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Match preview · Championship

Preston North End – Southampton

Preston North End Home 24th in Championship
1.41
Southampton Away 2nd in Championship
1.71 Projected xG
Preston North End
29%
Fair 3.41
Draw
28%
Fair 3.62
Southampton
43%
Fair 2.32

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Data coverage · full
  • Preston North End 20/20
  • Southampton 20/20
  • Model updated 30 October, 06:30
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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
Preston North End xG 0.96 xGA 1.75
  • L 0.58 created, 0.66 conceded against Lincoln City
  • D 1.50 created, 2.54 conceded against Queens Park Rangers
  • L 0.65 created, 1.09 conceded against Millwall
  • L 0.49 created, 2.24 conceded against Birmingham City
  • L 0.72 created, 1.86 conceded against Wrexham
  • D 1.79 created, 2.08 conceded against West Bromwich Albion
Southampton xG 1.81 xGA 1.30
  • W 1.71 created, 2.24 conceded against Bristol City
  • L 2.08 created, 0.54 conceded against Wrexham
  • W 1.28 created, 1.18 conceded against Portsmouth
  • W 2.34 created, 1.07 conceded against Norwich City
  • D 1.87 created, 1.22 conceded against Bolton Wanderers
  • W 1.55 created, 1.52 conceded against West Ham United

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals
3.11
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Both teams to score
68%
Southampton 2+ goals
53%
Southampton clean sheet
22%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

1:1
12.9%
1:2
10.5%
2:1
8.5%

Why the model favours Southampton

Southampton's attack and recent form carry the lean; its defence does not back it.

Attack
Favours Southampton
3rd vs 24th
Southampton attack v Preston North End defence
Defence
Favours Preston North End
13th vs 12th
Southampton defence v Preston North End attack
Recent xG form
Favours Southampton
+0.51 vs -0.79
xGD per match, last 6
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Preston North End and Southampton compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Preston North End Southampton
xG / match 1.28 · 16th (better) 1.81 · 4th
xGA / match 1.51 · 15th (better) 1.33 · 10th
xGD / match -0.23 · 16th (better) +0.48 · 5th
xPts / match 1.19 · 16th (better) 1.70 · 5th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.79 (better) +0.51

Head to head

Preston North End 1 Draws 0 Southampton 1

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What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

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