Preston vs Middlesbrough match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 5 · Deepdale, Preston · Ref T. Kirk

Preston stats & fixtures · Middlesbrough stats & fixtures

Preston drew with Middlesbrough 2–2 in the Championship on 13 September 2025. Expected goals finished 0.75–1.52. Middlesbrough had 61% of the ball.

Preston vs Middlesbrough match statistics

PrestonMiddlesbrough

39% Ball possession 61%
0.75 Expected goals (xG) 1.52
7 Total shots 14
2 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 8
5 Shots inside the box 9
3 Corners 4
13 Fouls 7
0 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 3
296 Passes 476
72% Pass accuracy 83%
1 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

8' Yellow card M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
11' Yellow card A. Jones Middlesbrough
22' Goal L. Dobbin (assist J. Storey) Preston
58' Yellow card A. Hughes Preston
72' Goal M. Targett (assist T. Conway) Middlesbrough
88' Goal J. Storey (assist B. Whiteman) Preston
90' Goal S. Hansen Middlesbrough
90+7' Yellow card D. Lenihan Middlesbrough

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Preston

Confirmed 3-5-2 Paul Heckingbottom

1 D. Iversen

16 A. Hughes 19 L. Gibson 14 J. Storey

26 T. Small 8 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 21 A. Devine 2 Pol Valentín

9 D. Jebbison 17 L. Dobbin

Bench J. Walton , A. Vukčević , H. Armstrong , L. Lindsay , M. Frøkjær-Jensen , T. Carroll , S. Þórðarson , M. Smith , O. Offiah

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 3-4-3 Kim Hellberg

31 S. Brynn

5 A. Jones 26 D. Lenihan 12 L. Ayling

3 M. Targett 7 H. Hackney 18 A. Morris 2 C. Brittain

20 K. Sène 9 T. Conway 11 M. Whittaker

Bench J. McLaughlin , D. Strelec , A. Browne , Sverre Halseth Nypan , S. Silvera , George Edmundson , S. Hansen , A. Kanté , R. Patterson-Powell

Form guide

Preston at home

2–1–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Preston vs Middlesbrough head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Jan 25	Preston v Middlesbrough	2–1
14 Sep 24	Middlesbrough v Preston	1–1
14 Feb 24	Preston v Middlesbrough	2–1
28 Nov 23	Middlesbrough v Preston	4–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Preston vs Middlesbrough head-to-head record