Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Andy Madley
5 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 5.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Jan Preston North End FC H 4–0 W 21 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–1 W 16 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–2 W 10 Jan Fulham FC A 1–3 L 04 Jan Southampton FC H 4–0 W 01 Jan Derby County FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 0–4 L 20 Jan Hull City AFC H 0–3 L 17 Jan Derby County FC H 0–1 L 09 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 0–1 L 04 Jan Bristol City FC A 2–0 W 01 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–0 W Season Stats
Middlesbrough FC Preston North End FC #5 Position #14 80 Points 60 46 Played 46 22 / 14 / 10 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16 72 Scored 55 47 Conceded 62 +25 GD -7 1.74 PPG 1.30 48% Win % 33% Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this seasonMiddlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Middlesbrough FC0-155/–16-302/331-452/346-601/261-753/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededPreston North End FC0-151/416-303/231-452/–46-602/161-751/176+1/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Middlesbrough FCMorgan Whittaker 14 G 7 A Tommy Conway 13 G 5 A David Strelec 8 G 2 A Preston North End FCLewis Dobbin 10 G 7 A Alfie Devine 8 G 6 A Milutin Osmajic 8 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.
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Lineups
Middlesbrough FC Lineups
Preston North End FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Emil Riis Jakobsen 7 Marcus Tavernier 3 Ched Evans 2 Chuba Akpom 2 Cameron Archer 2 Alan Browne 2 Isaiah Jones 2 Jordan Storey 2 Head to Head
Middlesbrough FC Form
2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-01-21 Stoke City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-10 Fulham FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC W 2026-01-01 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC LPreston North End FC Form
2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-01-20 Preston North End FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L 2026-01-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2026-01-09 Preston North End FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-01-04 Bristol City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-01-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.35 Middlesbrough FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.84 Preston North End FC xGI would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Middlesbrough FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.19Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Middlesbrough FC or Draw 86%Draw or Preston North End FC 34%Middlesbrough FC or Preston North End FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Middlesbrough FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.3%1 – 0 9.3%2 – 1 9.2%1 – 1 8.9%3 – 0 8.6%3 – 1 7.2%0 – 0 5.6%4 – 0 Actual4 – 1 4.3%2 – 2 3.9%1 – 2 3.3%3 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC
Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers -2.5 27% — 73% -2 27% 21% 53% -1.5 47% — 53% -1 47% 22% 30% -0.5 70% — 30% +0.5 89% — 11% +1 89% 8% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet 10% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.