Updated 5 November 2026.
Preston North End host Southampton at Deepdale on Saturday 7 November 2026, with kick-off at 3pm UK. Preston are bottom of the Championship and Southampton are 7th. Preston have won once in 14 league games and have conceded 30 goals. Southampton have taken 24 points from the same number of matches and have lost only twice.
Preston sit 24th on 5 points, with one win, two draws and 11 defeats. They have scored 12 and let in 30, and they average 2.14 goals against per game, the most in the division. They have yet to keep a clean sheet this season. They score 0.86 goals a game, the 3rd fewest in the league, and manage 2.43 shots on target a game, the fewest.
They lost 3-2 at home to Sheffield United on Tuesday and 2-0 at Stoke before that. A 1-1 draw with West Brom is the one point in their last five, and in the two games before it they were beaten 4-1 by Wrexham and 4-0 by Birmingham. They do get into both-teams-to-score games, though: 64% of their matches have gone that way, the 8th highest rate in the league.
Southampton are 7th on 24 points, with eight wins, four draws and two defeats from 14. Their 29 goals scored is the 3rd most in the league at 2.07 a game, and they have conceded only 14, the 2nd fewest at 1.00 a game. Both teams have scored in 79% of Southampton's games, the 2nd highest rate in the league.
They are unbeaten in their last five. Tuesday brought a 1-1 draw at West Brom, after a 4-1 home win over QPR and a 3-2 win at West Ham. Before that came a goalless draw with Bolton and a 1-0 win at Norwich. They average 4.79 shots on target a game, the 7th most in the league, and commit the fewest fouls in the division at 8.43 a game. The Championship table puts Preston 24th and Southampton 7th, a gap of 17 places and 19 points.
Preston North End possible starting lineup:
Iversen; Offiah, Storey, Hughes, Vukcevic; Mills, Leroy, Thompson, Moran; Lang, Erabi
Southampton possible starting lineup:
Peretz; Bree, Stephens, Schlotterbeck, Manning; Downes, Ward-Prowse; Edozie, Azaz, Matsuki; Mubama
Keven Schlotterbeck has had a shot in seven straight games for Southampton, averaging 1.4 a game over the run, and a shot is 1.55 at Ladbrokes.
Kuryu Matsuki has had a shot in five straight games, averaging 2.4 a game over the run. His shot price is 1.25 at bet365.
For Preston, Andrew Hughes has committed a foul in seven straight games and is 1.36 at Midnite to make it eight. Léo Leroy has made a tackle in seven in a row, averaging 1.9 a game over the run, and Odeluga Offiah has made a tackle in six straight, averaging 3.0 a game over the run.
We back Southampton, who are 1.67 at Ladbrokes, and our model makes them 59% to win. Preston are 4.80 at Coral, with our model giving them 19%, and the draw is 4.20 at Midnite against our 22%. On the player markets, Schlotterbeck is 1.55 at Ladbrokes for a shot and Matsuki is 1.25 at bet365.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Preston North End win | 4.80 (Coral) | 19% |
| Draw | 4.20 (Midnite) | 22% |
| Southampton win | 1.67 (Ladbrokes) | 59% |
| Both teams to score | 1.62 (bet365) | 61% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.62 (bet365) | 64% |
We predict Preston North End 1-1 Southampton, the likeliest single scoreline at 9.9%, though we make Southampton clearly the likelier winner at 59%. We project Preston at 1.15 goals and Southampton at 2.13, and 1-2 sits just behind 1-1 at 9.8%. Southampton are 32% to keep a clean sheet, Preston 12%.
Preston North End host Southampton at Deepdale on Saturday 7 November 2026, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time. The Championship fixture is part of the 2026-27 season, and both sides have played 14 league games so far.
We predict Preston North End 1-1 Southampton in the 2026-27 Championship, the likeliest single scoreline at 9.9%. Our model gives Southampton a 59% chance of winning, with a draw at 22% and a Preston win at 19%.
Southampton are favourites at 1.67 with Ladbrokes, and we give them a 59% chance of winning this 2026-27 Championship game. Preston are 4.80 at Coral, and the draw is 4.20 at Midnite.
We put the chance of both teams scoring at 61% for this 2026-27 Championship match, with bet365 at 1.62. Southampton have seen both teams score in 79% of their games, the 2nd highest rate in the league, and Preston's rate is 64%.
Preston North End are 24th of 24 on 5 points from 14 games in the 2026-27 Championship, with one win. Southampton are 7th on 24 points from 14, with eight wins, four draws and two defeats.
Southampton centre-back Keven Schlotterbeck has had at least one shot in 7 straight Championship games ahead of Preston vs Southampton in 2026-27, averaging 1.4 per game. Kuryu Matsuki has had a shot in 5 in a row, averaging 2.4 per game.
Predicted lineups for Preston vs S'oton in the 2026/27 Championship on Saturday 7 November 2026: Preston North End may start Iversen; Offiah, Storey, Hughes, Vukcevic; Mills, Leroy, Thompson, Moran; Lang, Erabi. Southampton may start Peretz; Bree, Stephens, Schlotterbeck, Manning; Downes, Ward-Prowse; Edozie, Azaz, Matsuki; Mubama.