Southampton vs Preston North End prediction and preview
Championship · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC
Match facts
Southampton vs Preston North End
Championship · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Southampton vs Preston North End preview
The Championship fixture between Southampton and Preston North End is scheduled for Saturday 30 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton. Southampton sit 1st on 28 points after 14 matches, while Preston North End sit 24th on 5 points after 14 matches.
Southampton have collected 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Preston North End have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Southampton have scored 1.7 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Preston North End average 0.7 scored and 2.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
Head to head, Southampton have 4 wins to Preston North End'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.
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Form and table
- SouthamptonLast five: W D W W D
- Preston North EndLast five: L L D L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 28 | WDWWD |
| 24 | Preston North End | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 5 | LLDLL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Southampton expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Daniel Peretz, Jack Stephens, Keven Schlotterbeck, James Bree, Ryan Manning, Finn Azaz, James Ward-Prowse, Kuryu Matsuki, Samuel Edozie, Léo Scienza
Preston North End expected line-up (3-4-1-2)
Daniel Iversen, O. Offiah, Andrew Hughes, Jordan Storey, Léo Leroy, Jordan Thompson, Andrija Vukcevic, Stanley Mills, Johnny Kenny
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