Preston vs Middlesbrough

Preston

3 - 0

Middlesbrough

🕒 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2020-2021 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Preston 13 · Middlesbrough 10

Referee Stats

Andy Madley

7 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	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Preston had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 24

Avg: 0.91 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-10

Goals For / Against

25 / 28

Avg: 1.09 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.13

PPG

1.17

0.91

1.09

1.04

1.22

35%

O2.5

48%

22%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Preston rank13th

Middlesbrough rank10th

Preston points61

Middlesbrough points64

Preston: #13 · 61 pts · GD -7

30 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Middlesbrough: #10 · 64 pts · GD +2

27 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Preston last 5 home

W W L D L

Points7/15

Weighted index64

Goals6-7

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 L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals4-8

Record1-1-3

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.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS22%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 4%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home52%

Preston clean sheet at home39%

Middlesbrough score away65%

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 home0.91 vs 1.25

Preston concede at home1.04 vs 1.06

Middlesbrough score away1.09 vs 1.06

Middlesbrough concede away1.22 vs 1.25

Preston score 27% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Preston are 1% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 3% 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

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

333

339

Passes Accurate

220

233

Passes %

66%

69%

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