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

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Championship · 2020-21

Preston North End FC

3 – 0

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Middlesbrough FC

Wed 9 Dec 2020 · 19:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'

Y 22' Jonathan Howson

Overview

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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 Oliver Yates
Referee Andy Madley
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Eddie Smart

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

2020-12-09 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 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	3–0	W
05 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
01 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	A	3–2	W
28 Nov	Watford FC	A	1–4	L
24 Nov	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–3	L
21 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–0	W

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	0–3	L
05 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
02 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
28 Nov	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–3	L
25 Nov	Derby County FC	H	3–0	W
21 Nov	Norwich City FC	H	0–1	L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC has kicked off!
5' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' George Saville needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Neil Warnock will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
22' Jonathan Howson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 22.
27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Darnell Fisher made 378 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
57' Middlesbrough FC have won 467 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' Goal! Andrew Hughes scores his 12 goal in 378 matches.
64' Fresh legs for Middlesbrough FC! Marcus Tavernier comes on to replace Jonathan Howson.
67' The crowd applauds Duncan Watmore as he leaves the pitch. Chuba Akpom steps in for Middlesbrough FC.
72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
74' Sean Maguire is replacing Tom Barkhuizen for the Preston North End FC side.
75' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Alan Browne is withdrawn and Tom Bayliss gets his opportunity.
79' Jayden Stockley makes way for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Scott Sinclair makes it 2-0.
81' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. George Saville is replaced by Patrick Roberts on 81 minute.
83' Emil Riis Jakobsen doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
88' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes ↓ Joshua Earl 74'
18
Ryan Ledson
2
Darnell Fisher
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↓ Sean Maguire 74'
23
Paul Huntington
8
Alan Browne C ↓ Tom Bayliss 75'
1
Declan Rudd
6
Ben Davies
20
Jayden Stockley ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 79'
31
Scott Sinclair

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Duncan Watmore ↓ Chuba Akpom 67'
1
Marcus Bettinelli
3
Marvin Johnson
17
Paddy McNair
6
Dael Fry
16
Jonathan Howson ↓ Marcus Tavernier 64'
9
Britt Assombalonga C
22
George Saville ↓ Patrick Roberts 81'
29
Djed Spence
27
Marc Bola
5
Sam Morsy

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2020-12-09 Preston North End FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2020-12-05 Preston North End FC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2020-12-09 Preston North End FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-12-05 Stoke City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-12-02 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2020-11-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2020-11-25 Middlesbrough FC 3–0 Derby County FC W 2020-11-21 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.48 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC46% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC28%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

54%

Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC30% Draw47% Middlesbrough FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

8.7%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 0

8.5%

1 – 2

7.2%

0 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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