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Southampton vs Preston Match Preview and Prediction
Southampton vs Preston: Southampton wants another win after beating Birmingham City 3-4 in the Championship. That game, Southampton had 78% possession and four of 25 shots were on target.
Southampton scored through Adam Armstrong (18′), David Brooks (55′), Ché Adams (59′), and Joe Aribo (96′). City’s opponents had 13 shots, 3 on target. Birmingham City scored with Koji Miyoshi (2′), Jay Stansfield (41′), and Juninho Bacuna (77′).
Southampton has not maintained a clean sheet very frequently lately. They will be concerned about Southampton’s performance, as they have conceded 11 goals in five of their last six games while failing to stop opponents from scoring.
Preston North End and Hull City drew 0-0 in their previous Championship encounter. Preston North End had 43% possession in that game and none of their 16 shots on goal were on target. None of Hull City’s fifteen attempts on goal were on target.
Over their last six games, Preston North End have scored 13 goals. Preston North End have scored in all of them. Those games saw six own-goal goals. Check if this tendency continues.North End had won their last three away league games before this one.
Southampton vs Preston: Betting Analysis
Southampton has won three of their latest head-to-head matches since October 2, 2007, while Preston North End has won two. The number of ties counts as one match. Those matchups had 23 goals, averaging 3.83 per game.
There was a prior league meeting between the two teams, which took place on Championship match day 13 on October 25, 2023, and it ended with Preston North End and Southampton drawing 2-2.
Preston North End had 28% possession and 12 shots, two on target. Following an own goal by Ched Evans in the 96th minute, Milutin Osmajić scored in the 52nd minute and Brad Potts scored in the 55th minute.Two of Southampton’s 12 efforts were on target. Walker-Peters scored in the 33rd minute. Referee: Jeremy Simpson.
Southampton vs Preston: Head-to-Head
Who will win the match between Southampton and Preston?
When Southampton plays Preston North End, we think they will score at least once since they will probably have a hard time finding the back of the net. As a result, we expect Southampton to win after the game is over.
Our Prediction: Home Win
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What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the full-time result betting odds, you can get 1.44 if you bet on Southampton, 4.78 if you bet on the draw, and 7.1 if you bet on Preston North End to win. These returns are the best available at this time.
