Preston North End vs Middlesbrough Prediction: Can the visitors win here?

Preston North End will battle fifth-place Middlesbrough in Deepdale. A successful three-point win for Preston will move them away from the relegation battle awaiting them down the table. While Middlesbrough winning will further give them a chance to finish at the top of the championship. Who is going with the three points? Below are the team news, possible starting 11, interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Preston North End

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Preston returned to winning ways in their last game by winning against Watford. A win that came after their recent 0-0 draw against Luton Town in the Championship. The Lilywhites have been unbeaten in their last four matches across all competitions.

Preston sit in the 16th position on the table after playing 28 matches with 34 points, winning seven matches, drawing 13 matches, and losing eight while scoring 30 goals and conceding 35. However, Brad Potts is still not confirmed to be available for Saturday’s match.

Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough's last game earned the club three points, making them two points ahead of Blackburn Rovers in the 6th position. Middlesbrough's last five games only resulted in one loss.

Middlesbrough sit in the 5th position on the table after playing 28 matches with 44 points, winning 12 matches, drawing eight matches, and losing eight while scoring 46 goals and conceding 34. However, Sol Brynn, Tommy Smith, Alex Bangura, and Darragh Lenihan will be out of the game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Preston —- Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Jayden Meghoma, Lewis Gibson, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Ryan Ledson, Alistair McCann, Andrew Hughes, Mads Frøkjær-Jensen, Milutin Osmajic, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson.

Middlesbrough —- Tom Glover, Luke Ayling, Dael Fry, Rav van den Berg, Neto Borges, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Ben Doak, Finn Azaz, Delano Burgzorg, Emmanuel Latte Lath.

Interesting Facts

• Preston North End are unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions.
• Only one of their last five head-to-head games ended in a draw.
• Preston North End have the same head-to-head record (two win/ and two losses) in their last five games against Middlesbrough.

Expert Betting Tips

Although Middlesbrough are currently the better team in the Championship, Preston North End and Middlesbrough's last five meetings have resulted in both teams winning equally against each other, with just one draw between them. Regardless, Middlesbrough will undoubtedly win this match from the first 45 minutes.

Our prediction for the match is for the game to see more than three goals (Over 2.5 goals) for odds of 2.05 at Betway.

Our second prediction is for at least a team to keep a clean sheet (BTTS-NO) for odds of 1.90 at Bet365.

Our third prediction is that Middlesbrough will win the first half of this game with odds of 2.89 at 1xbet.