Ace Football previews the Championship game between Middlesbrough and Preston who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Middlesbrough enjoy home advantage, when visitors Preston swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Looking at the current standings in the Championship, the two teams are separated by four points.
Form: Middlesbrough vs Preston
Middlesbrough Form
Middlesbrough delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Portsmouth brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 0-5 defeat at the hands of Stoke. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Cardiff by 0-2. Middlesbrough won four of their last six Championship matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 13 goals.
Preston Form
In the last three matches, Preston beat Luton 1-0, won 0-5 against Harrogate Town, and lost 3-1 against Oxford. Preston are winless in their last six away games in the Championship, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 13 goals while scoring one themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Middlesbrough and Preston
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Middlesbrough and Preston played across all tournaments.
- Middlesbrough have not lost 14 of the last 16 matches in the Championship
- Middlesbrough have scored in 14 of the last 16 matches in the Championship
- Middlesbrough have scored in 13 of the last 15 home matches in the Championship
- Middlesbrough have not lost 9 of the last 11 matches
- Middlesbrough have not lost 9 of the last 11 home matches
- Preston have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship without scoring a goal
- Preston have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Preston have lost 8 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Preston matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Middlesbrough vs Preston
Matthew Clarke found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Will Keane just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Middlesbrough vs Preston
Full-time result
Middlesbrough claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Preston won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing six in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
Middlesbrough scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Preston scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Middlesbrough were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Middlesbrough have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Preston.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Middlesbrough’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Preston, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches.
Betting prediction: Middlesbrough vs Preston
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Middlesbrough and Preston seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Championship match.
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