Preston North End Middlesbrough betting prediction

After 6 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses, the home team is in the 15^th position, havinf won 20 points so far. In the last match, they have tied at home against Wycombe Wanderers by (2‑2), after in the previous match they have won (2‑3) an away match against AFC Bournemouth. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 8 home league matches Preston North End has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 24 possible. There are a few recurrent results in their home matches: at half‑time 0‑0 (4 out of 8 matches) and after the 90' 0‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 4 of the last 8 for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 10 of their 16 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 2.

Preston North End enters this match with a draw, 2-2, in the reception to Wycombe, making it the second consecutive encounter without losing in this competition: the goals of the team were signed by Tom Barkhuizen and Jason McCarthy (goal in own goal). In this match against Middlesbrough, the coach Alex Neil will have to keep a more defensive team, with successive counterattacks, looking for most of the occasions to striker Sean Maguire. On the other hand, winger Scott Sinclair is the local team's top scorer with 6 goals scored. For this match the home team cannot count on Darnell Fisher, punished, as well as Louis Moult, Paul Gallagher, Andrew Hughes, Ben Pearson, Patrick Bauer, Josh Earl and Billy Bodin, these with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Declan Rudd, Paul Huntington, Darnell Fisher, Andrew Hughes, Ben Davies, Ryan Ledson, Alan Browne, Brad Potts, Scott Sinclair, Tom Barkhuizen, Jayden Stockley.
Coach: R. Lowe.