📊 FORM COMPARISON

Last 5 matches · all competitions

L5 L10 SEASON

PRESTON

FORM · 7 PTS

W L L W D

25 Apr W 3–2 vs Sheffield Utd (A)

22 Apr L 1–2 vs Birmingham (A)

18 Apr L 0–2 vs West Brom (H)

11 Apr W 2–1 vs Charlton (A)

06 Apr D 1–1 vs QPR (H)

7

SCORED

8

CONCEDED

-1

GOAL DIFF

SOUTHAMPTON

FORM · 11 PTS ⚡ HOT

D D W W W

28 Apr D 2–2 vs Ipswich (H)

21 Apr D 2–2 vs Bristol City (H)

18 Apr W 2–1 vs Swansea (A)

14 Apr W 3–0 vs Blackburn (H)

11 Apr W 2–1 vs Derby (H)

11

SCORED

6

CONCEDED

+5

GOAL DIFF

📈 SEASON STATS COMPARED

Across 44 matches · Championship 2025/26

1.16

⚡ GOALS PER MATCH

1.75

Southampton generates ~34% more than opponent

1.30

GOALS CONCEDED / MATCH

1.20

14

WINS THIS SEASON

21

9

CLEAN SHEETS

11

51

GOALS FOR (TOTAL)

77

57

GOALS AGAINST (TOTAL)

53

⚽ PROBABLE STARTING XI

Pitch view · Drops T-1H before kick-off

⏱ AWAITING RELEASE

⏱

PROBABLE LINEUPS

Official starting XI is released by clubs typically 1 hour before kick-off. Probable XI based on last 5 lineups + injury reports will appear here when available.

EXPECTED KEY MEN

PRESTON

SOUTHAMPTON

· Finn Azaz

· A. Armstrong

⭐ KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH

In-form, dangerous men, top of their game

⚡ IN-FORM

FINN AZAZ

Southampton · 10 goals · 7 assists

40 apps · 74 min/app

⭐ CAPTAIN

A. ARMSTRONG

Southampton · 11 goals · 4 assists

29 apps · 70 min/app

🏟 STADIUM & CONDITIONS

Deepdale · Preston

CAPACITY

23,408

Sold out expected

WEATHER

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Forecast pending

Live forecast at T-3H

PITCH

grass

105 × 68m standard

FACTORS

Standard

Deepdale Road

🟨 REFEREE PROFILE

Match official to be announced

?

Match official has not been confirmed yet. Profile and tendencies (matches officiated, yellow/red rate, foul tolerance) will appear here once the federation announces the appointment — typically 2-3 days before kick-off.

⚔ RECENT MEETINGS

No prior meetings in our records

⚔

No finished PRESTON vs SOUTHAMPTON matches in our database. This may be their first meeting, or historical fixtures haven't been backfilled yet.

No prior meetings in our records

H2H data appears once they've met in a finished match.

PROJECTED IMPACT Pre-match · scenario projection

PRESTON #12

Currently 60 pts · rank #12

SOUTHAMPTON #5

Currently 77 pts · rank #5

Promotion Playoffs

LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →

FULL TABLE TOP 4 (UCL) EUROPA / CONF RELEGATION

#	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	FORM
1	Coventry	45	27	11	7	+48	92	W W D D D
2	Ipswich	45	22	15	8	+30	81	D D W D L
3	Millwall	45	23	11	11	+13	80	D W W D L
4	Middlesbrough	45	22	13	10	+25	79	W W D L D
5	Southampton	45	21	14	10	+24	77	D D W W W
6	Wrexham	45	19	13	13	+4	70	L W W L L
7	Hull City	45	20	10	15	+3	70	L D D L D
8	Derby	45	20	9	16	+9	69	W L W L W
9	Norwich	45	19	8	18	+8	65	D W W L W
10	Birmingham	45	17	12	16	+1	63	W W D W L
11	Swansea	45	17	10	18	-4	61	D W L W D
12	Preston	45	15	15	15	-5	60	W L L W D
13	Bristol City	45	16	11	18	-2	59	L D L D W
14	QPR	45	16	10	19	-9	58	L L L D D
15	Sheffield Utd	45	17	6	22	-1	57	L L W W L
16	Watford	45	14	15	16	-8	57	L L L L D
17	Stoke City	45	15	10	20	-3	55	L L L D L
18	Portsmouth	45	14	12	19	-15	54	W L W W W
19	Charlton	45	13	14	18	-12	53	W L D L D
20	Blackburn	45	13	13	19	-13	52	W D L D D
21	West Brom	45	13	14	18	-9	51	D W W D D
22	Oxford United	45	11	14	20	-12	47	W L L W D
23	Leicester	45	11	16	18	-11	43	D D L L D
24	Sheffield Wednesday	45	1	12	32	-61	-3	L L D D D

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