Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26

Middlesbrough FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 24 Jan 2026 · 12:30 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Middlesbrough FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

  • Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
  • Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Coventry City FC	46	95
  2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
  3	Millwall FC	46	83
  4	Southampton FC	46	80
  5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
  6	Hull City AFC	46	73
  7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
  8	Derby County FC	46	69
  9	Norwich City FC	46	65
  10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
  11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
  12	Bristol City FC	46	62
  13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
  14	Preston North End FC	46	60
  15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
  16	Watford FC	46	57
  17	Stoke City FC	46	55
  18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
  19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
  20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
  21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
  22	Oxford United FC	46	47
  23	Leicester City FC	46	46
  24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

  Head-to-Head

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  Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Preston North End FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

  Recent Form

  Middlesbrough FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  24 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	4–0	W
  21 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
  16 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–2	W
  10 Jan	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
  04 Jan	Southampton FC	H	4–0	W
  01 Jan	Derby County FC	A	0–1	L

  Preston North End FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  24 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	L
  20 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	0–3	L
  17 Jan	Derby County FC	H	0–1	L
  09 Jan	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–1	L
  04 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
  01 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–0	W

  Season Stats

  Middlesbrough FC		Preston North End FC
  #5	Position	#14
  80	Points	60
  46	Played	46
  22 / 14 / 10	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
  72	Scored	55
  47	Conceded	62
  +25	GD	-7
  1.74	PPG	1.30
  48%	Win %	33%

  Key Stats

  63% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (16 games)

  69% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  28% Clean Sheets
  Middlesbrough FC this season

  20% Clean Sheets
  Preston North End FC this season

  Middlesbrough FC are 5th (80 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

• Middlesbrough FC

  Preston North End FC

• Head to Head

  2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC 2025-09-13 Preston North End FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2025-01-25 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

  Middlesbrough FC Form

  2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC W 2026-01-21 Stoke City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Middlesbrough FC W 2026-01-10 Fulham FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-01-04 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Southampton FC W 2026-01-01 Derby County FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L

  Preston North End FC Form

  2026-01-24 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-01-20 Preston North End FC 0–3 Hull City AFC L 2026-01-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2026-01-09 Preston North End FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-01-04 Bristol City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-01-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W