Middlesbrough vs Preston: Match Preview — January 1, 2027

Championship · Regular Season - 25 Scheduled

Home · #2 · 29 pts

15:00 Jan 1, 2027

Riverside Stadium

Away · #24 · 8 pts

Middlesbrough vs Preston Match Preview

No odds are up for this one so far, and they tend to arrive closer to kick-off. Recent form reads 2W 2D 1L for Middlesbrough and 1W 1D 3L for Preston. 10 previous meetings give Preston the edge at 5 wins against 3, 2 of them drawn. The table has Middlesbrough 2 with 29 points and Preston 24 with 8. Kick-off is January 1, 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Riverside Stadium, Championship · Regular Season - 25.

Middlesbrough vs Preston · Totals

Historical estimates from 20 unique matches before kickoff. Each match counts once; percentages show how often the total was exceeded in 90 minutes.

Over 0.5 95% Under 0.5 5%

Over 1.5 90% Under 1.5 10%

Over 2.5 70% Under 2.5 30%

Over 3.5 45% Under 3.5 55%

Over 4.5 20% Under 4.5 80%

Middlesbrough vs Preston Match Information

Competition: Championship
Round: 25
Date and time: January 1, 2027 · 15:00 UTC
Status: Scheduled
Venue: Riverside Stadium
City: Middlesbrough

Previous Middlesbrough vs Preston Meetings

Full Head-to-Head

2Middlesbrough

2Draw

2Preston

Championship Jan 24, 2026

Middlesbrough 4

Preston 0

Championship Sep 13, 2025

Preston 2

Middlesbrough 2

Championship Jan 25, 2025

Preston 2

Middlesbrough 1

Championship Sep 14, 2024

Middlesbrough 1

Preston 1

Championship Feb 14, 2024

Preston 2

Middlesbrough 1

Championship Nov 28, 2023

Middlesbrough 4

Preston 0

Team Form Before the Match

Middlesbrough Form

Watford Championship · Nov 7, 2026

0–0

Wrexham Championship · Nov 4, 2026

2–0

Charlton Championship · Oct 31, 2026

3–0

Bolton Championship · Oct 23, 2026

1–5

Cardiff Championship · Oct 17, 2026

2–2

Preston Form

Southampton Championship · Nov 7, 2026

1–0

Sheffield Utd Championship · Nov 3, 2026

2–3

Stoke City Championship · Oct 31, 2026

2–0

West Brom Championship · Oct 24, 2026

1–1

Wrexham Championship · Oct 17, 2026

4–1

Middlesbrough vs Preston Lineups

Middlesbrough

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Radek VítekGames: 14 · 1260 min
G
2
Callum James BrittainGames: 14 · 1260 min
D
29
Adilson MalandaGames: 13 · 1170 min
D
30
Neto BorgesGames: 13 · 913 min
D
17
Maximilian ArfstenGames: 13 · 473 min
D
6
Sebastian Matthew BerhalterGames: 14 · 963 min
M
8
Riley Patrick McGreeGames: 14 · 804 min
M
10
Aidan Zen Patrick MorrisGames: 13 · 1170 min
M
14
Myles Spencer Peart-HarrisGames: 12 · 364 min
M
22
Kyle JosephGames: 13 · 492 min
F
7
William LankshearGames: 12 · 965 min
F

Substitutes

31 Solomon Brynn9 Tommy Daniel John Conway4 Ashley Famiwuya Phillips12 Luke David Ayling16 Jeremy Leonel Sarmiento Morante11 Amario Cozier-Duberry18 Connor Clark Barron

Preston

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1
Daniel Lønne IversenGames: 13 · 1170 min
G
14
Jordan Ben StoreyGames: 12 · 1035 min
D
24
Odeluga Joshua OffiahGames: 12 · 838 min
D
16
Andrew Martyn HughesGames: 10 · 811 min
D
4
Harrison Thomas ClarkeGames: 7 · 630 min
D
15
Jordan Andrew ThompsonGames: 13 · 1053 min
M
27
Léo LeroyGames: 13 · 992 min
M
3
Andrija VukčevićGames: 12 · 768 min
M
17
Stanley MillsGames: 10 · 608 min
M
10
Callum Joseph LangGames: 14 · 855 min
F
7
Alfie Sean DevineGames: 13 · 989 min
F

Substitutes

21 Lee Anthony Nicholls37 Delano Burgzorg9 Jusef Erabi11 Thierry Small38 Johnny Kenny6 Liam James Lindsay19 Lewis Jack Gibson

Standings Before Middlesbrough vs Preston

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham	15	8	5	2	28	14	14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	6	29
23	Derby	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

Table before kickoff · Season 2026 · Jan 1, 2027 15:00 UTC