Southampton vs Preston Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Southampton vs Preston Intro
Second half of the season finds both Southampton and Preston pleased with their progress so far in the Championship. Southampton in particular have impressed, sitting amongst the top clubs in the standings. We should be in for a great game at St. Mary’s Stadium. The game is scheduled for Tuesday April 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Russell Martin’s home team come into round 36 fully prepared, in the 4th place on 81 points. The visitors’ coach Ryan Lowe has helped his team to the 10th position and 63 points. We approach the latter stages of the Championship campaign and there’s a 18 points gap between Southampton and Preston, mirroring the difference of 6 positions in the table.
Southampton vs Preston Form
There could be a little improvement but Southampton’s win against Watford made it two in a row and 8 points from the last five games. In the meantime, Preston have struggled a little in the last few games, and losing to Norwich hasn’t brought in any new points, keeping the team at eight in the five rounds. Southampton have really impressed at home so far, taking 10 points from five recent games. Preston have been great when travelling recently, earning 10 points in their last five away matches.
Southampton vs Preston H2H
Southampton have won more games than Preston in previous meetings betweem the two. The hosts of Tuesday’s match are in the lead with 4 – 3. Southampton has an advantage of 3 victories in the six most recent meetings with Preston.
Southampton vs Preston Analysis
Southampton won their last game. Russell Martin’s squad faced Watford. Th match ended with a score of 3-2. Now Russell Martin’s men focus on their next opponents, Preston. Against Watford, Southampton had a ball possession of 62%. In terms of shots on goal, Southampton struck a total of 10 shots in attack while in defence conceding 9 shots. Meanwhile, Preston lost its previous game. Ryan Lowe’s men were facing Norwich. The game ended with a score of 0-1. Against Norwich, Preston had a ball possession of 40%. Often punters look to shots on goal as a true guide of how a team performed. For Preston, a total of 8 shots were taken in attack with 11 shots conceded in the last game.
Southampton vs Preston Odds
As far as the betting odds go, the bookmakers’ favourite is Southampton.
