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

Result
4:0
24/01/2026 at 07:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Championship - Round 29
  • Referee: Madley A. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+
usaUsaCBS Sports Network, Paramount+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
2.830.40
Ball possession
67%33%
Total shots
164
Shots on target
81
Big chances
41
Corner kicks
83
Passes
90% (487/542)77% (203/263)
Yellow cards
02
Red cards
01
Expected goals (xG)
2.830.40
xG on target (xGOT)
2.350.38
Total shots
164
Shots on target
81
Shots off target
41
Blocked shots
42
Shots inside the box
84
Shots outside the box
80
Hit the woodwork
00
Big chances
41
Corner kicks
83
Touches in opposition box
246
Accurate through passes
40
Offsides
31
Free kicks
1911
Passes
90% (487/542)77% (203/263)
Long passes
50% (18/36)37% (19/51)
Passes in final third
83% (129/155)50% (26/52)
Crosses
18% (3/17)14% (1/7)
Expected assists (xA)
1.420.16
Throw ins
198
Fouls
1119
Tackles
85% (11/13)56% (14/25)
Duels won
4756
Clearances
823
Interceptions
311
Errors leading to shot
11
Errors leading to goal
02
Goalkeeper saves
14
xGOT faced
0.382.35
Goals prevented
0.38-1.65

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (3 - 0)
  • 9', 1 - 0, Browne A. , Targett M. (A),
  • 26', Whiteman B. 🟨,
  • 28', 2 - 0, Conway T. , Ayling L. (A),
  • 42', 3 - 0, Whittaker M. ,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 50', Storey J. 🟥,
  • 54', 4 - 0, Conway T. ,
  • 58', Devine A. , Frokjaer-Jensen M. ,
  • 58', Whiteman B. , Thompson J. ,
  • 58', Dobbin L. , Small T. ,
  • 60', Targett M. , Silvera S. ,
  • 61', Morris A. , Burgzorg D. ,
  • 61', Conway T. , Gilbert A. ,
  • 74', Hackney H. , McGree R. ,
  • 76', Jebbison D. , Smith M. ,
  • 76', Lewis J. , Vukcevic A. ,
  • 83', Thompson J. 🟨,
  • 85', Malanda A. , Munroe F. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Middlesbrough
61.5%
Draw
22.8%
Preston North End
15.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
56.6% 24.9% 18.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

58.1% 24.3% 18%

Middlesbrough - Preston North End Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.55
(1.67)
4.16
(3.79)
6.01
(5.1)
5%
(5.9%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
What is the prediction for Middlesbrough - Preston North End?
  • Users Predictions: 24 users predict this event. Middlesbrough will win (votes: 18 - 75%). Preston will win (votes: 1 - 4.2%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 20.8%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Middlesbrough: 57.7%92.3%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • AH -0.5 - Middlesbrough (1.53) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH -0.75 - Middlesbrough (1.64) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH -1 - Middlesbrough (1.86) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH -1.25 - Middlesbrough (2.13) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
    • O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Middlesbrough will win (6 of 8 users predict this - 75%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 15 high ROI users predict this event. Middlesbrough (votes: 13 - 86.7%). Tie (votes: 2 - 13.3%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.
  • Preview Facts
    • One of today’s top clashes will feature two teams fighting for the top spots (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ Premier League and 6 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Play Offs: Semi~finals)).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Middlesbrough won 1.
    • Both teams are showing inconsistent performances lately.
    • Middlesbrough may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • Recently, Middlesbrough has had a series of away games.
    • Recently, Preston has had a series of home games.
    • In this match, Middlesbrough is the team to beat.
    • There will not play in Middlesbrough: Bangura A. (Injury) Brittain C. (Inactive) Edmundson G. (Injury) Jones A. (Injury) Lenihan D. (Achilles Tendon Injury) McGree R. (Injury) Sene M. K. (Inactive) Strelec D. (Inactive)
    • There will not play in Preston: Brady R. (Calf Injury) Osmajic M. (Red Card) Vukcevic A. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Preston: Hughes A. (Inactive) Iversen D. (Inactive)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Middlesbrough won 7 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 30:26. (average 1.5:1.3).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Middlesbrough won 4 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 15:6. (average 1.7:0.7).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Middlesbrough - Preston North End were as follows:
    13.09.2025 Preston North End - Middlesbrough 2:2
    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
    Latest results of Middlesbrough
    Latest results of Preston North End
    English League Championship Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Middlesbrough31187649:301961
    2Coventry31178663:352859
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    5Millwall31158839:36353
    6Wrexham311211844:39547
    7Preston311211838:34447
    8Bristol City311371143:38546
    9Southampton3212101048:44446
    10Birmingham3212101043:39446
    11Derby311291045:39645
    12Watford311111939:36344
    13QPR311281142:43-144
    14Stoke311271234:28643
    15Swansea311261338:37142
    16Norwich321161542:42039
    17Sheffield Utd311231644:45-139
    18Charlton30991229:38-936
    19West Brom32971632:47-1534
    20Portsmouth29891227:38-1133
    21Leicester321081444:51-732
    22Blackburn31881527:40-1332
    23Oxford Utd326101628:44-1628
    24Sheffield Wed31182218:62-44-7

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