Middlesbrough
1 - 2
Preston

McNair (33')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Evans (77'), Riis Jakobsen (81')
Browne (63'), Evans (75'), Earl (85'), Johnson (90+1')

Preview

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Middlesbrough 2-1 Preston North End

With neither team being in great form, they will both be eager to use this game as the catalyst for greater things to come. While Preston still have the win at Bournemouth fresh in their memory, we expect Boro to edge this contest by the odd goal in three. 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 48.8%. A draw had a probability of 27.3% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 23.86%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.95%) and 2-1 (8.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.63%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.06%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Preston North End
48.8%	27.34%	23.86%

Both teams to score 44.16%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.84%

60.16%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.64%

80.36%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.19%

24.8%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.61%

59.39%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.73%

41.27%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.2%

77.79%

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 48.8%

Preston North End 23.86%

Draw 27.33%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 14.27% 2-0 @ 9.95% 2-1 @ 8.81% 3-0 @ 4.62% 3-1 @ 4.09% 3-2 @ 1.81% 4-0 @ 1.61% 4-1 @ 1.43% Other @ 2.21% Total : 48.8%	1-1 @ 12.63% 0-0 @ 10.23% 2-2 @ 3.9% Other @ 0.58% Total : 27.33%	0-1 @ 9.06% 1-2 @ 5.59% 0-2 @ 4.01% 1-3 @ 1.65% 0-3 @ 1.18% 2-3 @ 1.15% Other @ 1.21% Total : 23.86%