Just Football Predictions

Middlesbrough vs Preston North End

Full Time
Championship Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

4
-
0
Preston North End

Preston North End

Value Assessment Best Opportunity Key Insights Match Context Recent Form Sidelined Head-to-Head League Signals Final Words

Value Assessment

Home Win
1.52
47% pred
-19.1%
Draw
4.22
23% pred
-0.6%
Away Win
5.90
30% pred
+13.3%
VALUE
BTTS Yes 1.86 47%
BTTS No 1.88 45%

Key Insights

Title Race

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough in position 2, 3 points behind leader - competing for title

High impact

Match Normality

90%

Normal match expected

Match Info

Kickoff
Sat, Jan 24 2026 · 12:30
Venue
Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough)
Competition
Championship · 29
Coaches
Kim Hellberg
Kim Hellberg
Middlesbrough
Paul Heckingbottom
Paul Heckingbottom
Preston North End
Referee
Andrew Madley Andrew Madley
Related Coverage
League season story Middlesbrough form report Preston North End form report

Recent Form

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
3W 1D 1L
1.8 GF · 0.2 GA
W H Norwich City Norwich City 1-0
W H Preston North End Preston North End 4-0
W H Southampton Southampton 4-0
L H Hull City Hull City 0-1
D H Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 0-0
3W 1D 1L
1.8 GF · 0.2 GA
W H Norwich City Norwich City 1-0
W H Preston North End Preston North End 4-0
W H Southampton Southampton 4-0
L H Hull City Hull City 0-1
D H Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers 0-0
3W 0D 2L
1.6 GF · 1.6 GA
W A Sheffield United Sheffield United 2-1
W A Stoke City Stoke City 2-1
W A West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 3-2
L A Fulham Fulham 1-3
L A Derby County Derby County 0-1
5W 0D 0L
2.4 GF · 0.8 GA
W A Sheffield United Sheffield United 2-1
W H Norwich City Norwich City 1-0
W H Preston North End Preston North End 4-0
W A Stoke City Stoke City 2-1
W A West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 3-2
Preston North End Preston North End
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
W A Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
L A Wrexham Wrexham 1-2
D A Stoke City Stoke City 0-0
2W 0D 3L
0.8 GF · 1 GA
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1
L H Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic 0-1
W H Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 3-0
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.4 GA
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
W A Bristol City Bristol City 2-0
L A Wrexham Wrexham 1-2
D A Stoke City Stoke City 0-0
1W 1D 3L
0.4 GF · 1.8 GA
W H Portsmouth Portsmouth 1-0
D A Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 1-1
L A Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 0-4
L H Hull City Hull City 0-3
L H Derby County Derby County 0-1

Sidelined Players

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 2 out
David Strelec
David Strelec
injury
Darragh Lenihan
Darragh Lenihan
injury
Preston North End Preston North End 0 out

No reported absences

Head-to-Head (Last 10)

Middlesbrough
3
30%
Draws
2
20%
Preston North End
5
50%
Avg Goals
3.5
BTTS
70%

League Signals

Predictability
50%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+9%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.5
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
26%
BTTS
49%
Over 2.5
46%

Final Words

Middlesbrough enter this match in excellent form, winning 5 of their last 5 matches. Preston North End have been inconsistent, managing just 1 win in their last 5.