Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Middlesbrough FC

4 – 0

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Preston North End FC

Sat 24 Jan 2026 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

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

2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

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

Preston North End FC

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
#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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Middlesbrough FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Middlesbrough FC 4-0 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Preston 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 accuracy

3 / 4

2.89 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC71% Draw17% Preston North End FC12%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Preston North End FC

29%

Middlesbrough FC or Preston North End FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC58% Draw33% Preston North End FC9%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.7%

3 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.9%

1 – 0

6.6%

1 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

5.7%

5 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

5 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	37%	—	63%
-2	37%	21%	42%
-1.5	58%	—	42%
-1	58%	19%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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