Preston North End v Middlesbrough

Preston North End v Middlesbrough: what the numbers say

Preston North End meet Middlesbrough at Deepdale, Saturday 11:30pm (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Preston North End 7, Middlesbrough 6, 5 drawn from 18 meetings.

7–6

head to head

Nothing between them: Preston North End 7, Middlesbrough 6, 5 drawn from 18 meetings.

2nd

on the ladder

Middlesbrough sit 2nd on 29 points (8–2–5).

goals — biggest win in the fixture

Biggest margin between these two: Middlesbrough by 4 goals in 2025-26 (4–0).

1 v 0.3

goals a game

Key match-up: Will Lankshear (Middlesbrough) averages 1 goals a game to Callum Lang's 0.3 (Preston North End).

0.5 v 0.2

assists a game

Key match-up: Amario Cozier-Duberry (Middlesbrough) averages 0.5 assists a game to Andrija Vukcevic's 0.2 (Preston North End).

assists in 2026-27

Amario Cozier-Duberry has 5 assists in 10 games for Middlesbrough in 2026-27.

assists in 2026-27

Tommy Conway has 4 assists in 13 games for Middlesbrough in 2026-27.

0.3

goals a game

Callum Lang (Preston North End) is averaging 0.3 goals a game in 2026-27.

Head to head

7Preston North End

5Draws

6Middlesbrough

18 meetings since 2017 · average score Preston North End 1.3, Middlesbrough 1.7

24 Jan 26Middlesbrough4–0Riverside Stadium

13 Sept 25Draw2–2Deepdale

26 Jan 25Preston North End2–1Deepdale

15 Sept 24Draw1–1Riverside Stadium

15 Feb 24Preston North End2–1Deepdale

29 Nov 23Middlesbrough4–0Riverside Stadium

Last line-ups

Official team lists aren't out yet — they usually land a day or two before the game. These are each side's line-ups from their last game (Preston North End v Sheffield United, Wed, 4 Nov · Middlesbrough v Watford, Sun, 8 Nov).

Preston North End v Middlesbrough: what the numbers say

Preston North End meet Middlesbrough at Deepdale, Saturday 11:30pm (EFL Championship). Nothing between them: Preston North End 7, Middlesbrough 6, 5 drawn from 18 meetings.

The big picture

Preston North End come in 24th on the ladder with 8 points; Middlesbrough are 2nd on 29. Middlesbrough are the side higher up the table.

Preston North End are 1–11–2 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 0.9 goals for and 2.1 against.

Middlesbrough are 8–2–5 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 2 goals for and 1.3 against.

Form

Preston North End have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Sheffield United 2–3.

Middlesbrough have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Watford 0–0.

Head to head

These sides have met 18 times on our records since 2017: Preston North End 7, Middlesbrough 6, 5 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Middlesbrough won 4–0 at Riverside Stadium.

Biggest margin between these two: Middlesbrough by 4 goals in 2025-26 (4–0).

Players to watch

For Preston North End, watch Callum Lang (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27) and Johnny Kenny (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Middlesbrough, watch Will Lankshear (1 goals a game in 2026-27) and Amario Cozier-Duberry (0.3 goals a game, 5 assists in 2026-27).

At Deepdale

Preston North End have won 4 of their last 19 at Deepdale.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Middlesbrough have the edge.

Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.

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Preston North End v Middlesbrough: what the numbers say

Tale of the tape

Head to head

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Last line-ups

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Preston North End v Middlesbrough: what the numbers say

The big picture

Form

Head to head

Players to watch

At Deepdale

What the numbers say

Build-up

Where to watch

Match details

Key match-ups

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