Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Preston North End FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Preston North End FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 29 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Hayden Hackney
Ben Whiteman 29' Y
Y 34' Jonathan Howson
Liam Lindsay 49' Y
Alvaro Carreras 75' Y

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
2022-10-29 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
22 Oct Blackpool FC A 2–4 L
18 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
15 Oct Stoke City FC H 0–2 L
12 Oct Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
08 Oct Norwich City FC A 3–2 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
22 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
19 Oct Wigan Athletic FC A 4–1 W
15 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L
08 Oct Millwall FC A 0–2 L
05 Oct Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 8' Magnificent from Chuba Akpom! That is 59 goals in 167 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 18' Alvaro Carreras has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 411 appearances.
  • 23' Preston North End FC have won 417 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 24' Hayden Hackney was booked on 24.
  • 29' Controversy at the stadium! Ben Whiteman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 34' Jonathan Howson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' Goal! Emil Riis Jakobsen scores his 43 goal in 382 matches.
  • 40' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Middlesbrough FC backline.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 49' A moment of madness from Liam Lindsay on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
  • 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
  • 56' Preston North End FC make a change. Ben Whiteman trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Ledson on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 71' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Rodrigo Muniz departs to be replaced by Marcus Forss.
  • 75' The whistle greets Robert Brady as he departs to be replaced by Andrew Hughes.
  • 75' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' Liam Lindsay has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Middlesbrough FC's shape.
  • 86' Ben Woodburn makes way for Daniel Johnson at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Preston North End FC players.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-10-29 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 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

Preston North End FC Form

2022-10-29 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-10-22 Blackpool FC 4–2 Preston North End FC L 2022-10-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-10-15 Preston North End FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L 2022-10-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2022-10-08 Norwich City FC 2–3 Preston North End FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2022-10-29 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-10-22 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2022-10-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-10-15 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-10-08 Millwall FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2022-10-05 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.5 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC 77% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC38% Draw23% Middlesbrough FC39%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
62%
Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC24% Draw41% Middlesbrough FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.6%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.7%

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.