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

Sat 5th Sep, 15:00 BST, Loftus Road Stadium, London

Kim Hellberg is aiming for a vital away win in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Middlesbrough side to the Loftus Road Stadium to visit Queens Park Rangers and Julien Stéphan. Below you'll find predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting statistics including head-to-heads, and odds. All is accessible via the tabs below.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
QPR
37%
--
Draw
23%
--
M'Boro
40%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
M'Boro 2-1
9%
--
QPR 2-1
8%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
M'Boro 1-0
7%
--
QPR 1-0
6%
--
M'Boro 2-0
5%
--
QPR 2-0
5%
--
M'Boro 3-1
5%
--
QPR 3-1
4%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
M'Boro 3-2
4%
--
QPR 3-2
4%
--
M'Boro 3-0
3%
--
QPR 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
64%
--
BTTS - No
36%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
23%
--
Home/draw
60%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
56%
--
QPR win to nil
15%
--
M'Boro win to nil
17%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
QPR
M'Boro
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Millwall220056 
Feb 6
Nov 21
Sep 8
Apr 6
2
West Brom220036 
Feb 13
Sep 12
Aug 29
Apr 17
3
Charlton220026 
Apr 6
Sep 9
Oct 31
Jan 23
4
Wolves211024 
Dec 8
Apr 24
Oct 10
Feb 27
5
QPR211024 
-
-
Apr 10
Sep 5
6
Blackburn211014 
Apr 17
Aug 29
Mar 2
l
 
2-1F
7
Watford211014 
Dec 12
Jan 1
Jan 30
Nov 7
8
Swansea211014 
Oct 24
Dec 29
Nov 24
May 1
9
Bolton211014 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 2
Dec 29
Oct 23
10
Portsmouth210103 
Mar 6
w
 
1-3A
Dec 19
Apr 3
11
M'Boro210103 
Sep 5
Apr 10
-
-
12
Cardiff202002 
Sep 2
Apr 21
Oct 17
Jan 16
13
Birmingham202002 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Feb 20
Sep 19
14
Wrexham202002 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Jan 27
Nov 4
15
Sheff Utd202002 
Nov 28
Mar 13
Mar 20
Dec 26
16
Derby2011-11 
Oct 14
Feb 16
Dec 5
Mar 16
17
West Ham2011-11 
Feb 27
Oct 9
Apr 24
Dec 8
18
Burnley2011-21 
Nov 3
Jan 26
Apr 20
Sep 2
19
Bristol C2011-21 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Nov 21
Feb 6
20
Preston2002-30 
Sep 19
Feb 20
Jan 1
Dec 12
21
Stoke2002-30 
Mar 16
Dec 5
Feb 17
Oct 13
22
Lincoln2002-30 
Nov 7
Jan 30
w
 
2-1A
Mar 6
23
Norwich2002-40 
May 1
Nov 24
Sep 12
Feb 13
24
Southampton21011-1 
Jan 23
Oct 31
Mar 13
Nov 27
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
QPR 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
2
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
M'Boro 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
M'Boro have beaten QPR in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at QPR since 1992
QPR
M'Boro
Goals: Scored
28
33
Games: Scored
13 / 16
13 / 16
Clean sheets
3 / 16
3 / 16
QPR
5
D
5
MID
6
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

Middlesbrough's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Queens Park Rangers have conceded in each of their last 5 Championship outings. A PG of 1.7 for K. Hellberg's side suggests that run should continue.

QPR 5th M'Boro 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that QPR will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that M'Boro will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
QPR have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
+13
M'Boro have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
QPR
PG (predicted goals)
M'Boro
1.6
1.7
Attack rating
QPR
MID
36%
better
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Games scored1
2
Failed to score1
0
Scored first0
1
Goals scored3
3
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.5
Avg. shots per game12
13
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
12
Avg. XG for2.1
2.6
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
48%
better
QPR
MID
view stats
Games conceded1
2
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first1
1
Goals conceded1
3
Avg. goals conceded0.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded15
4
Conversion rate against7%
25%
Avg. XG against2.3
0.9
KickOff rating
+48%

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

QPR Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2211
P CharlesI ChairA MbengueR Edwards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Charles GLK2
-
K. Adamson DEF2
-
A Mbengue DEF21
-
J Dunne DEF2
-
R Edwards DEF2
1
-
J Clarke-Salter DEF2
1
-
H Vale MID21
-
I Chair MID221
-
K Poku FWD2
-
P Smyth FWD2
-
R Burrell FWD2
-
K Saito FWD21
-
D Cirkin DEF1
-
T Lamptey  DEF1
-
B Kemper  DEF1
-
N Madsen MID1
-
J Varane MID1
-
G Kamara MID1
-
R. Kone FWD1
-
A Lloyd FWD1
-
M'Boro Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2211
R VítekW. LankshearR McGreeW. Lankshear
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Vítek GLK2
-
L Ayling DEF2
-
A Malanda DEF2
-
C Brittain DEF2
-
N Borges DEF2
-
M Peart-Harris MID2
-
R McGree MID21
-
L. Castledine MID2
-
S Berhalter MID2
-
M Arfsten FWD2
-
W. Lankshear FWD22
1
-
K Joseph FWD2
-
J Sarmiento  FWD21
-
M Whittaker FWD21
-
A Jones DEF1
-
A. Raslan Kanté MID1
-
A Morris MID1
-