampton FC or Preston North End FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC41% Draw28% Preston North End FC31%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Preston North End FC
59%
Southampton FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Southampton FC31% Draw46% Preston North End FC23%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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