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Preston North End v Middlesbrough : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 25th Jan, 15:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

Middlesbrough are away from home on Saturday afternoon, as manager Michael Carrick takes his team to visit Preston North End and Paul Heckingbottom at the Deepdale in the Championship. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've searched our extensive database and dug out the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
34%
--
Draw
25%
--
M'Boro
41%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
M'Boro 2-1
9%
--
M'Boro 1-0
9%
--
Preston 2-1
8%
--
Preston 1-0
8%
--
M'Boro 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Preston 2-0
5%
--
M'Boro 3-1
4%
--
Preston 3-1
4%
--
M'Boro 3-0
3%
--
M'Boro 3-2
3%
--
Preston 3-2
3%
--
Preston 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
--
BTTS - No
43%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
21%
--
Home/draw
59%
--
Away/draw
66%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
52%
--
Away DNB
58%
--
Preston win to nil
17%
--
M'Boro win to nil
20%
--
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 26 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 8 and won 2. Preston have conceded 23 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Preston have played 14 games at home, winning 5, drawing 7 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 6th place on 41 points in the Championship league table having played 26 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 40 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 26 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 12 away games, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds2615832953 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
Apr 8
l
 
3-1A
2
Burnley26141022252 
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
3
Sheff Utd2616641952 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
w
 
1-0F
Feb 12
4
Sunderland2614841750 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
Feb 3
l
 
1-0A
5
Blackburn261268842 
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 31
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
6
M'Boro Away2611871141 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
-
-
7
West Brom2691341140 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
Jan 21
w
 
0-1F
8
Watford2611510-138 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
9
Bristol C269107337 
l
 
1-3A
May 3
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
10
Sheff Wed261079-237 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
Apr 21
11
Norwich26998636 
d
 
2-2F
Feb 11
Apr 26
d
 
3-3A
12
Swansea269710034 
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
13
QPR267118-532 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
Mar 11
w
 
1-4F
14
Millwall25799130 
-
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
15
Preston Home266128-630 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
16
Coventry267811-329 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
l
 
0-3A
May 3
17
Oxford Utd267811-1229 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1F
Mar 29
w
 
2-6A
18
Derby267613-427 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
Mar 1
l
 
1-0A
19
Stoke266911-827 
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
-
20
Luton267415-1725 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
w
 
5-1F
Mar 15
21
Cardiff265912-1524 
Apr 8
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
22
Hull265813-1123 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
23
Portsmouth255812-1423 
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
Jan 18
24
Plymouth264913-2921 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
Apr 18
d
 
