Southampton vs Preston North End prediction | 30 Jan 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Southampton Rating: 70.2
H
63%
30 January 2027
Championship
D
23%
Preston North End Rating: 61.2
A
14%
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
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 vs Preston North End: 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.

Last time these teams played, on 2 May 2026, Preston North End lost 0.2 rating points.

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

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