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

Match Preview

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

Middlesbrough FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Middlesbrough FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 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
#10	Position	#8
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Riverside!
5' Rayan Kolli, a Algeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Queens Park Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' A quiet spell here at Riverside. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Ilias Chair has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Middlesbrough FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' Seny Dieng has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
40' The travelling Queens Park Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
43' Assisted by Jack Colback with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andre Dozzell makes no mistake. 0-1!
45' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Steve Cook departs to be replaced by Jake Clarke-Salter.
50' Controversy at the stadium! Jack Colback argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Middlesbrough FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' Riley McGree is ready to make an impact after coming on for Morgan Rogers at the 58 minute mark.
63' Paddy McNair is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Middlesbrough FC so far.
65' That is a Yellow card for Queens Park Rangers FC. Ilias Chair will be fuming at that decision.
69' Josh Coburn is replacing Emmanuel Latte Lath for the Middlesbrough FC side.
71' Jack Colback adds to his 0 season tally! Queens Park Rangers FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
72' The crowd applauds Sinclair Armstrong as he leaves the pitch. Rayan Kolli steps in for Queens Park Rangers FC.
77' Sam Greenwood was booked on 77.
78' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sam Silvera on 78.
83' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
85' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Andre Dozzell by Stephen Duke-McKenna on 85 minute.
90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Rob Dickie	2
Marcus Forss	2
Riley McGree	2
Nahki Wells	2
Jonathan Howson	2
Lyndon Dykes	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

3 / 4

0.64 Middlesbrough FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Middlesbrough FC26% Draw36% Queens Park Rangers FC38%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes29% 0% No71%

Avg goals/match: 1.52

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	75%	25%
± 1.5	45%	55%
± 2.5	20%	80%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

74%

Middlesbrough FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Middlesbrough FC15% Draw62% Queens Park Rangers FC23%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

24.6%

0 – 1

17.6%

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

12.5%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 1

3.9%

0 – 3

2.3%

2 – 2

1.9%

1 – 3

1.7%

3 – 0

0.9%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap	Middlesbrough FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	17%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	24%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	10%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

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