Championship (England) WON 0–1
Sat, Sep 5 · 16:00 · Loftus Road
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QPR vs Middlesbrough — Championship
Tipster's pick QPR or Middlesbrough
Value Fair · 2/5
Odds 1.28 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate72%
This price needs78%
Expert analysis

QPR and Middlesbrough to Deliver a Result

Middlesbrough’s recent scoring rate edges higher than QPR’s, pointing to attacking intent on the road. Head to head records show Middlesbrough dominating with six wins in the last ten meetings. QPR’s form includes three wins in their last four outings, keeping them competitive at home. Middlesbrough have not kept a clean sheet this season, opening the door for both sides to find the net. Only one draw appears in the recent head to head history between these sides. QPR concede fewer goals on average, yet Middlesbrough’s forward output suggests they can breach that defense. The patterns in goal trends and recent results favor an outcome where one side claims the points.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 72.6% win rate
Result
0–1 WON

Our pick “QPR or Middlesbrough” at odds 1.28 won — final score 0–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Koki Saito ↓ Ilias Chair 14'
  3. will lankshear assist Callum Brittain 20'
  4. Rumarn Burrell ↓ Richard Kone 39'
  5. Second half
  6. Myles Peart-Harris ↓ will lankshear 55'
  7. Tommy Conway ↓ Riley McGree 55'
  8. A.Malanda 58'
  9. Tariq Lamptey ↓ Dennis Cirkin 67'
  10. Nicolas Madsen ↓ Kwame Poku 67'
  11. Glen Kamara ↓ Jake Clarke-Salter 67'
  12. Alfie Jones ↓ Max Arfsten 71'
  13. Luke Ayling ↓ Ashley Phillips 72'
  14. Callum Brittain 76'
  15. Rokas Pukstas ↓ Sebastian Berhalter 84'
  16. Glen Kamara 90+6'
This season
QPR Middlesbrough
Over 2.5 goals 25% 25%
Clean sheet 25% 0%
Failed to score 25% 0%
Scored per game 1.8 1.8
Conceded per game 0.8 1.3
Scored home / away 1.0 / 2.5 2.5 / 1.0

Across 4 and 4 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
1 SWA Swansea 4 3 1 0 10
2 QPR QPR ▲ 4 3 1 0 10
3 CHA Charlton 4 3 1 0 10
4 WOL Wolves 4 2 1 1 7
5 MID Middlesbrough ▲ 4 2 1 1 7
6 BRI Bristol City 4 2 1 1 7
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
QPR DWDWW
D vs Millwall 1–1 Aug 8
W @ Portsmouth 3–1 Aug 15
D vs Bolton 0–0 Aug 22
W @ Blackburn 2–1 Aug 29
W vs Cardiff 2–1 Sep 2
Middlesbrough WLWWD
W vs Lincoln 2–1 Aug 15
L @ Blackburn 1–2 Aug 22
W @ Doncaster 3–1 Aug 25
W vs West Brom 3–1 Aug 29
D @ Burnley 1–1 Sep 2
Goals trend · last 5 matches
QPR
Scored 1.6 avg
1 3 0 2 2
Conceded 0.8 avg
1 1 0 1 1
Middlesbrough
Scored 2.0 avg
2 1 3 3 1
Conceded 1.2 avg
1 2 1 1 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 QPR
1 Draws
6 Middlesbrough
Mar 2026 QPR 0–4 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
Dec 2025 Middlesbrough 3–1 QPR Middlesbrough
Mar 2025 Middlesbrough 2–1 QPR Middlesbrough
Nov 2024 QPR 1–4 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
Mar 2024 QPR 0–2 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough

Over 2.5 goals in 8 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
QPR 3-5-2
  • 1 P. Charles G
  • 27 A. Mbengue D
  • 3 J. Dunne D
  • 6 J. Clarke-Salter D
  • 19 D. Cirkin M
  • 5 R. Edwards M
  • 10 I. Chair M
  • 17 K. Poku M
  • 20 H. Vale M
  • 22 R. Kone F
  • 11 P. Smyth F
Bench K. Adamson, R. Burrell, G. Kamara, T. Lamptey, A. Lloyd, N. Madsen, K. Saito, J. Varane, C. Ward

Julien Stéphan

Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1
  • 1 R. Vítek G
  • 17 M. Arfsten D
  • 4 A. Phillips D
  • 29 A. Malanda D
  • 2 C. Brittain M
  • 6 S. Berhalter M
  • 10 A. Morris M
  • 30 Neto Borges M
  • 22 K. Joseph M
  • 8 R. McGree M
  • 7 W. Lankshear F
Bench M. Peart-Harris, R. Pukštas, D. Strelec, A. Jones, A. Cozier-Duberry, T. Conway, Leo Castledine, S. Brynn, L. Ayling

K. Hellberg

Team news · injuries & suspensions
QPR
  • OUT K. Dembele Knee Injury
  • DOUBT B. Kemper Ankle Injury
  • OUT K. Dembele Knee Injury
  • DOUBT B. Kemper Ankle Injury
Middlesbrough
  • OUT A. Bangura Coach's decision
  • DOUBT J. Sarmiento Inactive
  • OUT A. Bangura Coach's decision
  • DOUBT J. Sarmiento Inactive