This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, loss and gain resulting in mid-table spots so far. Gear up for Middlesbrough - Preston North End!
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Middlesbrough nor Preston North End as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Middlesbrough form and stats
Middlesbrough have collected 14 points from their Championship home games so far after 4-2-3.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Millwall in the Championship last time out and are looking for a win here. Midfield player Matt Crooks got a match rating of 7.33 in that game, the max score being 10. Crooks scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the away draw at West Bromwich Albion that finished 1-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Middlesbrough have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won eight times, drawn two and lost six.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Middlesbrough as they are travelling to their away game against Huddersfield Town in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.
Middlesbrough are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. 10 goals have been conceded.
Preston North End form and stats
There's been little loot from Preston North End's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Championship. Preston North End only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Preston in their previous game, as they lost their Championship-match, hosting Cardiff City, 1-2. Alan Browne, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.2. Browne hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 41 successful passes (of 47 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Nottingham Forest wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.We have checked recent matches where Preston North End have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were two victories, two draws and five defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Preston are hosting Fulham in the Championship only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Preston as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Preston have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Middlesbrough wins - draws - Preston North End wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Riis Jakobsen 7 goals |   M. Crooks 4 goals | B. Whiteman 4 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
Preston North End missing players
| Middlesbrough | Preston North End | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 19 |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 24 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 83% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 72% |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 50% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 44% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 56% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 28% |
| 28% | 11% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 33% |
| 5.6 | 6.7 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 13.4 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 26% | 30% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 31% |
| 9.9 | 8.6 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.2 | 12.1 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
- All of Middlesbrough's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Middlesbrough have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Middlesbrough haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Preston North End have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 41 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 21 | Hull City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -17 | 15 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 11 |
| 24 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 0 |
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