Preston North End FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Middlesbrough FC

Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)

5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–2	D
30 Aug	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
23 Aug	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–0	W
16 Aug	Leicester City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–1	D
03 May	Bristol City FC	A	2–2	D

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
30 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
23 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	2–1	W
16 Aug	Millwall FC	A	3–0	W
09 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
03 May	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L

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' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
The points are shared — Preston North End FC 2-2 Middlesbrough FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

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

2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-08-30 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-08-23 Preston North End FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-08-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2025-08-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-05-03 Bristol City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D

Middlesbrough FC Form

2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2025-08-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2025-08-23 Norwich City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-08-16 Millwall FC 0–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-08-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2025-05-03 Coventry City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.14 Middlesbrough FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC27% Draw24% Middlesbrough FC49%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

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

51%

Draw or Middlesbrough FC

73%

Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC17% Draw40% Middlesbrough FC43%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

8.2%

0 – 1

7.2%

1 – 3

6.7%

0 – 3

5.7%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

5.1%

2 – 3

1 – 4

3.6%

1 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	22%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	18%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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