Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

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Preston North End FC

Tue 23 Nov 2021 · 19:45 UTC Riverside Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 63' Alan Browne

Y 75' Ched Evans

Y 85' Joshua Earl

Y 90' Daniel Johnson

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)

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

2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
20 Nov	Millwall FC	H	1–1	D
06 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
02 Nov	Luton Town FC	A	1–3	L
30 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	0–2	L
23 Oct	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–1	W
20 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
06 Nov	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–3	L
03 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W
30 Oct	Luton Town FC	H	2–0	W
23 Oct	Blackpool FC	A	0–2	L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Middlesbrough FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alan Browne suffering a number of foals already.
15' Luke Daniels needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Emil Riis Jakobsen is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
33' Paddy McNair doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' 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.
48' Joshua Earl has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
53' The crowd applauds Duncan Watmore as he leaves the pitch. Onel Hernandez steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
54' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ched Evans comes on to replace Sean Maguire.
59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alan Browne.
68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Middlesbrough FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
72' The crowd applauds Alistair McCann as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Johnson steps in for Preston North End FC.
75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ched Evans.
77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ched Evans makes it 1-1.
78' Ched Evans makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Preston North End FC are in front.
81' Goal! Emil Riis Jakobsen scores his 50 goal in 393 matches.
84' Another change for Middlesbrough FC made on 84 minute. Lee Peltier leaves to be changed by Uche Ikpeazu.
85' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Daniel Johnson gets a Yellow card.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Preston North End FC take all three points.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-20 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2021-11-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2021-11-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-10-30 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Birmingham City FC L 2021-10-23 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2021-11-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-20 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-03 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-10-30 Preston North End FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2021-10-23 Blackpool FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.19 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC54% Draw24% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

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	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Preston North End FC

46%

Middlesbrough FC or Preston North End FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC45% Draw40% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.4%

1 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	22%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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