Middlesbrough score 2.6 goals per match
Middlesbrough2.6
Preston North End0.8
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Preston North End score 0.8.
Match Centre: Middlesbrough vs Preston North End
Home
Middlesbrough
16:00
Fri 1 Jan · your time
in 62 days 21 h
Away
Preston North End
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Middlesbrough unbeaten in 7 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 4 wins and 3 draws. Last defeat: 8 September, 0:3 against Crystal Palace.
Last meeting, 24 January 2026: Middlesbrough – Preston North End 4:0
DLDW
Tommy Conway: 2 goals. Before that, Middlesbrough went 3 meetings in a row without a win.
Preston North End concede 2.4 goals per match
Middlesbrough1.4
Preston North End2.4
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Middlesbrough concede 1.4.
Preston North End without a win in 7 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 2:1 against Blackburn Rovers.
Will Lankshear: 5 goals in 5 league matches
Goals5
xG3.36
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 3.4).
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Will Lankshear
Middlesbrough · forward
11goals
0assists
7.30avg rating
Last match, Bolton Wanderers: 2 goals, rating 8.5.
Johnny Kenny
Preston North End · forward
2goals
1assist
7.11avg rating
Last match, West Bromwich Albion: rating 7.2.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Middlesbrough at home and Preston North End away, as in this match.
Middlesbrough
all matches · 10
5W4D1L2.1scored per match1.6conceded per match
at home · 10
7W3D0L2.1scored per match1.0conceded per match
away · 10
4W2D4L1.7scored per match1.5conceded per match
- 23 Oct Bolton WanderersAChampionship 1:5W
- 17 Oct Cardiff CityHChampionship 2:2D
- 13 Oct Stoke CityAChampionship 2:3W
- 10 Oct Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:0W
- 19 Sep Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:2D
- 15 Sep MillwallHChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Norwich CityHChampionship 4:3W
- 8 Sep Crystal PalaceACarabao Cup 3:0L
- 5 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 0:1W
- 2 Sep BurnleyAChampionship 1:1D
- 29 Aug West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 3:1W
- 25 Aug Doncaster RoversACarabao Cup 1:3W
- 22 Aug Blackburn RoversAChampionship 2:1L
- 15 Aug Lincoln CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 7 Aug WrexhamHCarabao Cup 1:0W
- 23 May Hull CityAChampionship 1:0L
- 12 May SouthamptonAChampionship 2:1L
- 9 May SouthamptonHChampionship 0:0D
- 25 Apr WatfordHChampionship 5:1W
- 22 Apr Sheffield WednesdayHChampionship 1:0W
Fri 23 Oct · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers1:5Middlesbrough
Bair 45+2'
Morris 13'Lankshear 31', 78'Brunt 39' (og)Cozier-Duberry 73'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Cardiff City
Conway 58'Lankshear 61'
Moylan 22'Tanner 45+1'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:3Middlesbrough
Borges 50' (og)Boženík 85'
Brittain 48'Lankshear 73'Borges 90+1'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough1:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lankshear 57'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:2Middlesbrough
Millar 55'McGree 59' (og)
Arfsten 45'Malanda 88'
Tue 15 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:2Millwall
Cozier-Duberry 50'Lankshear 61'
Arconte 11'Dykes 36'
Sat 12 Sep · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough4:3Norwich City
Berhalter 4', 36'Cozier-Duberry 7'Phillips 90+1'
Touré 1'Makama 70'Wright 75'
Tue 8 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Crystal Palace3:0Middlesbrough
Larsen 37', 53'Kamada 72'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough3:1West Bromwich Albion
Lankshear 48', 73'Jones 87'
Morgan 65'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
Doncaster Rovers1:3Middlesbrough
Hutchinson 90+2'
Joseph 34'Lankshear 78'Sarmiento 87'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers2:1Middlesbrough
Gudjohnsen 49'Cantwell 55'
Sarmiento 12'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough2:1Lincoln City
Lankshear 62', 90+1'
Reach 12'
Tue 12 May · Championshipaway
Southampton2:1Middlesbrough
Stewart 45+1'Charles 116'
McGree 5'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Middlesbrough5:1Watford
Whittaker 6', 58'Strelec 45+1'Conway 75' (p), 90+2'
Abankwah 48'
