Pick of the stats: Preston North End v Southampton
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After falling short in the race for automatic promotion, Southampton head to Preston for the Championship season finale on Saturday (12:30 BST) in a game which will determine their play-off position.
Saints are unbeaten in 18 league games, though Ipswich's late equaliser at St Mary's means they can only finish between third and fifth, depending how Millwall and Middlesbrough fare on the final day.
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Despite having been firmly in the play-off picture themselves until the final third of the season, Preston are on-course for a familiar mid-table position, sitting 12th after Saturday's 3-2 win at Sheffield United.
- After their 2-0 win in November, Preston could complete their fourth ever league double over Southampton, after 1933-34, 1963-64, and 2007-08.
- Although Southampton have only won one of their past 11 league visits to Preston (D5 L5), they are unbeaten in the last two (W1 D1).
- Preston have only won their final league game in three of the past 14 seasons (D4 L7), most recently against Middlesbrough in 2021-22 (4-1).
- Southampton have won their final league game in seven of their past eight seasons outside of the Premier League, losing the other 3-1 to Nottingham Forest in 2008-09.
- Southampton have won six of their past seven away league games (D1), including the last three in a row. The Saints haven't won four on the bounce on the road since January 2020.