Championship

Championship | Gameweek 18

Nov 28, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
4 - 0
Preston

Jones (16', 37'), van den Berg (26'), Bangura (90+4')

FT(HT: 3-0)

Potts (65'), Hughes (82')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Bristol City 3-2 Middlesbrough
Saturday, November 25 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: Preston 1-2 Cardiff
Saturday, November 25 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 54.9%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 21.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.81%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.21%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (6.43%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Middlesbrough would win this match.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Preston North End
54.9% ( -0.63)	23.6% ( 0.02)	21.5% ( 0.61)

Both teams to score 52.08% (

0.8)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.64% (

0.63)

48.36% (

-0.62)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.5% (

0.57)

70.5% (

-0.57)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.51% (

-0)

17.48% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

52.02% (

-0)

47.97% (

0.01)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.11% (

0.97)

36.88% (

-0.97)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.33% (

0.95)

73.67% (

-0.95)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 54.9%

Preston North End 21.5%

Draw 23.59%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 11.24% ( -0.29) 2-0 @ 9.81% ( -0.26) 2-1 @ 9.78% ( 0) 3-0 @ 5.7% ( -0.15) 3-1 @ 5.69% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.84% ( 0.07) 4-0 @ 2.49% ( -0.07) 4-1 @ 2.48% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.24% ( 0.03) Other @ 3.65% Total : 54.9%	1-1 @ 11.21% 0-0 @ 6.45% ( -0.17) 2-2 @ 4.88% ( 0.13) 3-3 @ 0.94% ( 0.05) Other @ 0.11% Total : 23.59%	0-1 @ 6.43% ( 0) 1-2 @ 5.59% ( 0.15) 0-2 @ 3.21% ( 0.09) 1-3 @ 1.86% ( 0.1) 2-3 @ 1.62% ( 0.08) 0-3 @ 1.07% ( 0.06) Other @ 1.72% Total : 21.5%