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

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Championship · 2019-20

Preston North End FC

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Middlesbrough FC

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

Y 64' Adam Clayton

Y 66' Marvin Johnson

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Referee Mark Jones
Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee John Brooks

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

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
#24	Position	#2
8	Points	29
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 2
13	Scored	30
30	Conceded	19
-17	GD	+11
0.53	PPG	1.93
13%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Deepdale Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC.
5' A quiet spell here at Deepdale Stadium. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Middlesbrough FC's compact .
25' Declan Rudd, a England , has 6 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
34' The whistle greets Daniel Ayala as he departs to be replaced by Paddy McNair.
39' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Rudy Gestede has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
46' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 46 minute. Patrick Bauer leaves to be changed by Paul Huntington.
51' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
56' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
58' Jayden Stockley is replacing Alan Browne for the Preston North End FC side.
62' Ben Davies does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
64' The referee calls foul for Adam Clayton. He receives a Yellow card.
65' Joshua Harrop is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Nugent at the 65 minute mark.
66' Marvin Johnson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
70' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Djed Spence departs to be replaced by Hayden Coulson.
75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
80' It’s high time Jonathan Woodgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
85' Dael Fry is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
90' The crowd applauds Marcus Tavernier as he leaves the pitch. Lewis Wing steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Preston North End FC 0-2 Middlesbrough FC.

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
Cameron Archer	2
Alan Browne	2
Isaiah Jones	2
Jordan Storey	2
Ched Evans	2
Chuba Akpom	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

2 / 4

0.86 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC to win 56% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC20% Draw24% Middlesbrough FC56%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

44%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

80%

Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC12% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC46%

Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

10.5%

1 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 3

7.6%

0 – 0

1 – 3

6.6%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 4

2 – 1

3.9%

1 – 0

3.8%

1 – 4

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	9%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	36%	—	64%
+1	36%	23%	41%
+1.5	59%	—	41%
+2	59%	20%	21%
+2.5	79%	—	21%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

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