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Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Middlesbrough FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 1 Oct 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 65' Ben Pearson
Adam Clayton 86' Y
Y 90' Darnell Fisher
Ashley Fletcher 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Shaun Hudson
  • Referee Philip Dermott

Standings

# 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

5
4
7
Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
28 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–4 L
21 Sep Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L
14 Sep Reading FC H 1–0 W
31 Aug Bristol City FC A 2–2 D
24 Aug Millwall FC H 1–1 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Bristol City FC H 3–3 D
21 Sep Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
14 Sep Brentford FC H 2–0 W
31 Aug Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
24 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 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 history

Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Middlesbrough FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Middlesbrough FC have won 467 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jonathan Woodgate will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Goal! Joshua Harrop scores his 5 goal in 378 matches.
  • 42' The England Darnell Fisher breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 0-2!
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' David Nugent has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua Harrop on 56 minute.
  • 61' Paddy McNair, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Ben Pearson is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 75' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Britt Assombalonga exits the field as Marvin Johnson enters on 80.
  • 81' Preston North End FC make a change. Daniel Johnson trudges off to be replaced by Paul Gallagher on 81 minutes.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adam Clayton.
  • 90' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

2019-10-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2019-10-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-09-28 Middlesbrough FC 1–4 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-09-21 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2019-08-31 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Millwall FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2019-10-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-09-28 Preston North End FC 3–3 Bristol City FC D 2019-09-21 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2019-09-14 Preston North End FC 2–0 Brentford FC W 2019-08-31 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-08-24 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.4 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Preston North End FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC40% Draw29% Preston North End FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Preston North End FC
60%
Middlesbrough FC or Preston North End FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC30% Draw48% Preston North End FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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