Championship

Championship | Gameweek 5

Sep 14, 2024 at 3pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough
1 - 1
Preston

Conway (16', 16')

FT(HT: 2-2)

Frokjaer-Jensen (43', 43')
Whatmough (33'), Whatmough (33'), Storey (36'), Storey (36'), Hughes (60'), Woodman (74'), Brady (86')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday'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: Cardiff 0-2 Middlesbrough
Saturday, August 31 at 12.30pm in Championship

Goals
for

Preston North End

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Oxford Utd 3-1 Preston
Saturday, August 31 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 53.8%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Preston North End had a probability of 22.29%.

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 2-1 (9.73%) and 2-0 (9.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.36%), while for a Preston North End win it was 0-1 (6.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Preston North End
53.8% ( 0.04)	23.91% ( 0.01)	22.29% ( -0.06)

Both teams to score 52.14% (

-0.11)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

51.19% (

-0.11)

48.8% (

0.1)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

29.09% (

-0.1)

70.9% (

0.1)

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.94% (

-0.03)

18.06% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.03% (

-0.04)

48.96% (

0.04)

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.62% (

-0.12)

36.37% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.84% (

-0.12)

73.15% (

0.11)

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 53.79%

Preston North End 22.29%

Draw 23.9%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Preston North End
1-0 @ 11.24% ( 0.04) 2-1 @ 9.73% ( -0) 2-0 @ 9.62% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 5.55% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 5.49% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 2.81% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 2.38% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.35% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.2% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.43% Total : 53.79%	1-1 @ 11.36% 0-0 @ 6.57% ( 0.03) 2-2 @ 4.92% ( -0.02) 3-3 @ 0.95% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.11% Total : 23.9%	0-1 @ 6.64% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 5.75% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 3.36% ( -0.01) 1-3 @ 1.94% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.66% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 1.13% ( -0.01) Other @ 1.81% Total : 22.29%