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Preston North End vs Middlesbrough

12 Dec 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2026/2027

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Preston North End

12:30

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Preston North End

Latest: Lincoln City · 0–1

Match stats

12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Lincoln City · 2026/2027

Middlesbrough

Latest: Birmingham City · 2–2

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Birmingham City · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

8Middlesbrough wins

7Draws

7Preston North End wins

59%Both teams scored

59%Over 2.5 goals

35Middlesbrough goals

26Preston North End goals

At Preston North End’s ground: 11 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Championship

Compare Preston North End’s home games with Middlesbrough’s away games.

Preston North End statsMiddlesbrough stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Preston North EndPer matchMiddlesbrough

1.00 / 4Goals scored1.25 / 4

2.00 / 4Goals conceded1.25 / 4

3.00 / 4Total match goals2.50 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.25 / 4

0.25 / 4Failed to score / match0.00 / 4

12.50 / 4Shots15.75 / 4

7.25 / 4Corners4.25 / 4

12.25 / 4Total match corners10.25 / 4

2.75 / 4Cards1.25 / 4

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Preston North EndStatMiddlesbrough

0.504 matchesGoals scored by half-time1.004 matches

0.504 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.004 matches

25% (1)4 matchesWins25% (1)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesDraws50% (2)4 matches

75% (3)4 matchesLosses25% (1)4 matches

50% (2)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets100% (4)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesScored in both halves25% (1)4 matches

75% (3)4 matchesBoth teams scored75% (3)4 matches

Goal frequencies

Preston North EndStatMiddlesbrough

75%4 matchesScored 1+ goals100%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ goals25%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals75%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals50%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time100%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

0%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time0%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

0%4 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

Preston North EndStatMiddlesbrough

5.004 matchesCorners conceded / match6.004 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners75%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 5+ corners25%4 matches

25%4 matchesWon 7+ corners25%4 matches

25%4 matchesWon 9+ corners25%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners75%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners50%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners50%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners25%4 matches

Cards

Preston North EndStatMiddlesbrough

1.004 matchesOpponent cards / match2.254 matches

3.754 matchesTotal cards / match3.504 matches

2.754 matchesYellow cards / match1.254 matches

100%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards75%4 matches

75%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards50%4 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards0%4 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards0%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards75%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards25%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards0%4 matches

Shots & play

Preston North EndStatMiddlesbrough

12.254 matchesShots conceded / match12.004 matches

45.75%4 matchesPossession / match57.25%4 matches

10.254 matchesFouls / match9.254 matches

1.254 matchesOffsides / match2.504 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Preston North End

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.31 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.46 per game

Middlesbrough

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.92 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.21 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Preston North End

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Middlesbrough

Goals

Will Lankshear6

Sebastian Berhalter2

Amario Cozier-Duberry2

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Preston North End

Callum Lang7 matches

3.00

Jusef Erabi6 matches

1.83

Johnny Kenny3 matches

1.20

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear8 matches

5.18

Sebastian Berhalter6 matches

1.28

Kyle Joseph6 matches

1.24

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Preston North End

Callum Lang6 matches

2.78

Johnny Kenny3 matches

1.72

Jordan Thompson5 matches

1.06

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear7 matches

5.49

Amario Cozier-Duberry3 matches

1.01

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.95

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Preston North End

Jordan Thompson5 matches

0.77

Johnny Kenny3 matches

0.52

Callum Lang6 matches

0.45

Middlesbrough

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.59

Will Lankshear7 matches

0.50