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Middlesbrough v Preston North End: head to head | Lineball
Middlesbrough edge 4–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 50 meetings in EFL Championship on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Middlesbrough lead the head to head 22–14 (14 draws) from 50 meetings since 1901.
2026-27: Middlesbrough 8–2–5, Preston North End 1–11–2. Middlesbrough have the better margin, +0.7 a game to -1.3.
Last five: Middlesbrough 2 wins, Preston North End 0.
Middlesbrough average more shots on target per game: 6.1 to 2.4.
Middlesbrough average more goals per game: 2 to 0.9.
Preston North End average more saves per game: 2.9 to 1.9.
At home: Middlesbrough win 55%, Preston North End 50% (every game we hold).
Middlesbrough’s biggest win in the rivalry: 5–0 in 1967-68, by 5.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
2250 games · 14 drawn since 190114
24 Jan 2026 · Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 4Preston North End 0
13 Sept 2025 · Deepdale, PrestonMiddlesbrough 2Preston North End 2
26 Jan 2025 · Deepdale, PrestonMiddlesbrough 1Preston North End 2
15 Sept 2024 · Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 1Preston North End 1
15 Feb 2024 · Deepdale, PrestonMiddlesbrough 1Preston North End 2
29 Nov 2023 · Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 4Preston North End 0
19 Mar 2023 · Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 4Preston North End 0
30 Oct 2022 · Deepdale, PrestonMiddlesbrough 1Preston North End 2
2026-27 season
Per game, this season.
230 totalScored per gameper game0.912 total
1.319 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better2.130 total