Preston vs Middlesbrough

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Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Preston 20 · Middlesbrough 10
Referee Stats
28 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 46%
Draws 21%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (10-16).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (58%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-12-4

Goals For / Against

26 / 22
Avg: 1.13 / 0.96

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Middlesbrough (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

33 / 33
Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.43
PPG
1.09
1.13
GF
1.43
0.96
GA
1.43
39%
O2.5
52%
61%
BTTS
57%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank20th
Middlesbrough rank10th
Preston points50
Middlesbrough points64
Preston: #20 · 50 pts · GD -11
50 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Middlesbrough: #10 · 64 pts · GD +8
36 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals7-8
Record1-2-2
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

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals3-5
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 2.539%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 9%

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home78%
Preston clean sheet at home35%
Middlesbrough score away74%
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 home1.13 vs 1.43
Preston concede at home0.96 vs 1.02
Middlesbrough score away1.43 vs 1.02
Middlesbrough concede away1.43 vs 1.43
Preston score 21% below league average, while Middlesbrough score 41% above league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 6% below league average at home, and Middlesbrough are level with 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
4
6
Total Shots
10
16
Shots off Goal
3
6
Blocked Shots
3
4
Shots Inside Box
5
11
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
11
6
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
359
513
Passes Accurate
261
412
Passes %
73%
80%

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