Championship
Saturday 24 January 2026 · 12:30 · HT 3-0 · Riverside, Middlesbrough · Referee Andy Madley

Middlesbrough v Preston North End: stats, form and bet builder picks

In Middlesbrough's last 10 home games and Preston North End's last 10 away games in the Championship before kick-off, both teams scored in 13 of 20, over 2.5 goals in 11 of 20, with 11.3 corners per match (league 10.3) and 3.0 cards (league 3.9).

Match stats

Middlesbrough v Preston North End, full match
67%
Possession
33%
2.83
Expected goals (xG)
0.40
16
Shots
4
8
Shots on target
1
8
Corners
3
11
Fouls
19
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
1

Goals and cards

9'
Goal
Alan Browne MID
26'
Yellow card
Ben Whiteman PRE
28'
Goal
Tommy Conway MID
42'
Goal
Morgan Whittaker MID
50'
Red card
Jordan Storey PRE
54'
Goal
Tommy Conway MID
82'
Yellow card
Jordan Thompson PRE

Match probabilities

How often each happened in Middlesbrough's last 10 home games and Preston North End's last 10 away games this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
Both teams to score
65%
13/20 games · League 57%
Over 1.5 goals
80%
16/20 games · League 76%
Over 2.5 goals
55%
11/20 games · League 51%
Over 3.5 goals
25%
5/20 games · League 25%
Over 9.5 corners
60%
12/20 games · League 55%
Over 3.5 cards
45%
9/20 games · League 53%
Middlesbrough clean sheet
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Preston North End clean sheet
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Middlesbrough fail to score
30%
3/10 games · League 25%
Preston North End fail to score
10%
1/10 games · League 25%

Averages per match

Same games, both teams added together
Goals
2.6
League 2.6
Corners
11.3
League 10.3
Cards
3.0
League 3.9