Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Preston North End FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 7 May 2022 · 11:30 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Luke Daniels
Sepp van den Berg 45' Y
Y 45' Paddy McNair
Daniel Johnson 45' Y
Alistair McCann 56' Y
Y 58' Anfernee Dijksteel
Y 66' Dael Fry
Y 72' Isaiah Jones
R 73' Paddy McNair
Y 84' Matty Crooks

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

7
4
5
Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-07 Preston North End FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Middlesbrough FC H 4–1 W
30 Apr Barnsley FC A 3–1 W
25 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–4 L
19 Apr Fulham FC A 0–3 L
15 Apr Millwall FC H 1–1 D
09 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Preston North End FC A 1–4 L
30 Apr Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
27 Apr Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
23 Apr Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
18 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–2 L
15 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Middlesbrough FC
#23 Position #3
4 Points 15
8 Played 8
1 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 1
8 Scored 16
15 Conceded 12
-7 GD +4
0.50 PPG 1.88
13% Win % 50%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G
Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Deepdale!
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 388 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 20' Liam Lindsay is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 24' Alan Browne has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' Middlesbrough 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.
  • 35' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Johnson gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Middlesbrough FC player. Luke Daniels gets a Yellow card.
  • 49' GOAL! Marcus Tavernier fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 53' The Denmark forward Emil Riis Jakobsen breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 3-1!
  • 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alistair McCann on 56.
  • 58' The referee shows Middlesbrough FC player a Yellow card on 58.
  • 62' Middlesbrough FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Coburn is hanging Duncan Watmore on the field on 62 minute.
  • 66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dael Fry on 66 minutes.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Aaron Connolly on, Anfernee Dijksteel off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' Isaiah Jones catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' Paddy McNair picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Magnificent from Emil Riis Jakobsen! That is 43 goals in 383 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 79' Duncan Watmore needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Bambo Diaby by Paul Huntington on 80 minute.
  • 82' Preston North End FC make a change. Emil Riis Jakobsen trudges off to be replaced by Mikey O'Neill on 82 minutes.
  • 84' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' Ryan Ledson gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Ben Whiteman and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-05-07 Preston North End FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC 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

Preston North End FC Form

2022-05-07 Preston North End FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-04-30 Barnsley FC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-04-19 Fulham FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2022-04-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2022-04-09 Preston North End FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-05-07 Preston North End FC 4–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-04-30 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-04-27 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2022-04-23 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-04-18 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-04-15 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.67 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC40% Draw24% Middlesbrough FC36%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
60%
Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC27% Draw40% Middlesbrough FC33%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 1
4.8%
2 – 3
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
3 – 1
4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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