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

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Wed 1 Jan 2020 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 64' Adam Clayton

Y 66' Marvin Johnson

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

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Mark Jones
Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee John Brooks

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
29 Dec	Reading FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	0–0	D
14 Dec	Luton Town FC	H	2–1	W
10 Dec	Fulham FC	H	2–1	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	2–0	W
29 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
20 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–3	L
10 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Middlesbrough FC
#14	Position	#5
60	Points	80
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	22 / 14 / 10
55	Scored	72
62	Conceded	47
-7	GD	+25
1.30	PPG	1.74
33%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Middlesbrough FC — let the battle begin!
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Middlesbrough FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' England international Lewis Wing has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
34' Paddy McNair gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Daniel Ayala and will look to change the dynamic.
39' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' Goal! Rudy Gestede scores his 7 goal in 383 matches.
45' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' The supporters are chanting for Paul Huntington. He replaces Patrick Bauer on 46 minute.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
58' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Alan Browne exits the field as Jayden Stockley enters on 58.
62' What an equalizer from Ben Davies!
64' Adam Clayton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
65' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. David Nugent is replaced by Joshua Harrop on 65 minute.
66' Marvin Johnson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
70' A change in the Middlesbrough FC ranks — Djed Spence exits the field as Hayden Coulson enters on 70.
75' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
80' Tom Barkhuizen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
85' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Marcus Tavernier has done his job and it is now time for Lewis Wing to step up.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Middlesbrough FC players.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Woodgate

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

Preston North End FC Form

2020-01-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–2 Reading FC L 2019-12-26 Leeds United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2019-12-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2019-12-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Fulham FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2020-01-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-12-20 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-12-14 Swansea City AFC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-12-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.97 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC26% Draw29% Middlesbrough FC45%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Preston North End FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC18% Draw48% Middlesbrough FC34%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

11.5%

0 – 0

10%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

1 – 0

6.7%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

4.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	23%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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