Preston North End vs Southampton prediction | 7 Nov 2026 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Preston North End Rating: 61.2
H
23%
7 November 2026
Championship
D
28%
Southampton Rating: 70.2
A
49%
Preston North End
Ranking: #356 overall, #46 in England

60.7 → 61.2 (+0.5 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-1 08 Sep Watford (A) 62.5 +1.0
0-1 12 Sep Lincoln City (H) 62.2 -0.3
2-2 19 Sep QPR (A) 61.8 -0.4
0-1 10 Oct Millwall (H) 61.7 -0.1
4-0 13 Oct Birmingham (A) 61.2 -0.5
Southampton
Ranking: #134 overall, #23 in England

70.3 → 70.2 (-0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 08 Sep Swansea City (H) 69.5 -0.2
4-1 12 Sep Bristol City (H) 68.8 -0.7
2-1 19 Sep Wrexham (A) 69.7 +0.9
1-0 11 Oct Portsmouth (H) 69.4 -0.3
0-1 14 Oct Norwich City (A) 70.2 +0.8

Preston North End vs Southampton: by the numbers

There are 222 places between these two in our European rankings, with Southampton the higher, and 23 places between them in England.

Over their last 10 matches Preston North End have moved +0.5 rating points, against -0.1 for Southampton.

Southampton gained 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 2 May 2026.

The best xGtoday rating Preston North End have ever held is 68.9, first set on 9 February 2019.

Southampton first climbed to #23 in our European rankings on 10 August 2020.