Middlesbrough vs Preston: Match Preview — January 1, 2027

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 4W 1D 0L for Middlesbrough and 0W 1D 4L for Preston. 10 previous meetings give Preston the edge at 5 wins against 3, 2 of them drawn. The table has Middlesbrough 1 with 28 points and Preston 24 with 5. 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.

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

Team Form Before the Match

MID

Middlesbrough Form

W

Charlton Championship · Oct 31, 2026

3–0

W

Bolton Championship · Oct 23, 2026

1–5

D

Cardiff Championship · Oct 17, 2026

2–2

W

Stoke City Championship · Oct 13, 2026

2–3

W

Wolves Championship · Oct 10, 2026

1–0

PRE

Preston Form

L

Stoke City Championship · Oct 31, 2026

2–0

D

West Brom Championship · Oct 24, 2026

1–1

L

Wrexham Championship · Oct 17, 2026

4–1

L

Birmingham Championship · Oct 13, 2026

4–0

L

Millwall Championship · Oct 10, 2026

0–1

Middlesbrough vs Preston Lineups

MID

Middlesbrough

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1. 1
   Radek VítekGames: 12 · 1080 min
   G
2. 2
   Callum James BrittainGames: 12 · 1080 min
   D
3. 30
   Neto BorgesGames: 12 · 849 min
   D
4. 29
   Adilson MalandaGames: 11 · 990 min
   D
5. 17
   Maximilian ArfstenGames: 11 · 431 min
   D
6. 6
   Sebastian Matthew BerhalterGames: 12 · 813 min
   M
7. 8
   Riley Patrick McGreeGames: 12 · 710 min
   M
8. 10
   Aidan Zen Patrick MorrisGames: 11 · 990 min
   M
9. 9
   Tommy Daniel John ConwayGames: 10 · 463 min
   M
10. 7
    William LankshearGames: 12 · 965 min
    F
11. 22
    Kyle JosephGames: 11 · 421 min
    F

Substitutes

31 Solomon Brynn12 Luke David Ayling14 Myles Spencer Peart-Harris4 Ashley Famiwuya Phillips16 Jeremy Leonel Sarmiento Morante11 Amario Cozier-Duberry3 Samuel Mark Byram

PRE

Preston

Possible lineup

Starting XI

1. 1
   Daniel Lønne IversenGames: 12 · 1080 min
   G
2. 14
   Jordan Ben StoreyGames: 10 · 900 min
   D
3. 24
   Odeluga Joshua OffiahGames: 10 · 658 min
   D
4. 16
   Andrew Martyn HughesGames: 8 · 631 min
   D
5. 11
   Thierry SmallGames: 8 · 183 min
   D
6. 27
   Léo LeroyGames: 12 · 902 min
   M
7. 15
   Jordan Andrew ThompsonGames: 11 · 873 min
   M
8. 3
   Andrija VukčevićGames: 10 · 633 min
   M
9. 17
   Stanley MillsGames: 8 · 515 min
   M
10. 10
    Callum Joseph LangGames: 12 · 715 min
    F
11. 7
    Alfie Sean DevineGames: 11 · 918 min
    F

Substitutes

21 L. Nicholls37 Delano Burgzorg9 Jusef Erabi4 Harrison Thomas Clarke38 Johnny Kenny19 Lewis Jack Gibson6 Liam James Lindsay

Standings Before Middlesbrough vs Preston

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	MID Middlesbrough	13	8	4	1	30	17	13	28
2	SOU Southampton	13	8	3	2	28	13	15	27
23	DER Derby	13	1	4	8	11	25	-14	7
24	PRE Preston	13	1	2	10	10	27	-17	5

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