Preston vs Middlesbrough

Preston

0 - 0

Middlesbrough

🕒 Sun, 09 Aug 2015 12:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2015-2016 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Preston 11 · Middlesbrough 2

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

17 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	24%
Away wins	35%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Shots were tight (7-4).
Middlesbrough controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-10-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 21

Avg: 0.91 / 0.91

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 23

Avg: 1.26 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.57

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

1.35

PPG

1.57

0.91

1.26

0.91

1.00

35%

O2.5

39%

61%

BTTS

43%

Score 1st

League-position context

Preston rank11th

Middlesbrough rank2nd

Preston points62

Middlesbrough points89

Preston: #11 · 62 pts · GD +0

27 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #2 · 89 pts · GD +32

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Preston last 5 home

D L D L D

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals4-6

Record0-3-2

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.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

D D W W L

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals8-8

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 2.535%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 13%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home78%

Preston clean sheet at home35%

Middlesbrough score away65%

Middlesbrough clean sheet away30%

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 home0.91 vs 1.35

Preston concede at home0.91 vs 1.07

Middlesbrough score away1.26 vs 1.07

Middlesbrough concede away1.00 vs 1.35

Preston score 33% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 18% above league average.

Defensive side: Preston are 15% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 26% 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

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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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