Preston North End vs Middlesbrough – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

13/09/2025 at 07:30 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Deepdale (Preston).

Championship - Round 5
Referee: Kirk T. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.75	1.56
Ball Possession
38%	62%
Total shots
7	14
Shots on target
2	3
Big Chances
1	3
Corner Kicks
3	4
Passes
73% (213/293)	83% (395/476)
Yellow Cards
2	3
Expected Goals (xG)
0.75	1.56
xG on target (xGOT)
1.34	1.99
Total shots
7	14
Shots on target
2	3
Shots off target
3	3
Blocked Shots
2	8
Shots inside the Box
5	9
Shots outside the Box
2	5
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Headed Goals
1	0
Big Chances
1	3
Corner Kicks
3	4
Touches in opposition box
20	33
Accurate through passes
0	2
Offsides
0	2
Free Kicks
6	13
Passes
73% (213/293)	83% (395/476)
Long passes
29% (16/56)	30% (15/50)
Passes in final third
48% (41/86)	71% (114/161)
Crosses
20% (3/15)	7% (1/15)
Expected assists (xA)
0.88	2.29
Throw-ins
26	25
Fouls
13	7
Tackles
61% (17/28)	63% (12/19)
Duels won
59	59
Clearances
34	27
Interceptions
8	4
Errors leading to shot
1	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
1	0
xGOT faced
1.99	1.34
Goals prevented
-0.01	-0.66

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
8', Whittaker M. 🟨,
11', Jones A. 🟨,
22', 1 - 0, Dobbin L. ⚽, Storey J. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 2)
46', Sene M. K. ↓, Strelec D. ↑,
58', Hughes A. 🟨,
62', Jebbison D. ↓, Smith M. ↑,
62', Dobbin L. ↓, Frokjaer-Jensen M. ↑,
62', Devine A. ↓, Armstrong H. ↑,
66', Whittaker M. ↓, Nypan S. ↑,
71', Heckingbottom P. 🟨,
72', 1 - 1, Targett M. ⚽, Conway T. (A),
79', Small T. ↓, Vukcevic A. ↑,
84', Hackney H. ↓, Browne A. ↑,
88', 2 - 1, Storey J. ⚽, Whiteman B. (A),
89', Jones A. ↓, Hansen S. ↑,
90+2', 2 - 2, Hansen S. ⚽,
90+7', Lenihan D. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Preston North End
31.1%

Draw
28.4%

Middlesbrough
40.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

32.7%

28.7%

38.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

33.8%

29.6%

37.3%

Preston North End - Middlesbrough Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.04 ↑ (2.94)	3.33 ↓ (3.35)	2.35 ↓ (2.5)	5.6% (3.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Preston North End - Middlesbrough?

Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. Preston will win (votes: 4 - 26.7%). Middlesbrough will win (votes: 4 - 26.7%). It will Tie (votes: 7 - 46.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 21.5% – 71.9%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Tie (votes: 1 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Preston won 2.
Preston has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Middlesbrough is currently in excellent shape (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).
In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.
There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Keane W. (Muscle Injury) Osmajic M. (Ribs Injury) Potts B. (Muscle Injury) Thompson J. (Leg Injury)
There will not play in Middlesbrough: Bangura A. (Hamstring Injury) Dieng S. (Achilles Tendon Injury) McGree R. (Muscle Injury)
There are questionable in Preston: Jebbison D. (Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Preston won 7 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 25:31. (average 1.3:1.6).
Including home matches between the teams, Preston won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 18:13. (average 1.8:1.3).

How many head-to-head matches has Preston North End won against Middlesbrough?

Preston North End has won 3 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Middlesbrough won against Preston North End?

Middlesbrough has won 2 of their last 6 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Preston North End - Middlesbrough were as follows:

25.01.2025 Preston North End - Middlesbrough 2:1

14.09.2024 Middlesbrough - Preston North End 1:1

14.02.2024 Preston North End - Middlesbrough 2:1

28.11.2023 Middlesbrough - Preston North End 4:0

18.03.2023 Middlesbrough - Preston North End 4:0

Latest results of Preston North End

30.08.2025 Portsmouth - Preston North End 1:0 ✺

26.08.2025 Preston North End - Wrexham 2:3 ✺

23.08.2025 Preston North End - Ipswich Town 1:0 ✺

16.08.2025 Preston North End - Leicester City 2:1 ✺

12.08.2025 Barrow - Preston North End 0:1 ✺

Latest results of Middlesbrough

30.08.2025 Middlesbrough - Sheffield United 1:0 ✺

23.08.2025 Norwich City - Middlesbrough 1:2 ✺

16.08.2025 Millwall - Middlesbrough 0:3 ✺

12.08.2025 Middlesbrough - Doncaster Rovers 0:4 ✺

09.08.2025 Middlesbrough - Swansea City 1:0 ✺

English League Championship Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Coventry	24	15	6	3	54:25	29	51
2	Middlesbrough	24	12	7	5	33:25	8	43
3	Ipswich	24	11	8	5	40:23	17	41
4	Hull	24	12	5	7	40:37	3	41
5	Millwall	24	11	6	7	27:32	-5	39
6	Watford	24	10	8	6	34:29	5	38
7	Preston	24	9	10	5	31:25	6	37
8	Bristol City	24	10	6	8	33:27	6	36
9	QPR	24	10	5	9	34:37	-3	35
10	Stoke	24	10	4	10	29:23	6	34
11	Wrexham	24	8	10	6	34:31	3	34
12	Leicester	24	9	7	8	34:34	0	34
13	Southampton	24	8	8	8	38:34	4	32
14	Derby	24	8	8	8	33:33	0	32
15	Birmingham	24	8	7	9	32:31	1	31
16	West Brom	24	9	4	11	28:32	-4	31
17	Sheffield Utd	24	9	2	13	33:37	-4	29
18	Swansea	24	8	5	11	25:31	-6	29
19	Blackburn	23	7	6	10	22:26	-4	27
20	Charlton	23	7	6	10	22:29	-7	27
21	Portsmouth	23	6	7	10	21:30	-9	25
22	Oxford Utd	24	5	7	12	24:33	-9	22
23	Norwich	24	5	6	13	26:36	-10	21
24	Sheffield Wed	23	1	8	14	18:45	-27	-7

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