Middlesbrough vs Preston

Middlesbrough

2 - 0

Preston

🕒 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished

Season

2020-2021 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 37

Regular Season Table

Middlesbrough 10 · Preston 13

Referee Stats

Oliver Langford

25 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	32%
Draws	44%
Away wins	24%

How the match was won

Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (15-7).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-4-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 25

Avg: 1.30 / 1.09

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-2-10

Goals For / Against

28 / 32

Avg: 1.22 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.61

PPG

1.52

1.30

1.22

1.09

1.39

52%

O2.5

57%

43%

BTTS

43%

Score 1st

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank10th

Preston rank13th

Middlesbrough points64

Preston points61

Middlesbrough: #10 · 64 pts · GD +2

27 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Preston: #13 · 61 pts · GD -7

30 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

L W L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals7-7

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Preston last 5 away

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals4-3

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%

Middlesbrough clean sheet at home35%

Preston score away70%

Preston clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first0%

Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%

Preston score first0%

Preston win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.30 vs 1.25

Middlesbrough concede at home1.09 vs 1.06

Preston score away1.22 vs 1.06

Preston concede away1.39 vs 1.25

Middlesbrough score 4% above league average, while Preston score 15% above league average.

Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 3% above league average at home, and Preston are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

446

413

Passes Accurate

329

280

Passes %

74%

68%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	20
Home Wins	7
Draws	6
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	12 (60.0%)
BTTS	11 (55.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	5
Draws	3
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (40.0%)

Middlesbrough vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

24 Jan 2026 Middlesbrough vs Preston 4 - 0 13 Sep 2025 Preston vs Middlesbrough 2 - 2

2024-2025 Season

25 Jan 2025 Preston vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1 14 Sep 2024 Middlesbrough vs Preston 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

14 Feb 2024 Preston vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1 28 Nov 2023 Middlesbrough vs Preston 4 - 0

2022-2023 Season

18 Mar 2023 Middlesbrough vs Preston 4 - 0 29 Oct 2022 Preston vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1

2021-2022 Season

07 May 2022 Preston vs Middlesbrough 4 - 1 23 Nov 2021 Middlesbrough vs Preston 1 - 2

2020-2021 Season

16 Mar 2021 Middlesbrough vs Preston 2 - 0 09 Dec 2020 Preston vs Middlesbrough 3 - 0

2019-2020 Season

01 Jan 2020 Preston vs Middlesbrough 0 - 2 01 Oct 2019 Middlesbrough vs Preston 1 - 1

2018-2019 Season

13 Mar 2019 Middlesbrough vs Preston 1 - 2 27 Nov 2018 Preston vs Middlesbrough 1 - 1

2017-2018 Season

01 Jan 2018 Preston vs Middlesbrough 2 - 3 26 Aug 2017 Middlesbrough vs Preston 0 - 0

2015-2016 Season

09 Apr 2016 Middlesbrough vs Preston 1 - 0 09 Aug 2015 Preston vs Middlesbrough 0 - 0