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MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough vs Preston — Championship
1-1
PrestonRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Going into the match, Middlesbrough had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Preston had won 2, drawn 0, lost 8 in 10, scoring 0.6. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Middlesbrough 1 win, Preston 1 win, 1 drawn. Middlesbrough are 2nd in the Championship on 10 points; Preston are 23rd on 3.
Match report
Home form going in: Middlesbrough
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W D L W W). 2.0 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 0-2 at Cardiff · 31 Aug 2024
- D 2-2 vs Portsmouth · 24 Aug 2024
- L 1-0 at Derby · 17 Aug 2024
- W 1-0 vs Swansea · 10 Aug 2024
- W 3-1 vs Watford · 4 May 2024
- W 1-4 at Cardiff · 27 Apr 2024
Away form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 0, lost 8 (L W L L L). 0.6 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 3-1 at Oxford · 31 Aug 2024
- W 1-0 vs Luton · 24 Aug 2024
- L 3-0 at Swansea · 17 Aug 2024
- L 0-2 vs Sheffield United · 9 Aug 2024
- L 3-0 at West Brom · 4 May 2024
- L 0-3 vs Leicester · 29 Apr 2024
Head-to-head: Middlesbrough vs Preston
- Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston · 24 Jan 2026 · Championship
- Preston 2-2 Middlesbrough · 13 Sept 2025 · Championship
- Preston 2-1 Middlesbrough · 25 Jan 2025 · Championship
How it unfolded
- 16' Normal Goal — T. Conway (Middlesbrough)
- 43' Normal Goal — M. Frøkjær-Jensen (Preston)
Match statistics
| Middlesbrough | Metric | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 55 | Ball possession | 45 |
| 1.64 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.44 |
| 16 | Total shots | 5 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 12 | Attempts inside box | 3 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 460 | Total passes | 395 |
| 390 | Accurate passes | 317 |
| 85 | Pass accuracy | 80 |
| 10 | Key passes | 4 |
| 98 | Duels | 98 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | QPR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | West Brom | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Charlton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Millwall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Norwich | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Derby | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 | Bolton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 | Cardiff | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Preston | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |