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Middlesbrough vs Preston

Middlesbrough
0 - 0
Preston
🕒 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ England Darren 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · Preston 7
Referee Stats
England Darren
29 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 34%
Draws 38%
Away wins 28%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 0-0.
  • Preston outshot their opponent (5-12).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-3-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 18
Avg: 1.38 / 0.75

Points

45
Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

8
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

30 / 24
Avg: 1.30 / 1.04

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.88
PPG
1.65
1.38
GF
1.30
0.75
GA
1.04
39%
O2.5
48%
30%
BTTS
57%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
Preston rank7th
Middlesbrough points76
Preston points73
Middlesbrough: #5 · 76 pts · GD +22
14 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #7 · 73 pts · GD +11
17 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals10-4
Record4-0-1
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

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals6-6
Record3-0-2
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 2.539%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home70%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home48%
Preston score away74%
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 home1.38 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.14
Preston score away1.30 vs 1.14
Preston concede away1.04 vs 1.41
Middlesbrough score 3% below league average, while Preston score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 34% below league average at home, and Preston are 26% below 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
1
3
Total Shots
5
12
Shots off Goal
4
7
Blocked Shots
0
2
Shots Inside Box
3
10
Shots Outside Box
2
2
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
3
8
Fouls
13
16
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
359
390
Passes Accurate
265
300
Passes %
74%
77%

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