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Championship | Gameweek 5
Sep 2, 2023 at 3pm UK
Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough
0 - 2
QPR


Greenwood (77')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Dozzell (43'), Colback (71')
Colback (50'), Chair (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

We said: Middlesbrough 2-1 Queens Park Rangers

With the pressure ramping up on both managers, this feels like an important fixture for differing reasons. While we think that QPR will give a good account of themselves, we are backing Boro to get off the mark in their wins tally, potentially through a late goal. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Middlesbrough win with a probability of 57.53%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 19.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Middlesbrough win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.48%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.95%), while for a Queens Park Rangers win it was 0-1 (6.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.

Result
MiddlesbroughDrawQueens Park Rangers
57.53% (0.00099999999999767 0) 23.04% (-0.0030000000000001 -0) 19.43%
Both teams to score 50.68% (0.0050000000000026 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.35% (0.007000000000005 0.01)48.64% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.24% (0.004999999999999 0)70.76% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Middlesbrough Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.35% (0.0019999999999953 0)16.65% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.5% (0.0040000000000049 0)46.5% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01)
Queens Park Rangers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.8% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)39.19% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.09% (0.0040000000000013 0)75.9% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Middlesbrough 57.52%
    Queens Park Rangers 19.43%
    Draw 23.03%
MiddlesbroughDrawQueens Park Rangers
1-0 @ 11.69% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 10.48%
2-1 @ 9.82% (0.0010000000000012 0)
3-0 @ 6.27%
3-1 @ 5.87% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 2.81%
3-2 @ 2.75% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-1 @ 2.63% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.23%
5-0 @ 1.01%
5-1 @ 0.94%
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 57.52%
1-1 @ 10.95%
0-0 @ 6.53% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
2-2 @ 4.6% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Other @ 0.95%
Total : 23.03%
0-1 @ 6.11% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-2 @ 5.13% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-2 @ 2.86%
1-3 @ 1.6%
2-3 @ 1.44%
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 19.43%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs QPR

Middlesbrough
Draw
Queens Park Rangers
Middlesbrough
66.7%
Draw
9.5%
Queens Park Rangers
23.8%
21
Head to Head
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Gameweek 33
Middlesbrough
3-1
QPR
Akpom (64', 77'), McGree (90+2')
Chair (89')
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Gameweek 2
QPR
3-2
Middlesbrough
Willock (13'), Dunne (27'), Dykes (38')
Johansen (77'), Kakay (90+1')
Crooks (41'), Forss (56')
Forss (17'), Bola (73')
Lenihan (90+2')
Feb 9, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 31
QPR
2-2
Middlesbrough
Chair (29'), Willock (46')
Fry (45+2'), Adomah (60' og.)
Howson (84')
Aug 18, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 3
Middlesbrough
2-3
QPR
Ikpeazu (7' pen.), Crooks (72')
Jones (54'), Payero (90+7')
Howson (48' og.), Dykes (56'), Willock (76')
Odubajo (38'), Odubajo (50'), Johansen (90+2')
Apr 17, 2021 12.30pm
Gameweek 42
Middlesbrough
1-2
QPR
Bolasie (28')
Dickie (15'), Wallace (18')
Kakay (31')
Dieng (58')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd38257653282580
3Burnley382115252114178
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38149155359-651
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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