Preston North End
all matches · 10
1W2D7L0.8scored per match2.0conceded per match
at home · 10
2W1D7L0.7scored per match2.0conceded per match
away · 10
2W2D6L1.3scored per match2.2conceded per match
- 24 Oct West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 1:1D
- 17 Oct WrexhamAChampionship 4:1L
- 13 Oct Birmingham CityAChampionship 4:0L
- 10 Oct MillwallHChampionship 0:1L
- 19 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Lincoln CityHChampionship 0:1L
- 8 Sep WatfordAChampionship 2:1L
- 5 Sep Blackburn RoversHChampionship 2:1W
- 1 Sep Bristol CityHChampionship 1:3L
- 29 Aug Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:0L
- 26 Aug EvertonHCarabao Cup 0:4L
- 22 Aug Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:3L
- 15 Aug Bolton WanderersAChampionship 2:1L
- 8 Aug Huddersfield TownHCarabao Cup 1:1W
- 2 May SouthamptonHChampionship 1:3L
- 25 Apr Sheffield UnitedAChampionship 2:3W
- 22 Apr Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:1L
- 18 Apr West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 0:2L
- 11 Apr Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:2W
- 3 Apr Leicester CityAChampionship 2:2D
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipaway
Watford2:1Preston North End
Kayembe 69'Doumbia 76'
Lang 5'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End2:1Blackburn Rovers
Lang 9', 27'
Mills 51' (og)
Tue 1 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Bristol City
Wiley 51'
Twine 4'Eissat 79'Ballard 86'
Wed 26 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End0:4Everton
Barry 25', 59', 70'Johnson 72'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Wolverhampton Wanderers
Thompson 90+1'
López 8', 82'Armstrong 71'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers2:1Preston North End
Dalby 14'Gale 25'
Erabi 86'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End1:1Huddersfield Town
pens 4:3
Erabi 90+3'
Balker 38'
Sat 2 May · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Southampton
Dobbin 60'
Harwood-Bellis 12'Stewart 47'Larin 90+1'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipaway
Sheffield United2:3Preston North End
Hamer 71' (p)Bamford 82'
Lindsay 5', 20'Dobbin 76'
Wed 22 Apr · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:1Preston North End
Stansfield 10'Osman 16'
Hughes 25'
Sat 18 Apr · Championshipat home
Preston North End0:2West Bromwich Albion
Maja 11'Dike 77'
Sat 11 Apr · Championshipaway
Charlton Athletic1:2Preston North End
Rankin-Costello 18'
Dobbin 25'Potts 65'
Fri 3 Apr · Championshipaway
Leicester City2:2Preston North End
Daka 4', 81'
Moran 38'Whiteman 45'
Head to head
4 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 24 Jan 2026 · Championship
Middlesbrough 4:0 Preston North End
Browne 9' · Conway 28', 54' · Whittaker 42'. Middlesbrough: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.
1wins
1wins
2 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4
- 24 Jan 2026Championship Middlesbrough4:0Preston North End Browne 9' · Conway 28', 54' · Whittaker 42' Details
- 13 Sep 2025Championship Preston North End2:2Middlesbrough Dobbin 22' · Storey 88' · Targett 72' · Hansen 90+2' Details
- 25 Jan 2025Championship Preston North End2:1Middlesbrough Thórdarson 28' · Riis 78' · Burgzorg 52' Details
- 14 Sep 2024Championship Middlesbrough1:1Preston North End Conway 16' · Frøkjaer-Jensen 43' Details
1wins
0wins
1 draw3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
0wins
1wins
1 draw3.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1, last: Bolton Wanderers) · Preston North End (3-4-1-2, last: West Bromwich Albion).
RVVitek
NBBorges
AMMalanda
APPhillips
CBBrittain
SBBerhalter
AMMorris
TCConway
RMMcGree
ADCozier-Duberry
WLLankshear
DIIversen
OOOffiah
JSStorey
AHHughes
SMMills
LLLeroy
BPPotts
AVVukcevic
ADDevine
JKKenny
DBBurgzorg
MiddlesbroughPreston North End
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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Volt matchup
62.0
35.6
MiddlesbroughPreston North End
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- Kick-off
- Friday 1 January, 16:00Your time · in 62 days 21 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough · show map
- Rest
- Middlesbrough 70 days · Preston North End 69 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 1. Middlesbrough (25 pts) and 24. Preston North End (5 pts) Matchday 25 of 46