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Southampton vs Preston: result 0-2 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 13Kick-off on November 1, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire

Southampton
0-2
Preston

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What was the result of Southampton vs Preston?

Preston won 0-2 on November 1, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 38′L. DobbinPreston
  • 90′M. Frøkjær-JensenPreston

Official lineup for Southampton vs Preston

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Southampton

3-4-3
  1. 13Léo Scienza
  2. 9A. Armstrong
  3. 10F. Azaz
  1. 3R. Manning
  2. 20C. Jander
  3. 4F. Downes
  4. 2M. Roerslev
  1. 6T. Harwood-Bellis
  2. 15N. Wood-Gordon
  3. 12R. Edwards
  1. 1A. McCarthy

Preston

3-5-2
  1. 28M. Osmajić
  2. 17L. Dobbin
  1. 26T. Small
  2. 5H. Armstrong
  3. 4B. Whiteman
  4. 21A. Devine
  5. 42O. Offiah
  1. 16A. Hughes
  2. 6L. Lindsay
  3. 14J. Storey
  1. 1D. Iversen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Southampton have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Preston have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 25, 2025Blackburn(away)1-2Championship
Oct 21, 2025Bristol City(away)1-3Championship
Oct 18, 2025Swansea(home)0-0Championship
Oct 4, 2025Derby(away)1-1Championship
Sep 30, 2025Sheffield Utd(away)2-1Championship
Preston
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 24, 2025Sheffield Utd(home)3-2Championship
Oct 21, 2025Birmingham(home)0-1Championship
Oct 18, 2025West Brom(away)1-2Championship
Oct 4, 2025Charlton(home)2-0Championship
Sep 30, 2025Hull City(away)2-2Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Southampton wins, 1 draw, 0 Preston wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 16, 2024Southampton 3-0 PrestonChampionship
Oct 25, 2023Preston 2-2 SouthamptonChampionship
Sep 21, 2011Southampton 2-1 PrestonLeague Cup

Last archived meeting: Southampton vs Preston on Apr 16, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Southampton score 1.2 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.2 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Southampton1.21.3411/159/15
Preston1.21.157/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Southampton sit 7th in Championship (16 points from 10 matches) and Preston sit 24th (4 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Southampton10622211016
24Preston101188204

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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