Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Queens Park Rangers FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Middlesbrough FC
Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Loftus Road HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 64' Emmanuel Latte Lath
0–2 76' Marcus Forss
Y 39' Marcus Forss
Isaac Hayden 64' Y
Y 66' Lukas Engel
Jake Clarke-Salter 81' Y
Y 81' Luke Ayling
Y 90' Paddy McNair
Y 93' Seny Dieng

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
  • Assistant 2

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
3
8
Queens Park Rangers FC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals Middlesbrough FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–2 L
06 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–2 D
02 Mar Leicester City FC A 2–1 W
24 Feb Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
17 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–0 W
14 Feb Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
06 Mar Norwich City FC H 3–1 W
02 Mar Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
24 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 0–2 L
17 Feb Leicester City FC A 2–1 W
14 Feb Preston North End FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC Middlesbrough FC
#6 Position #3
13 Points 15
8 Played 8
3 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 1
10 Scored 16
7 Conceded 12
+3 GD +4
1.63 PPG 1.88
38% Win % 50%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 6th (13 pts). Middlesbrough FC are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Middlesbrough FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
3/3
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
Ilias Chair 2 G 1 A
Rumarn Burrell 2 G 1 A
Koki Saito 1 G
Middlesbrough FC
William Lankshear 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Loftus Road!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Queens Park Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Queens Park Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Ziyad Larkeche is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Middlesbrough FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 39' Marcus Forss picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 44' Middlesbrough FC have won 474 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 49' Middlesbrough FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Marcus Forss has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lyndon Dykes is hanging Michael Frey on the field on 55 minute.
  • 56' Paul Smyth is replacing Ilias Chair for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
  • 61' Seny Dieng, a Senegal goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' The Ivory Coast Emmanuel Latte Lath breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 0-1!
  • 64' Queens Park Rangers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 66' Lukas Engel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
  • 71' A quiet spell here at Loftus Road. Middlesbrough FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' The Finland centre-forward Marcus Forss breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 0-2!
  • 78' Time for substitution for Middlesbrough FC. Marcus Forss is replaced by Sam Silvera.
  • 79' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Lucas Andersen departs to be replaced by Ziyad Larkeche.
  • 81' Jake Clarke-Salter catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
  • 86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Greenwood is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
  • 90' That is a card for Middlesbrough FC. Paddy McNair will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Finn Azaz is replacing Riley McGree for the Middlesbrough FC side.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Carrick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chuba Akpom 3
Chris Willock 3
Ilias Chair 2
Rob Dickie 2
Marcus Forss 2
Riley McGree 2
Nahki Wells 2
Jonathan Howson 2

Head to Head

2024-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC 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

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2024-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-03-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-03-02 Leicester City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-02-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2024-02-17 Bristol City FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-02-14 Stoke City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Middlesbrough FC Form

2024-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-03-06 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W 2024-03-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-02-24 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2024-02-17 Leicester City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2024-02-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.43 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Middlesbrough FC xG
I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Middlesbrough FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC37% Draw28% Middlesbrough FC35%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Middlesbrough FC
63%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Middlesbrough FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC27% Draw46% Middlesbrough FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Middlesbrough FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

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