Preston vs Middlesbrough Prediction & Betting Tips (14 February)

Middlesbrough have celebrated eight victories in their most recent 14 away games in the top-flight, and it only seems a matter of time before the home tema add to their haul of domestic titles. Preston, by way of contrast, are heading for difficult times at the Championship, with their plight not being helped by a ten-game winless run on home soil that has included six defeats.

Preston are on a roll when it comes to their involvement in second-tier fixtures containing over 2.5 goals, with the net bulging at some point in each of their previous 17 games. As for Middlesbrough, 17 of their most recent 19 away matches in Championship have followed the same pattern, so it would come as a surprise were the deadlock to remain unbroken in this clash.

Preston have featured ten times on home soil in the top-flight so far this season, with every single one of these fixtures producing goals at both ends of the pitch, including in a draw with Middlesbrough. As for the visitors, they have been no strangers to both scoring and conceding during the same 89 minutes either, doing so in five consecutive away games.