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Middlesbrough vs Preston North End

1 Jan 2027, 15:00 · Championship · 2026/2027

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22 completed meetings

Middlesbrough

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Preston North End

Upcoming meeting. Compare their previous results below; match events and final stats will appear after play.

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Middlesbrough

Latest: Millwall · 2–2

Match stats

15 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Millwall · 2026/2027

Preston North End

Latest: Queens Park Rangers · 2–2

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Queens Park Rangers · 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 Middlesbrough’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 Middlesbrough’s home games with Preston North End’s away games.

Middlesbrough statsPreston North End 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.

MiddlesbroughPer matchPreston North End

2.75 / 4Goals scored1.00 / 4

1.75 / 4Goals conceded1.75 / 4

4.50 / 4Total match goals2.75 / 4

0.00 / 4Clean sheets / match0.00 / 4

0.00 / 4Failed to score / match0.25 / 4

19.25 / 4Shots13.50 / 4

7.25 / 4Corners3.25 / 4

11.50 / 4Total match corners9.25 / 4

0.75 / 4Cards2.00 / 4

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

More team stats

Results & goals

MiddlesbroughStatPreston North End

0.754 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.754 matches

1.004 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.504 matches

75% (3)4 matchesWins0% (0)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesDraws25% (1)4 matches

0% (0)4 matchesLosses75% (3)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesHalf-time clean sheets75% (3)4 matches

25% (1)4 matchesScored in both halves0% (0)4 matches

100% (4)4 matchesBoth teams scored75% (3)4 matches

Goal frequencies

MiddlesbroughStatPreston North End

100%4 matchesScored 1+ goals75%4 matches

100%4 matchesScored 2+ goals25%4 matches

50%4 matchesScored 3+ goals0%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 4+ goals0%4 matches

100%4 matchesConceded 1+ goals100%4 matches

50%4 matchesConceded 2+ goals75%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 1+ by half-time50%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

25%4 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

75%4 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time25%4 matches

25%4 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

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

Corners

MiddlesbroughStatPreston North End

4.254 matchesCorners conceded / match6.004 matches

100%4 matchesWon 3+ corners75%4 matches

75%4 matchesWon 5+ corners0%4 matches

50%4 matchesWon 7+ corners0%4 matches

25%4 matchesWon 9+ corners0%4 matches

100%4 matchesMatch had 8+ corners50%4 matches

75%4 matchesMatch had 10+ corners50%4 matches

50%4 matchesMatch had 12+ corners25%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%4 matches

Cards

MiddlesbroughStatPreston North End

1.254 matchesOpponent cards / match1.504 matches

2.004 matchesTotal cards / match3.504 matches

0.754 matchesYellow cards / match2.004 matches

50%4 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%4 matches

25%4 matchesReceived 2+ cards75%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 3+ cards25%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 4+ cards0%4 matches

0%4 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%4 matches

25%4 matchesMatch had 3+ cards50%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 5+ cards50%4 matches

0%4 matchesMatch had 7+ cards0%4 matches

Shots & play

MiddlesbroughStatPreston North End

11.504 matchesShots conceded / match19.504 matches

63.25%4 matchesPossession / match41.50%4 matches

10.754 matchesFouls / match13.754 matches

2.504 matchesOffsides / match2.004 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.

Middlesbrough

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.92 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.21 per game

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

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.

Middlesbrough

Goals

Will Lankshear6

Sebastian Berhalter2

Amario Cozier-Duberry2

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Preston North End

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.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear8 matches

5.18

Sebastian Berhalter6 matches

1.28

Kyle Joseph6 matches

1.24

Preston North End

Callum Lang7 matches

3.00

Jusef Erabi6 matches

1.83

Johnny Kenny3 matches

1.20

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Middlesbrough

Will Lankshear7 matches

5.49

Amario Cozier-Duberry3 matches

1.01

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.95

Preston North End

Callum Lang6 matches

2.78

Johnny Kenny3 matches

1.72

Jordan Thompson5 matches

1.06

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.

Middlesbrough

Jeremy Sarmiento3 matches

0.59

Will Lankshear7 matches

0.50

Aidan Morris6 matches

0.40

Preston North End

Jordan Thompson5 matches

0.77

Johnny Kenny3 matches

0.52