Preston vs Middlesbrough

Preston

4 - 1

Middlesbrough

🕒 Sat, 07 May 2022 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Tim Robinson 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 46

Regular Season Table

Preston 13 · Middlesbrough 7

Referee Stats

Tim Robinson

32 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	63%
Draws	25%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-12).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Preston had the sharper finishing (10-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-10-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 28

Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

25 / 29

Avg: 1.09 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.13

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

1.13

1.43

1.09

1.22

1.26

52%

O2.5

39%

74%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Preston rank13th

Middlesbrough rank7th

Preston points64

Middlesbrough points70

Preston: #13 · 64 pts · GD -4

24 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #7 · 70 pts · GD +9

18 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Preston last 5 home

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-7

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 last 5 away

L D D W W

Points8/15

Weighted index36

Goals8-5

Record2-2-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home87%

Preston clean sheet at home26%

Middlesbrough score away65%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away35%

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 home1.43 vs 1.41

Preston concede at home1.22 vs 1.09

Middlesbrough score away1.09 vs 1.09

Middlesbrough concede away1.26 vs 1.41

Preston score 1% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 1% below league average.

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

404

420

Passes Accurate

333

339

Passes %

82%

81%

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	7 (70.0%)
BTTS	7 (70.0%)

Preston vs Middlesbrough 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