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

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Championship · 2021-22

Preston North End FC

4 – 1

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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

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

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC is underway.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ryan Lowe might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Middlesbrough FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Sepp van den Berg has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 244 appearances.
20' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alan Browne on 24.
29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
34' 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.
35' Daniel Johnson does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Wilder will be considering his options from the bench.
45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luke Daniels.
49' What composure from Marcus Tavernier! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
53' Emil Riis Jakobsen does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alistair McCann.
58' A moment of madness from Anfernee Dijksteel on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
62' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Duncan Watmore has done his job and it is now time for Josh Coburn to step up.
66' Middlesbrough FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
66' A tactical swap from Middlesbrough FC — Aaron Connolly on, Anfernee Dijksteel off on 66 minutes.
71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
72' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
73' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
74' Emil Riis Jakobsen makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Preston North End FC are in front.
79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
80' Paul Huntington has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bambo Diaby on 80 minute.
82' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Emil Riis Jakobsen is replaced by Mikey O'Neill on 82 minute.
84' Poor challenge from Matty Crooks. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' Preston North End FC make a change. Ben Whiteman trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Ledson on 86 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
11
Daniel Johnson
8
Alan Browne
4
Ben Whiteman ↓ Ryan Ledson 86'
12
Daniel Iversen
2
Sepp van den Berg
13
Alistair McCann
41
Bambo Diaby ↓ Paul Huntington 80'
21
Cameron Archer
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Mikey O'Neill 82'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Duncan Watmore ↓ Josh Coburn 62'
28
Luke Daniels
17
Paddy McNair
6
Dael Fry
16
Jonathan Howson
7
Marcus Tavernier
2
Anfernee Dijksteel ↓ Aaron Connolly 66'
25
Matty Crooks
11
Andraz Sporar ↓ Folarin Balogun 62'
48
Riley McGree
35
Isaiah Jones

Bench

26
Aaron Connolly ↑ 66'
14
Lee Peltier
22
Soul Bamba
1
Joe Lumley
27
Marc Bola
47
Folarin Balogun ↑ 62'
37
Josh Coburn ↑ 62'

Coach Chris Wilder

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

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

2 / 4

1.5 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC37% Draw24% Middlesbrough FC39%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

63%

Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC24% Draw41% Middlesbrough FC35%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

4.1%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	20%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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