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

Championship · 2025-26
Preston North End FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Kirk (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

7
4
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.3 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC34% Draw27% Middlesbrough FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
66%
Preston North End FC or Middlesbrough FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC23% Draw45% Middlesbrough FC32%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.2%

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% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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