PRESTONNORTHENDVSOUTHAMPTON

Match insight

Preston North End and Southampton aren't close on the table right now, and that gap shows up everywhere from points to form. Southampton currently sit 17 places and 12 points above Preston North End in the table — 7th against 24th. Preston North End have taken 1 point from their last 5, against 12 for Southampton over the same stretch. Southampton's underlying rating suggests a stronger side than the actual table currently shows — about 6 places off where our metrics alone would put them.