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Queens Park Rangers FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Queens Park Rangers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 15 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Loftus Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 58' George Saville
Y 73' Aden Flint
Y 88' Britt Assombalonga

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Loftus Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Brett Huxtable
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Adam Crysell
  • Referee Matt Foley

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

6
3
8
Queens Park Rangers FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
08 Dec Leeds United FC A 1–2 L
01 Dec Hull City AFC H 2–3 L
27 Nov Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D
24 Nov Stoke City FC A 2–2 D
10 Nov Brentford FC H 3–2 W
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
08 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
01 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L
27 Nov Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
24 Nov Brentford FC A 2–1 W
10 Nov Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Queens Park Rangers FC host Middlesbrough FC — let the battle begin!
  • 4' Queens Park Rangers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Pawel Wszolek on 4.
  • 9' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nahki Wells, as he is very good at scoring at Loftus Road Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 14' It’s high time Tony Pulis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Queens Park Rangers FC that had 393 games and scored 421 goals.
  • 24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 29' Toni Leistner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' England international Marcus Tavernier has been a key figure this campaign — 6 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 39' Queens Park Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' The travelling Middlesbrough FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 51' Against the run of play, George Saville has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 52' Josh Scowen is replacing Joel Lynch for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
  • 57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 58' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' Nahki Wells has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Marcus Tavernier. He replaces Stewart Downing on 64 minute.
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Queens Park Rangers FC and Middlesbrough FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 73' Aden Flint was booked on 73.
  • 78' Middlesbrough FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' Ashley Fletcher is ready to make an impact after coming on for George Saville at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 88' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Eberechi Eze is replaced by Matt Smith on 88 minute.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Nahki Wells as he leaves the pitch. Aramide Oteh steps in for Queens Park Rangers FC.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Middlesbrough FC.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve McClaren

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-12-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2018-12-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-12-08 Leeds United FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2018-12-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Hull City AFC L 2018-11-27 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2018-11-24 Stoke City FC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2018-11-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–2 Brentford FC W

Middlesbrough FC Form

2018-12-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2018-12-08 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-12-01 Middlesbrough FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2018-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2018-11-24 Brentford FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.78 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC47% Draw25% Middlesbrough FC28%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
53%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Middlesbrough FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC33% Draw42% Middlesbrough FC25%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.4%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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