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 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Middlesbrough FC 8 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

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
#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' The wait is over. Preston North End FC get us underway at Deepdale.
5' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stefan Teitur Thordarson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Middlesbrough FC.
11' The whistle greets Emmanuel Latte Lath as he departs to be replaced by Marcus Forss.
12' Sam Greenwood catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 12.
17' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
22' 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.
27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
28' What a strike from Stefan Teitur Thordarson! The score is 1-0.
33' Emmanuel Latte Lath needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
38' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Luke Ayling on 41 minutes.
45' Jayden Meghoma picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' Aidan Morris is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
52' Against the run of play, Delano Burgzorg has scored! This game has turned on its head.
57' Middlesbrough FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
60' Ryan Ledson is replacing Stefan Teitur Thordarson for the Preston North End FC side.
61' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Jayden Meghoma by Robbie Brady on 61 minute.
66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
72' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Sam Greenwood has done his job and it is now time for Duane Holmes to step up.
73' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Neto Borges is replaced by Ryan John Giles.
78' Emil Riis Jakobsen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
81' The supporters are chanting for Alex Gilbert. He replaces Finn Azaz on 81 minute.
85' Ryan Ledson is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
85' Preston North End FC make a change. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen trudges off to be replaced by Will Keane on 85 minutes.
90' Marcus Forss has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 347 appearances.
2-1 the final result. Middlesbrough FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Chuba Akpom	2
Cameron Archer	2
Alan Browne	2
Isaiah Jones	2
Jordan Storey	2
Ched Evans	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

2 / 4

1.32 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC34% Draw23% Middlesbrough FC43%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

66%

Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC21% Draw41% Middlesbrough FC38%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.2%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 3

4.7%

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	21%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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