Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Middlesbrough FC

2 – 0

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Preston North End FC

Tue 16 Mar 2021 · 19:00 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

R 36' Alan Browne

Y 62' Brad Potts

Darnell Fisher 66' Y

Overview

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

Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Haines
Referee Michael George
Referee Oliver Langford
Referee Jonathan Hunt

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2020-12-09 Preston North End FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC 2020-01-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 2019-10-01 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Preston North End FC	H	2–0	W
13 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–0	W
06 Mar	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
02 Mar	Coventry City FC	A	2–1	W
27 Feb	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
23 Feb	Bristol City FC	H	1–3	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
13 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
06 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Millwall FC	A	1–2	L
27 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	3–0	W
24 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Preston North End FC
#3	Position	#23
15	Points	4
8	Played	8
4 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
16	Scored	8
12	Conceded	15
+4	GD	-7
1.88	PPG	0.50
50%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/3

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear

6 G

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
5' A quiet spell here at Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Northern Ireland international Paddy McNair has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Darnell Fisher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
22' A stunning finish from Jordan Storey — that came from absolutely nowhere!
27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Liam Lindsay is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
32' It is a cagey affair so far. Middlesbrough FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
36' Alan Browne is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
41' Grant Hall has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Sam Morsy exits the field as Marcus Tavernier enters on 46.
51' The deadlock is broken! Marcus Tavernier gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
55' Daniel Johnson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paul Gallagher at the 55 minute mark.
58' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Paddy McNair by George Saville on 58 minute.
62' Brad Potts catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
62' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Marvin Johnson comes on to replace Yannick Bolasie.
63' Middlesbrough FC make a change. Chuba Akpom trudges off to be replaced by Ashley Fletcher on 63 minutes.
66' Darnell Fisher catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
68' Ben Whiteman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ched Evans on 68 minute.
73' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
78' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Liam Lindsay by Joe Rafferty on 78 minute.
83' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Neeskens Kebano has done his job and it is now time for Nathaniel Mendez-Laing to step up.
88' Sam Morsy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 88 cards already picked up this season.
Preston North End FC will have plenty to reflect on. Middlesbrough FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Marcus Bettinelli
21
Neeskens Kebano ↓ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 83'
20
Darnell Fisher
4
Grant Hall
17
Paddy McNair ↓ George Saville 58'
6
Dael Fry
16
Jonathan Howson C
14
Yannick Bolasie ↓ Marvin Johnson 62'
27
Marc Bola
5
Sam Morsy ↓ Marcus Tavernier 46'
10
Chuba Akpom ↓ Ashley Fletcher 63'

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay ↓ Joe Rafferty 78'
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 55'
8
Alan Browne C
12
Paul Gallagher ↓ Daniel Johnson 55'
26
Ched Evans ↓ Ben Whiteman 68'
22
Daniel Iversen
2
Sepp van den Berg
31
Scott Sinclair ↓ Jayson Molumby 46'

Bench

11
Daniel Johnson ↑ 55'
24
Sean Maguire
23
Paul Huntington
17
Ben Whiteman ↑ 68'
15
Joe Rafferty ↑ 78'
25
Connor Ripley
21
Jayson Molumby ↑ 46'
42
Anthony Gordon
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 55'

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

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2021-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Stoke City FC W 2021-03-06 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-03-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2021-02-27 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-02-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2021-03-16 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D 2021-03-02 Millwall FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-27 Preston North End FC 3–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-02-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.3 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC64% Draw21% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Preston North End FC

36%

Middlesbrough FC or Preston North End FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC49% Draw39% Preston North End FC12%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

9.1%

3 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

5.6%

4 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	20%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	22%	32%
-0.5	68%	—	32%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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