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Matchday 5 · · Loftus Road Stadium

Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough: result, lineups and stats

Queens Park Rangers 8 · 20 points
0 - 1
Middlesbrough 1 · 25 points
  • 20' Will Lankshear

Lineups 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

Lineup 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

Mbengue, Madsen (injured), Clarke-Salter (doubtful), Burrell, Lamptey (unavailable)

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

Lineup 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 (injured), Strelec, Pukštas (doubtful)

Stats Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough

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

Players to watch

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

All stats

Queens Park Rangers

  1. Paul Smyth 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Richard Kone 3 goals 1 assists
  3. Jimmy Dunne 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Rumarn Burrell 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Nicolas Madsen 2 goals 1 assists

Middlesbrough

  1. Will Lankshear 11 goals 0 assists
  2. Amario Cozier-Duberry 3 goals 4 assists
  3. Tommy Conway 1 goals 4 assists
  4. Sebastian Berhalter 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Callum Brittain 1 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 solid
Jimmy Dunne 5/5 450 strong
Ronnie Edwards 5/5 450 solid
Glen Kamara 5/5 441 solid
Kealey Adamson 4/5 431 solid
Kwame Poku 4/5 360 solid
Paul Smyth 4/5 315 strong
Boy Kemper 4/4 311 mixed

Middlesbrough

Player Starts Min. Form
Radek Vítek 5/5 450 mixed
Callum Brittain 5/5 450 strong
Adilson Malanda 5/5 450 solid
Aidan Morris 5/5 450 strong
Ashley Phillips 5/5 446 solid
Amario Cozier-Duberry 5/5 392 excellent
Will Lankshear 4/5 378 excellent
Neto Borges 4/5 363 solid

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
1.83 Points 1.83
2.17 Goals for 2.17
0.83 Goals against 1.33
1.96 xG for 2.06
1.25 xG against 1.28
6.8 Corners 5.3
WLDWW Home and away form DWDWW

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 Andy Madley.

Who is unavailable for Queens Park Rangers against Middlesbrough?

Queens Park Rangers are without Jake Clarke-Salter (injury), Amadou Mbengue (knee injury), Nicolas Madsen (injury), Rumarn Burrell (not registered) and Tariq Lamptey (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Middlesbrough against Queens Park Rangers?

Middlesbrough are without Dávid Strelec (injury), Rokas Pukštas (injury) and Alfie Jones (calf injury).

What formation do Queens Park Rangers play?

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

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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