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Championship | Gameweek 46
May 7, 2022 at 12.30pm UK
Deepdale
Middlesbrough logo

Preston
4 - 1
Middlesbrough

Browne (24'), Fry (35' og.), Riis Jakobsen (53', 74' pen.)
van den Berg (45'), Johnson (45'), McCann (56')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Tavernier (48')
Daniels (45'), McNair (45'), Dijksteel (58'), Fry (66'), Jones (72'), Crooks (84')
McNair (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Middlesbrough, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Preston North End 1-2 Middlesbrough

Scoring goals and being decisive has not come naturally to Middlesbrough this season, and it will leave Preston fancying their chances of an upset. However, Boro have been much more clinical of late, something which leads us to back a narrow victory for Wilder's side. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 41.9%. A win for Preston North End had a probability of 31.38% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.68%) and 0-2 (7.58%). The likeliest Preston North End win was 1-0 (9.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.69%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood.

Result
Preston North EndDrawMiddlesbrough
31.38%26.72%41.9%
Both teams to score 50.82%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.94%54.06%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.52%75.49%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.2%31.81%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.76%68.24%
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.52%25.48%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.68%60.32%
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 31.38%
    Middlesbrough 41.9%
    Draw 26.72%
Preston North EndDrawMiddlesbrough
1-0 @ 9.28%
2-1 @ 7.27%
2-0 @ 5.32%
3-1 @ 2.78%
3-0 @ 2.03%
3-2 @ 1.9%
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 31.38%
1-1 @ 12.69%
0-0 @ 8.11%
2-2 @ 4.97%
Other @ 0.96%
Total : 26.72%
0-1 @ 11.08%
1-2 @ 8.68%
0-2 @ 7.58%
1-3 @ 3.95%
0-3 @ 3.45%
2-3 @ 2.27%
1-4 @ 1.35%
0-4 @ 1.18%
Other @ 2.36%
Total : 41.9%

How you voted: Preston vs Middlesbrough

Preston North End
28.6%
Draw
7.1%
Middlesbrough
64.3%
14
Head to Head
Nov 23, 2021 7.45pm
Middlesbrough
1-2
Preston
McNair (33')
Evans (77'), Riis Jakobsen (81')
Browne (63'), Evans (75'), Earl (85'), Johnson (90+1')
Mar 16, 2021 7pm
Middlesbrough
2-0
Preston
Storey (22' og.), Tavernier (51')
Fisher (66')

Potts (62')
Browne (36')
Dec 9, 2020 7pm
Jan 1, 2020 3pm
Oct 1, 2019 7.45pm
Middlesbrough
1-1
Preston
Fisher (42' og.)
Clayton (86'), Fletcher (95')
Harrop (40')
Pearson (65'), Fisher (92')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
RHuddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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