Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

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Wed 13 Mar 2019 · 19:45 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 55' Ben Pearson

Daniel Ayala 61' R

Y 90' Andrew Hughes

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Referee Billy Smallwood
Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee Keith Stroud

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
09 Mar	Brentford FC	H	1–2	L
02 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–0	D
23 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–0	W
17 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
09 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–0	W
02 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
23 Feb	Millwall FC	A	3–1	W
16 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–0	D
13 Feb	Norwich City FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Preston North End FC
#2	Position	#24
29	Points	8
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
30	Scored	13
19	Conceded	30
+11	GD	-17
1.93	PPG	0.53
53%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Middlesbrough FC have kicked off against Preston North End FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' With 2 assists to his name this season, Lewis Wing is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 398 games and scored 498 goals.
15' It’s high time Tony Pulis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
22' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Alan Browne is withdrawn and Joe Rafferty gets his opportunity.
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' Goal! Ashley Fletcher scores his 34 goal in 398 matches.
37' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
46' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Joshua Earl is withdrawn and Brandon Barker gets his opportunity.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' Poor challenge from Ben Pearson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
60' Brandon Barker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' Daniel Ayala has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 61.
63' A stunning finish from Paul Gallagher — that came from absolutely nowhere!
64' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dael Fry is hanging Ashley Fletcher on the field on 64 minute.
69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alan Browne, as he is very good at scoring at Riverside Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Middlesbrough FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
75' The whistle greets Paul Gallagher as he departs to be replaced by Jayden Stockley.
77' The whistle greets Muhamed Besic as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Hugill.
81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jayden Stockley makes it 1-2.
85' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 85 minute. John Obi Mikel leaves to be changed by Marcus Tavernier.
90' Poor challenge from Andrew Hughes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
45
Lukas Nmecha
11
Daniel Johnson
24
Sean Maguire
8
Alan Browne ↓ Joe Rafferty 22'
4
Ben Pearson
1
Declan Rudd
12
Paul Gallagher C ↓ Jayden Stockley 75'
6
Ben Davies
3
Joshua Earl ↓ Brandon Barker 46'

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	7
Marcus Tavernier	3
Chuba Akpom	2
Cameron Archer	2
Alan Browne	2
Isaiah Jones	2
Jordan Storey	2
Ched Evans	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.06 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.2 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC49% Draw25% Preston North End FC26%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Preston North End FC

51%

Middlesbrough FC or Preston North End FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC41% Draw41% Preston North End FC18%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

Preston North End FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Clean Sheet