Middlesbrough vs QPR

3 - 1
🕒 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Riverside Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Josh Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
Middlesbrough 5 · QPR 15
Referee Stats
28 matches · 1.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.75
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.18
Over 4.5 cards 25%
Home wins 39%
Draws 21%
Away wins 39%
How the match was won
  • Middlesbrough outshot their opponent (18-13).
  • Middlesbrough controlled possession (63%).
  • Middlesbrough had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Middlesbrough (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 12-7-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 1.42 / 0.75

Points

43
Avg: 1.79

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

7
QPR (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-7-10

Goals For / Against

21 / 36
Avg: 0.91 / 1.57

Points

25
Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.79
PPG
1.09
1.42
GF
0.91
0.75
GA
1.57
43%
O2.5
48%
48%
BTTS
52%
22%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Middlesbrough rank5th
QPR rank15th
Middlesbrough points80
QPR points58
Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 pts · GD +25
4 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
QPR: #15 · 58 pts · GD -12
26 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Middlesbrough last 5 home

W W L L D
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

QPR last 5 away

L L D W L
Points4/15
Weighted index20
Goals4-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Middlesbrough trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

QPR trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Middlesbrough score at home74%
Middlesbrough clean sheet at home39%
QPR score away61%
QPR clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Middlesbrough score first22%
Middlesbrough win after scoring first60%
QPR score first0%
QPR win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Middlesbrough 33% · QPR 43%
Avg first goal minute: Middlesbrough 24.6' · QPR —

Vs league average

Middlesbrough score at home1.42 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough concede at home0.75 vs 1.20
QPR score away0.91 vs 1.20
QPR concede away1.57 vs 1.40
Middlesbrough score 1% above league average, while QPR score 24% below league average.
Defensive side: Middlesbrough are 38% below league average at home, and QPR are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Middlesbrough goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

QPR goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
46-60 5
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
18
13
Shots off Goal
2
4
Blocked Shots
9
4
Shots Inside Box
13
8
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
63%
37%
Corner Kicks
9
4
Fouls
13
8
Offsides
3
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
496
289
Passes Accurate
424
221
Passes %
85%
76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins12
Draws2
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals13 (65.0%)
BTTS12 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins6
Draws0
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)

Middlesbrough vs QPR Head-to-Head History by Season