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Preston vs Middlesbrough

Preston
2 - 1
Middlesbrough
🕒 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Tony Harrington 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 32
Regular Season Table
Preston 10 · Middlesbrough 8
Referee Stats
Tony Harrington
6 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 33%
Draws 50%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (7-20).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-4-8

Goals For / Against

35 / 36
Avg: 1.52 / 1.57

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

41 / 36
Avg: 1.78 / 1.57

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
1.52
1.52
GF
1.78
1.57
GA
1.57
74%
O2.5
70%
65%
BTTS
74%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank10th
Middlesbrough rank8th
Preston points63
Middlesbrough points69
Preston: #10 · 63 pts · GD -11
33 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Middlesbrough: #8 · 69 pts · GD +9
27 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals8-7
Record2-0-3
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.

Middlesbrough last 5 away

W D D D W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals9-5
Record2-3-0
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 2.574%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.561%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.570%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.561%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%
Preston clean sheet at home13%
Middlesbrough score away87%
Middlesbrough clean sheet away13%

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 home1.52 vs 1.48
Preston concede at home1.57 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough score away1.78 vs 1.20
Middlesbrough concede away1.57 vs 1.48
Preston score 3% above league average, while Middlesbrough score 49% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 31% above league average at home, and Middlesbrough are 6% above 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
3
4
Total Shots
7
20
Shots off Goal
0
8
Blocked Shots
4
8
Shots Inside Box
4
8
Shots Outside Box
3
12
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
2
7
Fouls
10
10
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
342
567
Passes Accurate
227
457
Passes %
66%
81%

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

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