Ace Football previews the Championship round 46 match between Preston and Southampton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Southampton go up against Preston on Saturday for a Championship meeting at Deepdale.
Form: Preston vs Southampton
Preston Form
In their last three games, Preston lost 0-2 against West Bromwich, got defeated 2-1 by Birmingham before winning 2-3 against Sheffield United. Preston just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Deepdale. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.
Southampton Form
Southampton have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Bristol City, they gained a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Manchester City, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 2-2 draw with Ipswich. Southampton recorded no less than five in their previous six Championship away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 17 themselves while allowing eight goals against.
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.
- In 5 of the last 7 Preston matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Southampton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Southampton have won 6 of the last 7 away matches in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Southampton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Southampton have won 5 of the last 6 away matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Preston vs Southampton
Look no further than Brad Potts, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Preston in the Championship, while Cyle Larin managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Southampton in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Preston vs Southampton
Full-time result
Preston won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Deepdale. They drew two and lost six as well, while Southampton won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost one. Southampton are on a serious roll of now 18 matches without defeat. Southampton have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 8 matches now without losing. Southampton have not lost to Preston in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Preston only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Southampton scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive away games Southampton played. Southampton will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Saturday with Preston managing a measly zero clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Preston have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Southampton.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Preston, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Southampton. They performed an average of 2.2 goals in these. Astonishingly, Preston conceded a goal in their last 14 matches. Southampton scored at least one goal in their last 19 matches.
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