Preston North End Southampton-
1 Cyle Larin 7 - 2 Callum Lang 4
- 3 Kuryu Matsuki 4
- 4 Finn Azaz 3
- 5 Johnny Kenny 2
- 6 James Bree 2
- 7 Welington 2
- 8 Keven Schlotterbeck 2
- 9 Léo Scienza 2
- 10 Jordan Thompson 1
- 1 Cyle Larin 36
- 2 Finn Azaz 29
- 3 Léo Scienza 23
- 4 Johnny Kenny 22
- 5 Kuryu Matsuki 22
- 6 Jusef Erabi 20
- 7 Callum Lang 19
- 8 Alfie Devine 18
- 9 Ryan Manning 14
- 10 Keven Schlotterbeck 14
- 1 Odeluga Offiah 18
- 2 Léo Leroy 14
- 3 Alfie Devine 12
- 4 Keven Schlotterbeck 11
- 5 Callum Lang 10
- 6 Flynn Downes 10
- 7 James Bree 10
- 8 Andrija Vukcevic 10
- 9 Finn Azaz 10
- 10 Kuryu Matsuki 10
- 1 Finn Azaz 5
- 2 Ryan Manning 3
- 3 Delano Burgzorg 2
- 4 Flynn Downes 2
- 5 Andrija Vukcevic 2
- 6 Léo Scienza 2
- 7 Jordan Thompson 1
- 8 Léo Leroy 1
- 9 James Bree 1
- 10 Kuryu Matsuki 1
- 1 Ryan Manning 29
- 2 Finn Azaz 29
- 3 Alfie Devine 26
- 4 Léo Scienza 18
- 5 Léo Leroy 17
- 6 James Ward-Prowse 14
- 7 Flynn Downes 12
- 8 Andrija Vukcevic 12
- 9 Delano Burgzorg 11
- 10 Jordan Thompson 10
- 1 Keven Schlotterbeck 723
- 2 James Ward-Prowse 629
- 3 Jack Stephens 552
- 4 Daniel Peretz 470
- 5 Flynn Downes 468
- 6 Ryan Manning 460
- 7 James Bree 419
- 8 Finn Azaz 409
- 9 Cameron Bragg 354
- 10 Nathan Wood 334
- 1 Léo Leroy 19
- 2 Léo Scienza 17
- 3 Finn Azaz 11
- 4 Stanley Mills 10
- 5 Cyle Larin 7
- 6 Kuryu Matsuki 7
- 7 Alfie Devine 7
- 8 Jordan Thompson 6
- 9 Flynn Downes 5
- 10 Lewis Dobbin 5
- 1 Jordan Storey 35
- 2 Odeluga Offiah 17
- 3 Flynn Downes 16
- 4 Keven Schlotterbeck 16
- 5 James Ward-Prowse 16
- 6 Andrew Hughes 15
- 7 James Bree 14
- 8 Léo Leroy 13
- 9 Ryan Manning 12
- 10 Harry Clarke 12
Preston North End Southampton
Southampton are the shortest-priced favourites of the Championship round, and they travel to bottom club Preston North End at 3.00pm on Saturday 7 November looking to extend an unbeaten run that already stretches to five games.
We have studied the form and the bet365 markets to land on our two Premium Tips and a full card of predictions, and the numbers make grim reading for the hosts.
Premium Tips
Here are our two favourite Premium Tips for Preston North End vs Southampton, taken at the best prices across our featured bookmakers.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Kuryu Matsuki to score anytime | 27/10 (Ladbrokes) | Kuryu Matsuki has four league goals and has scored in three of Southampton’s last five games from an attacking midfield role. He started the 1-1 draw at West Brom on Tuesday, and with Cyle Larin missing the last three games through injury, more of the scoring burden falls on him. Preston are yet to keep a clean sheet in 14 league games and have conceded 30, the most in the division. At 27/10 with Ladbrokes, Matsuki is a bigger price than his form deserves. |
| Jordan Storey to be carded | 4/1 (bet365) | Preston North End have shipped 30 goals and spend much of every game under pressure, which tends to drag defenders into fouls and mistimed challenges. Jordan Storey is a regular in that back line, and 4/1 about the centre-half seeing a card feels a fair price against the division’s form attack. |
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How Preston North End go into the game
Graham Alexander‘s side prop up the Championship on just five points, with a single win from 14 games and a goal difference of minus 18. They have conceded 30 goals already, the joint-worst record in the division, and are yet to keep a clean sheet all season.
Preston North End were beaten 3-2 at home by Sheffield United last time out, a result that summed up their campaign: competitive in spells but unable to keep the ball out of their net. Four defeats in their last five, the other game a 1-1 home draw with West Bromwich Albion, have left them adrift at the foot of the table.
There have been flickers going forward, with 12 goals scored, but the defensive frailties are the story. Against a Southampton side scoring freely, Preston North End will need a near-perfect afternoon to take anything from this.
How Southampton go into the game
Tonda Eckert‘s Southampton sit sixth on 24 points and arrive in form, unbeaten in their last five and boasting the second-best defensive record in the Championship, having conceded only 14 goals in 14 games.
Southampton drew 1-1 at West Bromwich Albion last time out to extend that unbeaten sequence, which also features a 4-1 home win over Queens Park Rangers and a 3-2 success at West Ham United. On the road they have been solid rather than spectacular, but solid is more than enough against the league’s bottom side.
Cyle Larin‘s seven goals will be missed while he recovers from a hamstring injury, but Kuryu Matsuki and Finn Azaz still give Southampton a threat Preston North End will struggle to contain. A clean sheet and three points look the likeliest outcome.
Preston North End vs Southampton head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/26 | Preston North End | 1-3 | Southampton |
| 01/11/25 | Southampton | 2-0 | Preston North End |
| 16/04/24 | Southampton | 3-0 | Preston North End |
| 25/10/23 | Preston North End | 2-2 | Southampton |
Southampton have dominated this fixture of late, winning three of the last four league meetings and losing none, including a 3-1 victory at Deepdale last May. The only positive for Preston North End was a 2-2 draw back in October 2023, and recent history does nothing to dent the case for the visitors.
Preston North End vs Southampton predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton to win | 7/10 (bet365) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Southampton are unbeaten in five and face a Preston North End side bottom of the table on five points. |
| Both teams to score – No | 11/8 (Sky Bet) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Southampton own the division’s best defence, with just 14 goals conceded in 14 games. |
| Under 2.5 goals | 7/5 (Paddy Power) | ⭐⭐ | Preston North End have failed to score in five of their 14 fixtures this term. |
| Preston North End 0-2 Southampton | 17/2 (bet365) | ⭐⭐ | Preston North End have won just one of seven at home and are yet to keep a clean sheet. |
Preston North End vs Southampton score prediction
This has the makings of a routine away win. Southampton are the form side, carry the division’s second-best defence and face a Preston North End team that cannot stop conceding. We expect the visitors to control the game, take a couple of their chances and see it out with a clean sheet. Score prediction: Preston North End 0-2 Southampton.
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