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Preston North End vs Middlesbrough
25 Jan 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
John BusbyChampionship 2024/2025 · 28 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Preston North EndMin
Middlesbrough- 11′⇄
Marcus Forss
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Emmanuel Latte Lath
Sam Greenwood
Yellowcard
Foul
13′- ⚽
Stefán Teitur Thórdarson 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Milutin Osmajic
Right foot shot
28′ - 42′
Luke Ayling
Yellowcard
Foul
Jayden Meghoma
Yellowcard
Time wasting
45+1′- 52′⚽
Delano Burgzorg 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ben Gannon-Doak
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Ryan Ledson
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
60′ - ⇄
Robbie Brady
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jayden Meghoma
61′ - ⇄
Duane Holmes
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Sam Greenwood
72′ - ⇄
Emil Riis
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Milutin Osmajic
72′ - 74′⇄
Ryan Giles
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Neto Borges
- ⚽
Emil Riis 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
Right foot shot
78′ - 81′⇄
Alex Gilbert
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Finn Azaz
Ryan Ledson
Yellowcard
Foul
85′- ⇄
Will Keane
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
85′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8.02 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.75 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.34 | |
| 60 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 7.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 7.25 | |
| 61 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.61 | |
| 72 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6.88 | |
| 85 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 7.41 | |
| 72 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.71 | |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.24 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
| 18 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
| 29 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.48 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.30 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.
Preston North End
Latest: Oxford United · 1–1
Match stats
4 Jan 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Oxford United · 2024/2025
Middlesbrough
Latest: Portsmouth · 1–2
Match stats
18 Jan 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Portsmouth · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
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
Compare Preston North End’s home games with Middlesbrough’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
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.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Preston North End
Yellow cards
Tackles
Middlesbrough
Goals
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
Middlesbrough
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Preston North End
Middlesbrough
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
Middlesbrough
Previous meetings
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