Preston vs Middlesbrough

25 January 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Busby

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 28’
Emil Riis Jacobsen 78’

Delano Burgzorg 52’

Match summary

Preston won 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson put Preston ahead in the 28th minute, Delano Burgzorg equalised in the 52nd minute, and Emil Riis Jacobsen won it in the 78th minute.

Middlesbrough can feel hard done by, creating 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Preston's 0.41 from 10.

Match stats

10 Shots 16

4 Shots on Target 6

6 Corners 4

3 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

0.41 xG 1.35

0.41 Non-penalty xG 1.35

Key events

Preston Middlesbrough

Kick-off

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

1-0

28’

Half-time1-0

52’

Delano Burgzorg

1-1

Emil Riis Jacobsen

2-1

78’

Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston

Jayden Meghoma
Sam Greenwood
Ryan Ledson

Middlesbrough

Luke Ayling

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Preston 0.41 xGMiddlesbrough 1.35 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Middlesbrough attacking Preston attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players16 players


Freddie Woodman	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan Storey	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lewis Gibson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andrew Hughes	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kaine Kesler-Hayden	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Taken off	60′	1	–	4	0.09	–	–	–
Ali McCann	90′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–	–
Jayden Meghoma Taken off	61′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sam Greenwood Taken off	72′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mads Frøkjær Taken off	85′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Milutin Osmajić Taken off	72′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ryan Ledson Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Robbie Brady Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Duane Holmes Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Emil Riis Jacobsen Came on as a substitute	18′	1	–	2	0.23	–	–	–
Will Keane Came on as a substitute	5′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


Tom Glover	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Ayling	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dael Fry	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Rav van den Berg	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Neto Borges Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Aidan Morris	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hayden Hackney	90′	–	–	2	0.12	–	–	–
Ben Gannon-Doak	90′	–	–	2	0.13	–	–	–
Finn Azaz Taken off	81′	–	–	2	0.18	–	–	–
Delano Burgzorg	90′	1	–	4	0.55	–	–	–
Emmanuel Latte Lath Taken off	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Marcus Forss Came on as a substitute	79′	–	–	4	0.34	–	–	–
Ryan Giles Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Alexander Gilbert Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 28% Avg odds 3.39

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36

Middlesbrough win 44% Avg odds 2.15

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Preston W L D D W

Middlesbrough D W D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Middlesbrough 1-1 Preston, 14 Sep 24 Next meeting: Preston 2-2 Middlesbrough, 13 Sep 25 All Preston vs Middlesbrough meetings

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.