Middlesbrough FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Middlesbrough FC

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Riverside 25,671 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 43' Andre Dozzell

0–2 71' Jack Colback

Y 50' Jack Colback

Y 65' Ilias Chair

Sam Greenwood 77' Y

Sam Silvera 78' Y

Overview

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Middlesbrough FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Riverside.

Middlesbrough FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Bramall
Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)

7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-02-18 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2022-08-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC 2022-02-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC 2021-08-18 Middlesbrough FC 2–3 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L
26 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–4	L
19 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
12 Aug	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
05 Aug	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
17 May	Coventry City FC	H	0–1	L

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	A	2–0	W
26 Aug	Southampton FC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–1	L
12 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	2–1	W
05 Aug	Watford FC	A	0–4	L
08 May	Bristol City FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC		Queens Park Rangers FC
#2	Position	#8
29	Points	24
15	Played	15
8 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 3
30	Scored	24
19	Conceded	18
+11	GD	+6
1.93	PPG	1.60
53%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 2nd (29 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

6/4

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

3/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

William Lankshear	13 G
Amario Cozier-Duberry	3 G	4 A

Queens Park Rangers FC

Richard Kone	5 G	1 A
Paul Smyth	3 G	1 A
Jimmy Dunne	3 G
Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Middlesbrough FC welcome Queens Park Rangers FC for this crunch clash at Riverside.
5' With 2 assists to his name this season, Ilias Chair is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
10' Morgan Fox has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 392 appearances.
15' Middlesbrough FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Queens Park Rangers FC's 3-4-3 shape.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Middlesbrough FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' Dael Fry has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Middlesbrough FC winning 100% of all matches.
43' Queens Park Rangers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andre Dozzell on 43.
45' The supporters are chanting for Jake Clarke-Salter. He replaces Steve Cook on 45 minute.
50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Colback.
55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' Riley McGree is replacing Morgan Rogers for the Middlesbrough FC side.
63' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gareth Ainsworth might look to freshen things up shortly.
65' Poor challenge from Ilias Chair. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
69' The whistle greets Emmanuel Latte Lath as he departs to be replaced by Josh Coburn.
71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jack Colback makes it 0-2.
72' Sinclair Armstrong makes way for Rayan Kolli at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
77' The referee calls foul for Sam Greenwood. He receives a card.
78' The referee calls foul for Sam Silvera. He receives a Yellow card.
83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Morgan Rogers made 391 appearances and scored 36 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
85' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 85 minute. Andre Dozzell leaves to be changed by Stephen Duke-McKenna.
90' The travelling Queens Park Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
Another three points for Queens Park Rangers FC.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

8
Sam Field
1
Asmir Begovic
5
Steve Cook ↓ Jake Clarke-Salter 45'
4
Jack Colback
17
Andre Dozzell ↓ Stephen Duke-McKenna 85'
15
Morgan Fox ↓ Ziyad Larkeche 85'
2
Osman Kakay
10
Ilias Chair ↓ Chris Willock 85'
11
Paul Smyth
22
Kenneth Paal
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↓ Rayan Kolli 72'

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Chris Willock	3
Chuba Akpom	3
Nahki Wells	2
Jonathan Howson	2
Lyndon Dykes	2
Emmanuel Latte Lath	2
Jonathan Howson	2
Matty Crooks	2

Head to Head

Middlesbrough FC Form

2023-09-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-08-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-08-12 Coventry City FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-08-05 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2023-05-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Coventry City FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2023-09-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-08-26 Southampton FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-08-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-08-12 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-05-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.58 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.53 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Middlesbrough FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC36% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC37%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

64%

Middlesbrough FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC29% Draw44% Queens Park Rangers FC27%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

0 – 1

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.