Preston North End FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

2 – 1

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale 18,474 HT 45' · FT 45'

Stefan Teitur Thordarson 28' 1–0

1–1 52' Delano Burgzorg

Emil Riis Jakobsen 78' 2–1

Sam Greenwood 12' Y

Y 41' Luke Ayling

Jayden Meghoma 45' Y

Ryan Ledson 85' Y

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Graham Kane
Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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

2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2023-03-18 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W
21 Jan	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
18 Jan	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
14 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	H	2–1	W
04 Jan	Oxford United FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–3	L

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	1–2	L
21 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–0	W
18 Jan	Portsmouth FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
04 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
01 Jan	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC is underway.
5' The 34-year-old Andrew Hughes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
11' The Middlesbrough FC bench stirs into life. Emmanuel Latte Lath is withdrawn and Marcus Forss gets his opportunity.
12' Sam Greenwood is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
22' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Stefan Teitur Thordarson makes it 1-0.
33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' A moment of madness from Luke Ayling on 41 minutes earns him a card. Middlesbrough FC will be frustrated.
45' Jayden Meghoma picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Middlesbrough FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' Delano Burgzorg does the damage! The net is bulging and Middlesbrough FC surge ahead!
57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
60' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Stefan Teitur Thordarson departs to be replaced by Ryan Ledson.
61' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Jayden Meghoma is replaced by Robbie Brady.
66' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
71' It looks surprising Middlesbrough FC does not make any changes. Freddie Woodman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' The supporters are chanting for Duane Holmes. He replaces Sam Greenwood on 72 minute.
73' Ryan John Giles is replacing Neto Borges for the Middlesbrough FC side.
78' Magnificent from Emil Riis Jakobsen! That is 43 goals in 378 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
81' Alex Gilbert gets the nod from Middlesbrough FC. He replaces Finn Azaz and will look to change the dynamic.
85' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Ledson.
85' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Will Keane on, Mads Frokjaer-Jensen off on 85 minutes.
90' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alistair McCann
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 72'
1
Freddie Woodman
19
Lewis Gibson
20
Sam Greenwood ↓ Duane Holmes 72'
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Ryan Ledson 60'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Will Keane 85'
3
Jayden Meghoma ↓ Robbie Brady 61'

Bench

5
Jack Whatmough
11
Robbie Brady ↑ 61'
25
Duane Holmes ↑ 72'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 60'
7
Will Keane ↑ 85'
13
David Cornell
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 72'

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Dael Fry
12
Luke Ayling
9
Emmanuel Latte Lath ↓ Marcus Forss 11'
10
Delano Burgzorg
30
Neto Borges ↓ Ryan John Giles 73'
23
Tom Glover
7
Hayden Hackney
18
Aidan Morris
20
Finn Azaz ↓ Alex Gilbert 81'
3
Rav van den Berg
50
Ben Doak

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-01-21 Watford FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-01-18 Luton Town FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-01-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-01-04 Preston North End FC 1–1 Oxford United FC D 2025-01-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2025-01-18 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2025-01-11 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-01-01 Hull City AFC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.27 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC38% Draw26% Middlesbrough FC36%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

62%

Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC23% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC31%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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