Championship

Championship | Gameweek 29

Jan 25, 2025 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 1
Middlesbrough

Teitur Thordarson (28'), Riis Jakobsen (78')
Greenwood (13'), Meghoma (45+1'), Ledson (85')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Burgzorg (52')
Ayling (42')

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

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Watford 1-2 Preston
Tuesday, January 21 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Middlesbrough 2-0 West Brom
Tuesday, January 21 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

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 51.06%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.56%) and 0-2 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.76%), while for a Preston North End win it was 1-0 (7.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Middlesbrough
24.2% ( 0.22)	24.74% ( 0.07)	51.06% ( -0.29)

Both teams to score 51.82% (

0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.68% (

-0.06)

50.32% (

0.06)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.74% (

-0.06)

72.26% (

0.06)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.54% (

0.17)

35.46% (

-0.17)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.77% (

0.17)

72.22% (

-0.17)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.3% (

-0.14)

19.7% (

0.14)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.29% (

-0.23)

51.71% (

0.23)

Score Analysis

Preston North End 24.2%

Middlesbrough 51.05%

Draw 24.73%

Preston North End	Draw	Middlesbrough
1-0 @ 7.24% ( 0.05) 2-1 @ 6.1% ( 0.04) 2-0 @ 3.76% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 2.11% ( 0.02) 3-2 @ 1.71% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 1.3% ( 0.02) Other @ 1.98% Total : 24.2%	1-1 @ 11.76% ( 0.03) 0-0 @ 6.99% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 4.95% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 0.93% ( 0) Other @ 0.11% Total : 24.73%	0-1 @ 11.34% ( -0.03) 1-2 @ 9.56% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 9.22% ( -0.06) 1-3 @ 5.18% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 4.99% ( -0.05) 2-3 @ 2.68% ( -0) 1-4 @ 2.1% ( -0.02) 0-4 @ 2.03% ( -0.03) 2-4 @ 1.09% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.87% Total : 51.05%