Championship match sneak peek: Middlesbrough versus Queens Park Rangers

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 18.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Riverside Stadium (34988 seats)

Middlesbrough host Queens Park Rangers for another intriguing Championship game here at Riverside Stadium.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Middlesbrough form and stats

Middlesbrough have only played one Championship game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 11 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from 23 matches.

Middlesbrough's last game was hosting Bristol City (placed 17th) and winning 2-1. Uche Ikpeazu, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.31 (out of 10). Ikpeazu scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Blackpool (0-3).

This is expected to be a close game, with Middlesbrough perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Middlesbrough as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Middlesbrough has won four of these, drawn five and lost four.

Middlesbrough are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Derby County awaits in three days.

At Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Championship, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 8 wins, 7 draws and 8 defeats from 23 matches.

It's the second away game in a row for QPR, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Hull City (placed 12th) in the Championship last time out. Robert Dickie was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.44. The defender Dickie scored one goal and won 3 of 5 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties)'s stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with QPR playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were five Queens Park Rangers wins, two draws and eight defeats.

A new game in only three days for Queens Park Rangers, the Championship home match versus Barnsley. Busy days.

3 goals so far away for Queens Park Rangers, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Middlesbrough victories, two draws and three Queens Park Rangers wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Queens Park RangersR. Dickie
R. Dickie
2 goals
MiddlesbroughM. Bola
M. Bola
1 goals
MiddlesbroughU. Ikpeazu
U. Ikpeazu
1 goals

Middlesbrough missing players

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Middlesbrough Queens Park Rangers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 2 0 Scored S 0 3 4
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
1.5 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 4.5
2.5 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 6
1.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.5 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13 12.5
3.5 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 8 6
43% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 33%
Middlesbrough Last season Queens Park Rangers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
18 11   Won W   8 19
10 4   Drew D   7 11
18 8   Lost L   8 16
55 30   Scored S   25 57
53 25   Conceded C   28 55
91% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 91%
72% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 74%
50% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 43%
15% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 24%
7% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 11%
50% 43%   BTTS BTTS   57% 54%
28% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 30%
30% 26%   Failed to Score F T   17% 24%
 
6 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.1
3.9 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.9
1.3 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
2 2   Red cards R C   3 3
 
11.4 11.5   Shots (avg) S (   11 11.5
3 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 3.8
40% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 4
2 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
3 Cardiff City 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
4 West Bromwich Albion 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
5 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
6 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Middlesbrough 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
8 Stoke City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Barnsley 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
11 Luton Town 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 3
12 Hull City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 3
13 Reading 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
14 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
15 Peterborough United 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
16 Millwall 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
17 Bristol City 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Derby County 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
19 Swansea City 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
20 Sheffield United 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
21 Blackpool 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
22 Huddersfield Town 2 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
23 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
24 Preston North End 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 4
2 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 4
3 Cardiff City 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
4 West Bromwich Albion 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
5 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
6 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Middlesbrough 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
8 Stoke City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
9 Barnsley 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
10 Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
11 Luton Town 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 3
12 Hull City 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 3
13 Reading 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 3
14 Coventry City 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
15 Peterborough United 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
16 Millwall 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
17 Bristol City 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Derby County 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
19 Swansea City 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
20 Sheffield United 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
21 Blackpool 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
22 Huddersfield Town 2 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
23 Nottingham Forest 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
24 Preston North End 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.