3-3A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Preston have not lost in 7 consecutive home league games
Preston 15TH
20 league games
Home
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Preston1 - 1Oxford Utd
Preston3 - 1Sheff Wed
Preston1 - 0Hull
Preston1 - 1Leeds
Preston1 - 1West Brom
Preston1 - 1Derby
Preston0 - 0Sunderland
Preston1 - 3Bristol C
Preston2 - 2Norwich
Preston1 - 0Coventry
Preston3 - 0Watford
Preston0 - 0Blackburn
Preston1 - 0Luton
Preston0 - 2Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 3Leicester
Preston0 - 1Norwich
Preston4 - 1Huddersfield
Preston3 - 0Rotherham
Preston1 - 2Stoke
Preston0 - 0Hull
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
10
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 1Oxford Utd
APreston1 - 3West Brom
HPreston3 - 1Sheff Wed
HPreston1 - 0Hull
APreston1 - 2QPR
HPreston1 - 1Leeds
APreston2 - 0Cardiff
APreston1 - 1Sheff Wed
HPreston1 - 1West Brom
APreston0 - 0Stoke
HPreston1 - 1Derby
APreston1 - 3Portsmouth
HPreston0 - 0Sunderland
HPreston1 - 3Bristol C
APreston3 - 3Plymouth
HPreston2 - 2Norwich
HPreston1 - 0Coventry
APreston0 - 0Burnley
HPreston3 - 0Watford
APreston1 - 3Millwall
M'Boro 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hull0 - 1M'Boro
Plymouth3 - 3M'Boro
Leeds3 - 1M'Boro
Burnley1 - 1M'Boro
Oxford Utd2 - 6M'Boro
QPR1 - 4M'Boro
Norwich3 - 3M'Boro
Watford2 - 1M'Boro
West Brom0 - 1M'Boro
Sunderland1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff0 - 2M'Boro
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Cardiff1 - 4M'Boro
Ipswich1 - 1M'Boro
Hull2 - 2M'Boro
Southampton1 - 1M'Boro
Birmingham0 - 1M'Boro
QPR0 - 2M'Boro
Stoke2 - 0M'Boro
Leicester1 - 2M'Boro
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HM'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
AM'Boro1 - 0Hull
HM'Boro0 - 0Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 3Sheff Wed
AM'Boro3 - 3Plymouth
HM'Boro1 - 0Millwall
AM'Boro1 - 3Leeds
AM'Boro1 - 1Burnley
HM'Boro3 - 1Hull
HM'Boro0 - 1Blackburn
AM'Boro6 - 2Oxford Utd
HM'Boro5 - 1Luton
AM'Boro4 - 1QPR
HM'Boro0 - 3Coventry
AM'Boro3 - 3Norwich
HM'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
HM'Boro0 - 2Bristol C
AM'Boro1 - 2Watford
AM'Boro1 - 0West Brom
HM'Boro2 - 0Stoke
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Preston have beaten M'Boro in 4 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Preston since 2009
Preston
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
17
14
Games: Scored
8 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
2 / 10
PNE
4
D
3
MID
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Preston2 - 1
Preston2 - 1
Preston4 - 1
Preston3 - 0
0 - 2M'Boro
Draw1 - 1Draw
2 - 3M'Boro
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 3M'Boro
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at M'Boro since 2010
M'Boro
Preston
Goals: Scored
18
7
Games: Scored
10 / 11
5 / 11
Clean sheets
6 / 11
1 / 11
PNE
2
D
4
MID
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT M'Boro
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro4 - 0
M'Boro4 - 0
1 - 2Preston
M'Boro2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Preston
Draw0 - 0Draw
M'Boro1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
M'Boro2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Preston 15th M'Boro 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+29
M'Boro have scored 29% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.8
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Preston
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
PNE
MID
15%
better
view stats
Games scored20
20
Failed to score6
6
Scored first13
15
Goals scored28
43
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.7
Avg. shots per game7
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
4%
better
PNE
MID
view stats
Games conceded17
18
Clean sheets9
8
Conceded first9
10
Goals conceded34
32
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
18%
Avg. XG against1.3
1
KickOff rating
+4%

Preston v M'Boro Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
257310
F WoodmanE RiisK Kesler-HaydenB Whiteman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Riis FWD2672
2
-
F Woodman GLK25
4
1
J Storey DEF2511
4
-
D Holmes MID2511
3
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF243
4
-
B Whiteman MID241
10
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID2321
5
-
A Hughes DEF221
4
-
S Greenwood MID2252
5
1
A McCann MID221
8
-
B Potts DEF2131
4
-
S Thórdarson MID21
2
-
L Lindsay DEF181
6
2
M Osmajic FWD1842
3
-
J Whatmough DEF151
3
-
R Brady MID131
3
-
W Keane FWD132
-
R Ledson MID1011
3
-
J Bowler FWD10
-
D Cornell GLK2
-
K. Best DEF1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251097
F AzazE LathF AzazG Edmundson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Lath FWD26102
3
-
F Azaz MID2589
3
-
H Hackney MID2331
4
1
N Borges DEF222
3
-
D Burgzorg FWD2221
1
-
B Doak FWD2126
6
-
G Edmundson DEF191
7
-
T Conway FWD198
-
A Dijksteel DEF1811
2
-
L Ayling DEF182
1
-
S Dieng GLK17
-
D Barlaser MID1711
2
-
R McGree MID1615
2
-
A Morris MID15
2
-
M Clarke DEF142
-
R Berg DEF13
2
1
M. Hamilton FWD13
-
D Fry DEF9
-
J Howson MID91
-
L Engel DEF7
1
-
S Brynn GLK6
-
A Gilbert MID51
-
T Glover GLK4
-
M Forss FWD4
-