Championship

Championship | Gameweek 37

Mar 16, 2021 at 7pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
2 - 0
Preston

Storey (22' og.), Tavernier (51')
Fisher (66')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Potts (62')
Browne (36')

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Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock pictured in February 2021

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The victory lifted Middlesbrough to within five points of sixth-placed Barnsley and fifth-placed Reading.

Mar 16, 22:31

The Match

Match Report

Despite starting the stronger, Preston fell behind in the 22nd minute to an own goal.

Preview

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

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 44.85%. A draw had a probability of 28% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 27.17%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.92%) and 2-1 (8.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.97%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (9.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Preston North End
44.85%	27.98%	27.17%

Both teams to score 45.07%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.67%

60.33%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.51%

80.49%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.16%

26.83%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.86%

62.13%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.6%

38.39%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.85%

75.15%

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 44.85%

Preston North End 27.17%

Draw 27.97%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 13.55% 2-0 @ 8.92% 2-1 @ 8.53% 3-0 @ 3.91% 3-1 @ 3.74% 3-2 @ 1.79% 4-0 @ 1.29% 4-1 @ 1.23% Other @ 1.89% Total : 44.85%	1-1 @ 12.97% 0-0 @ 10.3% 2-2 @ 4.08% Other @ 0.62% Total : 27.97%	0-1 @ 9.86% 1-2 @ 6.21% 0-2 @ 4.72% 1-3 @ 1.98% 0-3 @ 1.51% 2-3 @ 1.3% Other @ 1.58% Total : 27.17%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Preston

Middlesbrough

84.1%

Draw

9.1%

Preston North End

6.8%