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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Middlesbrough vs Preston

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 12 December at 13:30, Italian time.

Middlesbrough3rd in ChampionshipvsPreston24th in Championship
22Points4
6-4-1Won-drawn-lost1-1-9
2Points per match0.4
22Goals for9
16Goals against24
2Clean sheets0
DWWDDFormLLLDL
unbeaten in 9Current run3 defeats in a row
4-2-0 · 14 ptsAt home (W-D-L)1-0-4 · 3 pts
2-2-1 · 8 ptsAway (W-D-L)0-1-5 · 1 pts
22 in 11Expected goals for (xG)13.5 in 11
11.3Expected goals against (xG)16.2
6.87Average player rating6.51
Will Lankshear (9)Top scorer—

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Saturday 12 December.
Preston v Middlesbrough, Saturday 12 December at 13:30The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Preston v Middlesbrough on Saturday 12 December
Preston v MiddlesbroughArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Preston 22%draw 22%Middlesbrough 56%
Most likely score1-110% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver60% over · 40% under
Both teams to scoreYes59% yes
Goals the model expects1.15 – 1.96Preston – Middlesbrough

Poisson model on 11 matches for Preston and 11 for Middlesbrough, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
5Middlesbrough wins
3draws
7Preston wins

15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Middlesbrough 26, Preston 21 · 3.1 per match

  1. 24 Jan 2026Middlesbrough4-0PrestonChampionship
  2. 13 Sept 2025Preston2-2MiddlesbroughChampionship
  3. 25 Jan 2025Preston2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  4. 14 Sept 2024Middlesbrough1-1PrestonChampionship
  5. 14 Feb 2024Preston2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  6. 28 Nov 2023Middlesbrough4-0PrestonChampionship
  7. 18 Mar 2023Middlesbrough4-0PrestonChampionship
  8. 29 Oct 2022Preston2-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  9. 7 May 2022Preston4-1MiddlesbroughChampionship
  10. 23 Nov 2021Middlesbrough1-2PrestonChampionship
  11. 16 Mar 2021Middlesbrough2-0PrestonChampionship
  12. 9 Dec 2020Preston3-0MiddlesbroughChampionship

and 3 older ones.

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.