Preston North End vs Southampton prediction and preview

Preston North End vs Southampton

Championship · Saturday 7 November 2026, 15:00 UTC · Deepdale, Preston

Preston North End · Southampton · Championship predictions

Preston North End host Southampton in the Championship on Saturday 7 November 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Deepdale in Preston. Preston North End sit 24th on 5 points after 14 matches, while Southampton sit 1st on 28 points after 14 matches.

Preston North End come into the game with a L-L-D-L-L run in the league (0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Southampton's recent sequence reads D-W-W-D-W. Over their last 6, Preston North End have scored 0.7 and conceded 2.5 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Southampton average 1.7 scored and 0.7 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, Preston North End have 4 wins to Southampton's 4 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 3.5 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 2 May 2026, ended Preston North End 1-3 Southampton.

Preston North End are without Harry Clarke (injury), Ali McCann (injury) and Liam Gibbs (injury). Harry Clarke has featured heavily in recent matches. Southampton are without Mads Roerslev (injury). Tom Nield is the appointed referee. Across 65 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.9 yellow cards per game and 0.1 penalties per game, and home sides won 48% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Southampton favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.