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Matchday 5 · · Loftus Road

Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough: result, line-ups and stats

Queens Park Rangers 5 · 12 points
0 - 1
Middlesbrough 3 · 14 points
  • 20' Will Lankshear

Line-ups Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough

Queens Park Rangers 4-4-2 · Julien Stephan
1 Charles
19 Cirkin
6 Clarke-Salter
3 Dunne
27 Mbengue
11 Smyth
5 Edwards
20 Vale
17 Poku
10 Chair
22 Kone
  • 14' Koki Saito Ilias Chair
  • 39' Rumarn Burrell Richard Kone
  • 67' Tariq Lamptey Dennis Cirkin
  • 67' Glen Kamara Jake Clarke-Salter
  • 67' Nicolas Madsen Kwame Poku

Line-up for Queens Park Rangers: Charles, Cirkin, Clarke-Salter, Dunne, Mbengue, Smyth, Edwards, Vale, Poku, Chair, Kone

Bench
  • 13 C. Ward
  • 48 T. Lamptey 67'
  • 2 K. Adamson
  • 40 J. Varane
  • 18 G. Kamara 67'
  • 24 N. Madsen 67'
  • 14 K. Saito 14'
  • 16 R. Burrell 39'
  • 15 A. Lloyd
Absentees Queens Park Rangers

Kemper, Chair, Dunne, Dembélé, Kone, Lamptey (injured)

Middlesbrough 3-4-2-1 · Kim Hellberg
1 Vítek
30 Borges
29 Malanda
4 Phillips
17 Arfsten
10 Morris
6 Berhalter
2 Brittain
8 McGree
22 Joseph
7 Lankshear
  • 55' Myles Peart-Harris Will Lankshear
  • 55' Tommy Conway Riley McGree
  • 71' Alfie Jones Max Arfsten
  • 72' Luke Ayling Ashley Phillips
  • 84' Rokas Pukštas Sebastian Berhalter

Line-up for Middlesbrough: Vítek, Borges, Malanda, Phillips, Arfsten, Morris, Berhalter, Brittain, McGree, Joseph, Lankshear

Bench
  • 31 S. Brynn
  • 12 L. Ayling 72'
  • 5 A. Jones 71'
  • 14 M. Peart-Harris 55'
  • 21 R. Pukstas 84'
  • 19 L. Castledine
  • 11 A. Cozier-Duberry
  • 9 T. Conway 55'
  • 13 D. Strelec
Absentees Middlesbrough

Jones (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Queens Park Rangers

  1. Rumarn Burrell Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Ilias Chair Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Jimmy Dunne Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Paul Smyth Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Koki Saito Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Middlesbrough

  1. Will Lankshear Forward 6 goals 0 assists
  2. Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Amario Cozier-Duberry Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Aidan Morris Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Luke Ayling Defender 0 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Queens Park Rangers

Player Starts Min. Form
Pierce Charles 5/5 450 strong
Ronnie Edwards 5/5 450 strong
Rumarn Burrell 4/5 411 solid
Harvey Vale 4/4 360 solid
Amadou Mbengue 4/5 343 solid
Jimmy Dunne 4/4 318 strong
Jake Clarke-Salter 3/5 307 mixed
Glen Kamara 2/5 275 strong

Middlesbrough

Player Starts Min. Form
Radek Vítek 5/5 450 strong
Callum Brittain 5/5 450 solid
Aidan Morris 5/5 450 strong
Will Lankshear 5/5 407 strong
Neto Borges 5/5 405 solid
Adilson Malanda 4/4 360 strong
Sebastian Berhalter 4/5 354 strong
Riley McGree 5/5 326 mixed

Stats

Queens Park Rangers Match Middlesbrough
  • 1.03 xG 2.53
  • 52% Possession 48%
  • 16 Shots 16
  • 5 Shots on target 6
  • 9 Shots off target 3
  • 12 Corners 3
  • 3 Fouls 8
  • 1 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.10 1.75
  • Predicted goals2.0
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners11.5

Team comparison

QPR home Per match MID away
1.33 Points 1.33
0.67 Goals for 1.00
0.67 Goals against 1.00
2.00 xG for 1.73
1.08 xG against 1.32
8.0 Corners 4.7
DWL Home and away form LDW

Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough: head-to-head record

26 previous meetings
10 Queens Park Rangers 3 draws 13 Middlesbrough
  • Goals per match3.35
  • Both teams scored58%
  • Over 2.5 goals69%
  • Mar 2026 Queens Park Rangers 0 - 4 Middlesbrough
  • Dec 2025 Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
  • Mar 2025 Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
  • Nov 2024 Queens Park Rangers 1 - 4 Middlesbrough
  • Mar 2024 Queens Park Rangers 0 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • Sep 2023 Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Queens Park Rangers
  • Feb 2023 Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
  • Aug 2022 Queens Park Rangers 3 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • Feb 2022 Queens Park Rangers 2 - 2 Middlesbrough
  • Aug 2021 Middlesbrough 2 - 3 Queens Park Rangers

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough?

The referee for Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough was A. Madley.

Who is unavailable for Queens Park Rangers against Middlesbrough?

Queens Park Rangers are without Boy Kemper (ankle injury), Ilias Chair (injury), Jimmy Dunne (knee injury), Karamoko Dembélé (knee injury), Richard Kone (injury) and Tariq Lamptey (injury).

Who is unavailable for Middlesbrough against Queens Park Rangers?

Middlesbrough are without Alfie Jones (not registered).

What formation do Queens Park Rangers play?

Queens Park Rangers have used a 4-4-2 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Middlesbrough play?

Middlesbrough have used a 4-2-3-1 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Queens Park Rangers and Middlesbrough finish?

On 8 March 2026, Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough finished 0-4.

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