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Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Loftus Road Stadium, London

Middlesbrough are on the road on Sunday afternoon, as manager Rob Edwards takes his side to visit Queens Park Rangers and Julien Stéphan at the Loftus Road Stadium in the Championship. For every Championship match preview, KickOff explores the stats for multiple markets. Important stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside the best odds.

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Queens Park Rangers's next match is v Birmingham at 19:45 on Wednesday 11th March
Middlesbrough's next match is v Charlton at 19:45 on Wednesday 11th March
The last English Championship meeting between QPR and M'Boro was on Sunday 8th March 2026
English Championship
March 8th 2026
QPR 0
4 M'Boro
 
20' D. Strelec
68' A. Browne
72' H. Hackney
88' T. Conway
 
QPR
MID
Shots On
3
7
Shots Off
3
7
Corners
3
8
Possession
31%
69%
Fouls
9
3
 
QPRM'Boro
 
J. Walsh
J. Dunne
R. Norrington-Davies (J. Henrique Mendes da Silva 85')
I. Hayden
H. Vale
K. Saito (J. Clarke-Salter 80')
K. Morgan (P. Smyth 71')
A. Mbengue (T. Smith 85')
R. Edwards
J. Varane (D. Bennie 80')
R. Kone
C. Brittain
M. Targett
(A. Malanda 31') D. Fry
L. Ayling
(A. Gilbert 83') football iconH. Hackney
(L. Castledine 83') R. McGree
(J. Sarmiento 66') M. Whittaker
(T. Conway 66') football iconD. Strelec
football iconA. Browne
S. Brynn
A. Morris

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Analysing all relevant statistics, including historical head-to-head (H2H) data, we have come to the conclusion that this fixture will deliver both joy and despair to both home and away supporters. We predict both QPR and M'Boro to find the back of the net during the 90 mins, but the ultimate winner of the match seems less clear. The odds point towards a both teams to score bet, and that's our recommendation.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 42% chance of M'Boro coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
QPR
35%
16/51/50
Draw
23%
13/51/50
M'Boro
42%
17/201/50
Draw 1-1
10%
11/217/4
M'Boro 2-1
9%
15/219/4
QPR 2-1
8%
14/118/1
Draw 2-2
7%
12/120/1
M'Boro 1-0
7%
13/213/8
QPR 1-0
6%
12/18/1
M'Boro 2-0
6%
8/111/8
M'Boro 3-1
5%
14/16/1
QPR 2-0
5%
20/114/1
QPR 3-1
4%
33/155/1
Draw 0-0
4%
10/113/2
M'Boro 3-2
4%
22/140/1
QPR 3-2
3%
40/170/1
M'Boro 3-0
3%
14/12/5
QPR 3-0
2%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
10/118/15
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
10/117/5
Home 1st Goal
48%
6/48/5
Away 1st Goal
50%
8/137/10
No 1st Goal
2%
10/113/2
BTTS - Yes
64%
8/1113/2
BTTS - No
36%
1/11/14
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/11/50
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/21/50
BTTS - Away Win
25%
11/46/1
Home/draw
58%
10/111/50
Away/draw
65%
2/91/50
Home/away
77%
2/71/50
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
2/74/9
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
11/413/8
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
11/517/10
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
4/114/9
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
5/113/5
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1/81/4
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
12/118/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/251/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/201/14
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
10/113/2
Home DNB
51%
9/41/50
Away DNB
58%
1/31/50
QPR win to nil
14%
7/1-
M'Boro win to nil
18%
9/4-
QPR / QPR
13%
6/160/1
QPR / M'Boro
4%
20/1100/1
QPR / Draw
6%
14/180/1
Draw / QPR
9%
8/122/1
Draw / M'Boro
16%
15/416/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/216/1
M'Boro / QPR
3%
33/112/1
M'Boro / M'Boro
28%
15/83/10
M'Boro / Draw
6%
12/19/2
Win / draw / win Championship table

QPR have played 35 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 3 and won 8. QPR have conceded 39 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

QPR have played 17 games at home, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 29 goals, conceded 26 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

M'Boro lay in 2nd place on 66 points in the Championship league table having played 35 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 33 games against teams below them in the table, winning 19, drawing 9 and losing 5 games. They have scored 51 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. M'Boro have conceded 28 goals and have failed to score in 8 matches.

