Southampton vs Preston North End prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Southampton vs Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton

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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.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Southampton148422914+1528WDWWD
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Southampton 4, draws 2, Preston North End 4.

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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