Middlesbrough v QPR result

Full-time · Middlesbrough 3–2 QPR

Championship · Sat, 16 Sep 2017 15:00 BST · Riverside Stadium

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Middlesbrough 3–2 QPR — Middlesbrough won this Championship match.

Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for QPR: QPR v Swansea, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Middlesbrough 3–2 QPR · Championship
Venue: Riverside Stadium · Middlesbrough
Referee: Darren Bond, England
Recent form: Middlesbrough 2W 2D 1L · QPR 2W 1D 2L

Middlesbrough 3–2 QPR (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.25

Goals

against 0.38 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 5.75

Corners

against 4.5 / 5.25 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.25 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 5 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.25 / 2

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.25 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 September 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Middlesbrough for / against	Line	QPR for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	10.5 for · 11.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 14 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.25 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	16.25 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	15.75 for · 11.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Adama Traoré n 4	36	4.4 3/2	2.5 3/1	—
A. Fletcher n 6	17.3	2.6 3/0	0.9 1/0	—
Fábio n 3	90	2.3 3/2	1.7 3/2	Darnell Furlong
R. Gestede n 5	68	2.1 3/2	0.3 1/0	—
A. Forshaw n 4	53.8	2.1 4/1	0.4 1/0	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Bamford n 6	51.8	3.5 5/2	0.9 3/0
R. Gestede n 5	68	2.9 4/3	1.1 3/1
A. Fletcher n 6	17.3	2.6 2/1	0.9 1/0
B. Assombalonga n 7	87.3	2.5 6/3	1.3 5/2
S. Downing n 3	47.7	1.9 3/0	0.6 1/0

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Adama Traoré n 4	36	0 0/0	1.3 1/1
B. Assombalonga n 7	87.3	0.6 2/2	0 0/0
R. Gestede n 5	68	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
G. Leadbitter n 3	56	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
D. Fry n 6	90	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Christie n 7	90	0 0/0
B. Gibson n 7	90	0 0/0
D. Fry n 6	90	0 0/0
Fábio n 3	90	0 0/0
A. Clayton n 7	88.1	0 0/0

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Randolph n 7	90	2.6 4/4

QPR

QPR — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Sylla n 4	23.5	5.7 4/2	1 1/0	—
J. Robinson n 3	61	3 3/1	1 1/1	—
J. Mackie n 7	72.9	2.5 5/4	0.9 4/1	—
Darnell Furlong n 3	38.7	2.3 1/1	1.6 2/0	Fábio
K. LuaLua n 5	33	2.2 4/0	8.7 4/4	—

QPR — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Smith n 5	39	5.5 4/3	3.7 4/2
L. Freeman n 7	88.6	2.9 7/5	1 4/2
C. Washington n 7	79.3	2.6 7/4	1.1 3/2
M. Luongo n 7	90	2.3 6/3	1 3/1
J. Mackie n 7	72.9	2.3 6/4	1.1 5/1

QPR — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Smith n 5	39	1.4 3/0	0 0/0
I. Sylla n 4	23.5	1 1/0	0 0/0
L. Freeman n 7	88.6	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
J. Mackie n 7	72.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
P. Wszołek n 7	60	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

QPR — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Scowen n 7	90	0 0/0
M. Luongo n 7	90	0 0/0
J. Perch n 4	90	0 0/0
J. Bidwell n 7	89.6	0 0/0
L. Freeman n 7	88.6	0 0/0

QPR — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 September 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alex Smithies n 7	90	3.3 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Middlesbrough		QPR
63%	Possession	37%
16	Shots	10
8	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	7
3	Blocked shots	1
11	Shots inside the box	8
6	Corners	1
3	Offsides	4
17	Fouls	14
4	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	4
509	Passes	285
77%	Pass accuracy	65%

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
D. Randolph	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.7
C. Christie	90	0	1	2	1	2	Y	6.9
D. Fry	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Fábio	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Baker	90	1	0	4	2	3	Y	7.7
B. Assombalonga	90	1	0	3	1	3	0	7.1
M. Johnson	90	0	2	2	1	2	0	8.8
S. Downing	78	0	0	2	1	2	0	6.8
G. Leadbitter	56	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
A. Clayton	45	0	0	1	0	0	Y	6.8
A. Fletcher sub	45	1	0	2	2	1	0	7.3
J. Howson sub	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Forshaw sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

QPR player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
Alex Smithies	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
Darnell Furlong	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
A. Baptiste	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.4
J. Robinson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Bidwell	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
M. Luongo	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6
L. Freeman	90	0	1	2	0	2	0	7.1
Ryan Manning	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Wheeler	68	1	0	3	1	0	0	7.3
M. Smith	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
K. LuaLua	45	0	0	1	0	1	0	7.1
P. Wszołek	45	0	0	1	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Mackie	45	1	0	1	1	1	Y	7.1
I. Sylla	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Middlesbrough v QPR — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MiddlesbroughLWDWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

QPRWLLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Middlesbrough#9 pos48 pts31 pl+11 GD

QPR#16 pos36 pts31 pl-11 GD

Goals per game

Middlesbrough scored1.29

QPR scored1.06

Middlesbrough conceded0.94

QPR conceded1.42

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