Away league performance

M'Boro have played 18 away games, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
QPR
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3622863674 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
7-1A
l
 
2-4A
l
 
3-1A
2
M'Boro3620972369 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
3-1A
-
-
3
Millwall361989965 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
4
Ipswich35181072664 
l
 
1-4A
May 2
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
5
Hull3618612560 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-3F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-4F
6
Wrexham3515128957 
l
 
2-3F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1A
May 2
7
Derby3615912754 
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
8
Southampton351411101153 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-0A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1A
9
Watford35131210451 
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
10
Bristol C3614814250 
Apr 11
w
 
1-2A
Mar 14
l
 
2-0A
11
Sheff Utd3615417249 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
12
Birmingham36131013-149 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 11
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
13
Swansea3614715-149 
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
14
Preston36121311-149 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
w
 
4-0F
d
 
2-2A
15
Stoke3613815347 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
16
QPR3613815-1247 
-
-
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-4F
17
Norwich3513616345 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
18
Charlton36111114-1044 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
w
 
1-2F
19
Portsmouth35101015-1040 
Mar 21
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
20
Blackburn3610917-1339 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
21
West Brom369918-1836 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-3F
22
Leicester36101115-935 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 14
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
23
Oxford Utd3681117-1435 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
24
Sheff Wed361827-51-7 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
QPR 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
M'Boro 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
M'Boro have beaten QPR in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at QPR since 1992
QPR
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
28
29
Games: Scored
13 / 15
12 / 15
Clean sheets
3 / 15
2 / 15
QPR
5
D
5
MID
5
League games at M'Boro since 1993
M'Boro
QPR
Goals: Scored
24
20
Games: Scored
12 / 16
11 / 16
Clean sheets
5 / 16
4 / 16
QPR
7
MID
9
Goal Statistics
QPR 16th M'Boro 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
7%
There is a 79% probability that QPR will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
QPR’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+10
M'Boro’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
QPR
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
QPR
MID
11%
better
view stats
Games scored27
27
Failed to score8
8
Scored first12
17
Goals scored46
54
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
QPR
MID
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
25
Clean sheets9
10
Conceded first18
15
Goals conceded54
35
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1
KickOff rating
+19%

QPR v M'Boro Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

QPR Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
347311
J DunneR. KoneJ DunneA Mbengue
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Walsh GLK14
-
A Mbengue DEF322
10
1
J Dunne DEF3433
4
-
R Edwards DEF7
1
-
K. Morgan DEF1921
3
-
H Vale MID2121
3
-
I Hayden MID232
4
-
J Varane MID2712
2
-
K Saito MID2932
-
R Norrington-Davies FWD28
6
-
R. Kone FWD3472
4
-
Subs
B Hamer GLK7
-
S Cook DEF271
2
-
J Clarke-Salter DEF7
-
J Silva DEF151
-
T. Smith DEF1
-
K. Adamson DEF5
-
P Smyth FWD263
5
-
D. Bennie FWD101
1
-
R. Kolli FWD162
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
361168
S BrynnM WhittakerM WhittakerL Ayling
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Brynn GLK361
1
-
C Brittain DEF314
5
-
D Fry DEF212
-
L Ayling DEF3315
8
-
M Targett DEF3343
4
-
A Morris MID303
3
-
M Whittaker MID35116
3
-
H Hackney MID3656
4
-
A Browne MID3041
1
-
R McGree MID1853
1
-
D Strelec FWD225
1
-
Subs
J Wildsmith GLK
-
G Edmundson DEF6
1
-
A Malanda DEF11
1
-
L. Castledine MID4
-
J Sarmiento  MID7
-
T Conway FWD3684
4
-
A Gilbert FWD1611
5
-
K Sène FWD232
2
-
S Hansen FWD131
1
-