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Middlesbrough vs Preston

Middlesbrough
4 - 0
Preston
🕒 Sat, 18 Mar 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matt Donohue 🔁 Regular Season - 38 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 38
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 4 · Preston 12
Referee Stats
Matt Donohue
30 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 50%
Draws 20%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (16-7).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (70%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 13-7-4

Goals For / Against

46 / 20
Avg: 1.92 / 0.83

Points

46
Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

3
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 31
Avg: 1.09 / 1.35

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.92
PPG
1.52
1.92
GF
1.09
0.83
GA
1.35
57%
O2.5
48%
61%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank4th
Preston rank12th
Middlesbrough points75
Preston points63
Middlesbrough: #4 · 75 pts · GD +28
16 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #12 · 63 pts · GD -14
28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals14-5
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.

Preston last 5 away

L L L W L
Points3/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-14
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 26%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home91%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
Preston score away61%
Preston clean sheet away43%

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 home1.92 vs 1.32
Middlesbrough concede at home0.83 vs 1.11
Preston score away1.09 vs 1.11
Preston concede away1.35 vs 1.32
Middlesbrough score 45% above league average, while Preston score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 25% below league average at home, and Preston are 2% 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
5
3
Total Shots
16
7
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
8
7
Shots Outside Box
8
0
Ball Possession
70%
30%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
11
15
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
4
5
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
645
272
Passes Accurate
561
191
Passes %
87%
70%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins7
Draws6
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals12 (60.0%)
BTTS11 (55.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (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