Preston face Southampton at Deepdale in round 15 of the Championship. Southampton are the clear favourite, with a 56% chance of winning according to the odds bookmakers offered on this match.
Current Form - Preston
Preston are 24th on five points after 14 matches, with a 1-2-11 record and a 12-30 goal tally. Their last league match ended in a 2-3 home loss to Sheffield Utd, while their last five matches brought one draw and four losses. Preston have gone nine matches without a win. They scored 0.8 goals per match in that recent window, compared with 0.9 across the season, and conceded 2.8 per match against a season figure of 2.1. Their expected goals stand at 1.18 against a league average of 1.44, while their expected goals conceded are 1.62.
Current Form - Southampton
Southampton sit seventh on 24 points after 14 matches, with 29 goals scored and 14 conceded. Their last league match was a 1-1 draw away to West Brom, and their last five matches produced three wins and two draws. Southampton have gone six matches without losing. Their recent scoring rate is 1.8 goals per match, compared with 2.1 for the season, while their recent concession rate is 0.8 against a season figure of 1.0. Their expected goals are 1.72, above the league average of 1.44, and their expected goals conceded are 1.37.
Head-to-Head Record
Southampton were unbeaten in their last three meetings away at Preston, two wins and one draw. Across their last five meetings, Preston recorded one win, one draw and three losses, with an average of 3.4 goals per match. Southampton won the most recent meeting 3-1 at Preston last season.
Key Players to Watch and Missing Players
Preston’s listed contributors include midfielder Alfie Devine, with one goal and one assist, defender Andrew Hughes, with one goal, and defender Andrija Vukcevic, with two assists. Leo Leroy is unavailable after yellow cards despite recording one goal and one assist this season. Harry Clarke, Lewis Gibson and Liam Gibbs are also unavailable; Clarke has a knee injury and Gibbs a muscle injury.
Southampton’s listed contributors are midfielder Kuryu Matsuki, with four goals and one assist, defender Ryan Manning, with one goal and three assists, and midfielder Finn Azaz, with three goals and five assists. Cyle Larin, who has a hamstring injury, is a doubt, as is Caspar Jander.
Key Numbers
↔️ Shots on target: Preston 2.4 per match vs Southampton 4.8 per match
Preston
➖ Shot accuracy: 21% (worst in the league, league average 31%)
➖ Touches in opposition box: 18.3 per match (3rd worst, league average 23.8)
➖ Shots on target conceded: 5.1 per match (5th worst, league average 4.3)
Southampton
➕ Big chances: 3.3 per match (3rd best, league average 2.3)
➕ Through passes: 1.6 per match (3rd best, league average 0.8)
➖ Errors leading to shot: 0.86 per match (worst in the league, league average 0.47)
Match Notes
Cameron Bragg has received three yellow cards in five appearances across Southampton’s last 10 matches. Lewis Dobbin is at Southampton after arriving directly from Preston; he made 39 appearances and scored 10 goals for Preston across one season.
Betting Insights
The odds give 60% to over 2.5 goals and 59% to both teams scoring.
Goals implied by the odds: 3.1
These figures come from the odds bookmakers offered on this match, read two days before kickoff.
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