Match summary
Preston won 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.
Liam Millar put Preston ahead in the 23rd minute, Finn Azaz equalised in the 57th minute, and Emil Riis Jacobsen won it in the 60th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Preston created 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Middlesbrough 0.97 from 20.
Before kick-off
Preston win
30%
Avg odds 3.13
Draw
28%
Avg odds 3.42
Middlesbrough win
42%
Avg odds 2.27
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.