Middlesbrough vs Queens Park Rangers: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Middlesbrough played against Queens Park Rangers in Championship (England). The game was played on December 13, 2025. Final score: 3:1.

Recent form

Middlesbrough has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Queens Park Rangers has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Middlesbrough scores 1.50 goals per game and allows 1.05. Queens Park Rangers scores 1.35 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.64 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 65% of Middlesbrough's games and 70% of Queens Park Rangers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 55% and 60%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

The teams have nearly identical season xG averages at 1.47 per game. Middlesbrough takes 12.9 shots per game, while Queens Park Rangers takes 13.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Middlesbrough leads at halftime in 35% of its games and scores 0.80 goals per game after halftime. Queens Park Rangers leads at halftime in 30% and scores 0.80 after halftime.

When the teams score

Middlesbrough's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (10 goals). For Queens Park Rangers, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Championship games average 2.64 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

63Possession (%)37
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
18Shots13
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
7Shots on target5
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
2.02xG1.42
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
9Corners4
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
55Dangerous attacks34
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
13Fouls8
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
1Cards0
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
1.5Goals scored / game1.35
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
1.05Goals allowed / game1.5
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
55%Average possession47%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
4Shots on target / game3.95
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.95Shots per game13.5
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
4Shots on target3.95
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
11.6%Shot conversion10%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
55%Possession47%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
1.47xG for1.47
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
1.15xG against1.34
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

Shooting quality

Middlesbrough: BalancedQueens Park Rangers: Balanced
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
Accuracy (shots on target)31%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Queens Park Rangers is 20% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Middlesbrough · 2.4 pts / game - Queens Park Rangers

Middlesbrough
DLWWW
Season result split
55% W30% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-3
1.95 pts / game · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Queens Park Rangers
WWLWW
Season result split
45% W20% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-7
1.55 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Middlesbrough is 11% better for: goals scored per game.

1.5 goals / game - Middlesbrough · 1.35 goals / game - Queens Park Rangers

Middlesbrough is 43% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.05 goals / game - Middlesbrough · 1.5 goals / game - Queens Park Rangers

Middlesbrough scoring profile: very strong

Middlesbrough scores in 85% of games (17 of 20 meczów), while Queens Park Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 25% (5 of 20 meczów).

Queens Park Rangers scoring profile: very strong

Queens Park Rangers scores in 85% of games (17 of 20 meczów), while Middlesbrough keeps a clean sheet in 25% (5 of 20 meczów).

30Goals scored (season)27
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
21Goals conceded (season)30
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
2.55Average goals per game2.85
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
11Goals scored (last 5)10
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal85%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
50%2 goals30%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
10%3 goals20%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
5%4 goals0%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal75%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
15%2 goals35%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
10%3 goals15%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
5%4 goals10%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

70%
Queens Park Rangers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 20 meczów
60%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time20%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
5%BTTS in both halves5%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
15%Scored in both halves25%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
100%BTTS - last 580%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time30%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Middlesbrough - half-time state
35% leading25% draw40% trailing
Queens Park Rangers - half-time state
30% leading35% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per game (1st half)1.25
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.55
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.85
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
1.25Average goals (1st half)1.4
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
55%Clean sheet before half-time55%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
60%No goal before half-time50%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.55Points per game (2nd half)1.6
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.65
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
1.3Average goals (2nd half)1.45
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
55%Clean sheet after half-time55%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers
40%No goal after half-time40%
MiddlesbroughQueens Park Rangers

Middlesbrough - second-half results

40% W35% D25% L
26
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding157%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 55%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Queens Park Rangers - second-half results

40% W40% D20% L
25
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at halftime in 30% of games and wins 45%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Middlesbrough - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.20
Goals scored / game1.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game2.21.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+30
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 7
Queens Park Rangers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.20
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.61.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Middlesbrough
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
2
4
16-30
10
2
31-45
5
1
46-60
4
2
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Queens Park Rangers
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
2
5
16-30
7
8
31-45
3
7
46-60
5
4
61-75
8
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.70
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
68%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
72%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Middlesbrough

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Queens Park Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.85
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

MiddlesbroughLigaQueens Park Rangers
Average goals per game 2.552.64 2.85
Both teams scored 65%60% 70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%52% 60%
Clean sheets 25%23% 25%
Goal before half-time 75%74% 75%
Goal after half-time 80%78% 70%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.64
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. MiddlesbroughGoalDavid StrelecAssist: Hayden Hackney
  2. MiddlesbroughYellow cardRiley McGree
  3. MiddlesbroughGoalMorgan WhittakerAssist: Solomon Brynn
  4. MiddlesbroughGoalTommy Conway
  5. Queens Park RangersSubstitutionOn: João Henrique Mendes da SilvaOff: Rhys Norrington-Davies
  6. MiddlesbroughSubstitutionOn: Delano BurgzorgOff: Tommy Conway
  7. Queens Park RangersGoalNicolas Martin Hautorp Madsen
  8. Queens Park RangersSubstitutionOn: Michael FreyOff: Richard Kone
  9. Queens Park RangersSubstitutionOn: Kieran MorganOff: Amadou Salif Mbengue
  10. MiddlesbroughSubstitutionOn: Samuel SilveraOff: Morgan Whittaker
  11. MiddlesbroughSubstitutionOn: Micah HamiltonOff: Hayden Hackney

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

David WebbMatches officiated: 24
2.75Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 242%Home wins38%Draws21%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Middlesbrough vs Queens Park Rangers?

The Championship match finished Middlesbrough 3:1 Queens Park Rangers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Middlesbrough vs Queens Park Rangers?

Middlesbrough score 1.50 goals per game on average and Queens Park Rangers 1.35. The Championship average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Middlesbrough's matches and 70% of Queens Park Rangers's.

What form are Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers in?

Over the last 5 games Middlesbrough have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Queens Park Rangers 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Middlesbrough vs Queens Park Rangers?

The statistical background for Middlesbrough vs Queens Park Rangers — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.