Middlesbrough 0-2 QPR
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: A. Begović 9.3 · J. Colback 8.3 · L. Engel 7.6
Match analysis
5 sections01:00Middlesbrough lost to QPR 0-2 in the Championship matchday 5 on 2 September 2023.
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Result and story of the match
It was 0-1 at half-time. QPR scored first, in the 43rd minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 43' A. Dozzell, assisted by J. Colback → 0-1; 71' J. Colback → 0-2.
Yellow cards: Middlesbrough 1, QPR 2.
Statistical comparison
Expected goals (xG) Middlesbrough 1.31, QPR 0.60; shots 16-11 (9-3 on target); possession 62%-38%; corners 7-5; pass accuracy 87%-79%.
Middlesbrough created the better chances, but the scoreline did not reflect it.
Goals by half: 0-1 in the first, 0-1 in the second.
Standout players
L. Engel was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.6 in 90 minutes: 2 key passes, 4 tackles, won 8 of 12 duels.
A. Begović was QPR's highest-rated player at 9.3 in 90 minutes: 9 saves.
How the model did
There was no model estimate locked before kick-off for this match, so it is not part of the track record.
Statistical model estimate; for information and entertainment only.
Match summary
2 September 2023: the Championship matchday 5 match ended Middlesbrough 0-2 QPR. Goals: A. Dozzell 43', J. Colback 71'. Match stats: possession Middlesbrough 62%, QPR 38%; shots on target 9-3; expected goals (xG) 1.31-0.60.
Updated: · Sources: Methodology
Points are only for rankings and badges; they have no other value.The model's score is now the “predicted score”: a pick that agrees with the match outcome and follows the real score distribution over a season (previously the single most likely score). Past points are unchanged.