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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
66.7%
Draw
9.5%
Queens Park Rangers
23.8%
21
Head to Head
Feb 18, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 33
Middlesbrough
3-1
QPR
Akpom (64', 77'), McGree (90+2')
Chair (89')
Aug 6, 2022 3pm
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
CLeicester CityLeicester463141189414897
3Leeds UnitedLeeds462791081433890
4Southampton462691187632487
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4621121370472375
6Norwich CityNorwich4621101579641573
7Hull City461913146860870
8Middlesbrough46209177162969
9Coventry CityCoventry4617131670591164
10Preston North EndPreston46189195667-1163
11Bristol City461711185351262
12Cardiff CityCardiff46195225370-1762
13Millwall461611194555-1059
14Swansea CitySwansea461512195965-657
15Watford461317166161056
16Sunderland46168225254-256
17Stoke CityStoke461511204960-1156
18Queens Park RangersQPR461511204758-1156
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn461411216074-1453
20Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds46158234468-2453
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth461312215970-1151
RBirmingham CityBirmingham461311225065-1550
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46918194877-2945
RRotherham UnitedRotherham46512293789-5227


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