Ace Football previews the Championship round 15 match between Preston and Southampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Southampton come to Deepdale for the Championship match on Saturday, Preston will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Preston are number 24 in the table on five points after 14 matches. Southampton rank as number 6 with 24 points after 14 matches played.
Form: Preston vs Southampton
Preston Form
A single point is all Preston can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich, before getting trounced 2-0 against Stoke while Sheffield United won 2-3. Preston only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Deepdale in the Championship. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.
Southampton Form
In their three most recent outings, Southampton won 2-3 and 4-1 against West Ham and Queens Park Rangers, before drawing 1-1 against West Bromwich. Southampton won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and eight scored.
Betting stats for Preston and Southampton
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Preston and Southampton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Preston have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 6 of the last 8 home matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Southampton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Preston vs Southampton
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Andrew Hughes will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Southampton hope Kuryu Matsuki can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Preston vs Southampton
Full-time result
Preston won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing two. They lost seven at Deepdale in this run of matches. Southampton won five of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing three and losing two. Southampton didn’t lose any of their 6 most recent games. Southampton have not lost to Preston in 4 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Preston scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Southampton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Southampton should be able to score at least once on Saturday as Preston failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Southampton managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Preston have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Southampton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Southampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Preston conceded a goal in their last 29 matches.
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