Preston vs Middlesbrough

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🕒 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ David Coote 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Preston 7 · Middlesbrough 5
Referee Stats
27 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 41%
Draws 33%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (20-7).
  • Preston controlled possession (63%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-8-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 22
Avg: 1.17 / 0.96

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 8-8-8

Goals For / Against

34 / 28
Avg: 1.42 / 1.17

Points

32
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.52
PPG
1.33
1.17
GF
1.42
0.96
GA
1.17
39%
O2.5
61%
52%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank7th
Middlesbrough rank5th
Preston points73
Middlesbrough points76
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.
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.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals6-5
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.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D W L D D
Points6/15
Weighted index44
Goals7-7
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%
Preston clean sheet at home35%
Middlesbrough score away83%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Middlesbrough score first0%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Middlesbrough 0%

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.17 vs 1.41
Preston concede at home0.96 vs 1.14
Middlesbrough score away1.42 vs 1.14
Middlesbrough concede away1.17 vs 1.41
Preston score 17% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 24% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 16% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

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

Middlesbrough goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
20
7
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
5
0
Shots Inside Box
10
5
Shots Outside Box
10
2
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
12
9
Offsides
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
557
327
Passes Accurate
449
237
Passes %
81%
72%

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 Goals7 (70.0%)
BTTS7 (70.0%)

Preston vs Middlesbrough Head-to-Head History by Season