Middlesbrough vs Preston North End pre-match info: Guests face a rough task at Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough not looking forward to difficult Championship clash against Preston North End

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

Middlesbrough have been superior to Preston North End this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all the details you require before kickoff:

Insights:
  • Middlesbrough have the most points from losing position (21) in Championship
  • Preston North End have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Middlesbrough are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Riverside Stadium. 10 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 18 games. The Middlesbrough fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Riverside Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Middlesbrough has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.

The home fans saw a 1-1 draw versus Stoke City last time out and are looking for a win here. Akpom has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three matches in a row. Ace! Akpom (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.94/10. Akpom scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Swansea City with a 3-1 scoreline.

The Middlesbrough fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 32 goals in 18 league matches. Middlesbrough have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Preston North End form and stats

The visitors are W9-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

Two away games in a row for Preston North End, whose coach Lowe could celebrate last time after the win against Rotherham United. The attacker Cannon got a match rating of 8.32 in that game. Cannon scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Preston North End secured a home win against Cardiff City with the score 2-0.

Preston are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 18 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Preston North End are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have met each other already this season, with the final score Preston North End - Middlesbrough 2-1 registered in the official records. Previous ten meetings with these sides: Middlesbrough won two, Preston North End were winners in five and we saw three draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

MiddlesbroughC. Akpom
C. Akpom
23 goals
Preston North EndC. Evans
C. Evans
9 goals
MiddlesbroughM. Forss
M. Forss
8 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Preston North End missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Preston North End
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
19 10 3 Won W 3 9 14
7 6 2 Drew D 0 5 11
11 2 0 Lost L 2 4 12
65 32 10 Scored S 8 20 34
42 14 2 Conceded C 8 17 39
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 72% 76%
81% 72% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 50% 54%
62% 50% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 38%
38% 28% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 17% 14%
14% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 17% 11%
62% 56% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 39% 38%
24% 44% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 50% 43%
19% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 39% 43%
 
6.1 6.6 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.6 3.9 3.9
4.3 4.6 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.4 6 5.5
1.9 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.7 2.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
12.5 12.4 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.4 9.2 10.5
4.2 4.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 3.3
42% 38% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 33% 28%
 
10.2 8.6 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 13.9 13.1
3.6 2.8 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.6 3.8 3.7
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Middlesbrough have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Middlesbrough have the fewest matches under the total-line (14) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough have the most matches over the total-line (23) in Championship
  • Middlesbrough have the most points from losing position (21) in Championship
  • Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Preston North End have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 36 23 11 2 71 28 19 14 5 0 43 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 43 80
2 Sheffield United 36 20 7 9 56 32 18 11 3 4 35 17 18 9 4 5 21 15 24 67
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 36 16 12 8 44 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 10 60
5 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
6 Blackburn Rovers 36 18 4 14 41 41 17 12 1 4 23 13 19 6 3 10 18 28 0 58
7 Norwich City 36 16 7 13 51 40 19 8 4 7 27 22 17 8 3 6 24 18 11 55
8 West Bromwich Albion 36 15 9 12 46 38 19 10 5 4 26 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 8 54
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 36 14 10 12 51 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 19 8 5 6 29 21 8 52
13 Bristol City 36 12 12 12 45 43 19 8 5 6 24 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 2 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 36 12 10 14 41 49 18 7 4 7 20 23 18 5 6 7 21 26 -8 46
16 Reading 36 13 5 18 38 55 18 10 3 5 27 20 18 3 2 13 11 35 -17 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 36 10 8 18 27 40 18 6 5 7 15 16 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 38
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33
24 Huddersfield Town 36 8 8 20 30 52 18 6 4 8 16 20 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 32

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 36 23 11 2 71 28 19 14 5 0 43 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 43 80
2 Sheffield United 36 20 7 9 56 32 18 11 3 4 35 17 18 9 4 5 21 15 24 67
3 Middlesbrough 37 19 7 11 65 42 18 10 6 2 32 14 19 9 1 9 33 28 23 64
4 Luton Town 36 16 12 8 44 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 18 10 4 4 21 15 10 60
5 Millwall 37 17 9 11 48 39 18 10 5 3 29 16 19 7 4 8 19 23 9 60
6 Blackburn Rovers 36 18 4 14 41 41 17 12 1 4 23 13 19 6 3 10 18 28 0 58
7 Norwich City 36 16 7 13 51 40 19 8 4 7 27 22 17 8 3 6 24 18 11 55
8 West Bromwich Albion 36 15 9 12 46 38 19 10 5 4 26 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 8 54
9 Coventry City 37 14 12 11 43 36 19 9 6 4 24 17 18 5 6 7 19 19 7 54
10 Watford 37 14 12 11 44 39 18 9 5 4 27 16 19 5 7 7 17 23 5 54
11 Preston North End 37 14 11 12 34 39 19 5 6 8 14 22 18 9 5 4 20 17 -5 53
12 Sunderland 36 14 10 12 51 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 19 8 5 6 29 21 8 52
13 Bristol City 36 12 12 12 45 43 19 8 5 6 24 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 2 48
14 Stoke City 37 13 8 16 48 45 18 6 4 8 23 21 19 7 4 8 25 24 3 47
15 Hull City 36 12 10 14 41 49 18 7 4 7 20 23 18 5 6 7 21 26 -8 46
16 Reading 36 13 5 18 38 55 18 10 3 5 27 20 18 3 2 13 11 35 -17 44
17 Swansea City 37 11 10 16 49 57 18 7 3 8 28 28 19 4 7 8 21 29 -8 43
18 Birmingham City 37 11 9 17 41 50 19 6 5 8 22 21 18 5 4 9 19 29 -9 42
19 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 9 17 38 58 18 6 4 8 20 26 19 5 5 9 18 32 -20 42
20 Rotherham United 37 9 13 15 41 51 18 7 5 6 30 23 19 2 8 9 11 28 -10 40
21 Cardiff City 36 10 8 18 27 40 18 6 5 7 15 16 18 4 3 11 12 24 -13 38
22 Blackpool 37 8 11 18 39 54 18 5 6 7 23 22 19 3 5 11 16 32 -15 35
23 Wigan Athletic 37 7 12 18 32 58 19 3 6 10 14 32 18 4 6 8 18 26 -26 33
24 Huddersfield Town 36 8 8 20 30 52 18 6 4 8 16 20 18 2 4 12 14 32 -22 32

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