Middlesbrough 2-3 QPR
Championship · Matchweek 3
Model accuracy
Match stats
Standouts: C. Willock 8.3 · U. Ikpeazu 7.5 · M. Crooks 7.2
Match analysis
5 sections23:3418 August 2021: the Championship matchday 3 match ended Middlesbrough 2-3 QPR.
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Result and story of the match
It was 1-0 at half-time. QPR came from behind in the second half to win. Middlesbrough scored first, in the 7th minute.
Goals and key moments
Goals: 7' U. Ikpeazu (penalty) → 1-0; 48' J. Howson (own goal) → 2-0; 56' L. Dykes, assisted by C. Willock → 2-1; 72' M. Crooks, assisted by I. Jones → 3-1; 76' C. Willock, assisted by S. Johansen → 3-2.
Moses Odubajo (QPR) was sent off in the 50th minute; yellow cards: Middlesbrough 2, QPR 3.
Statistical comparison
Shots 14-7 (6-5 on target); possession 47%-53%; corners 7-1; pass accuracy 78%-80%.
Goals by half: 1-0 in the first, 1-3 in the second.
Standout players
U. Ikpeazu was Middlesbrough's highest-rated player at 7.5 in 71 minutes: 1 goal, 4 shots on target, won 9 of 19 duels.
C. Willock was QPR's highest-rated player at 8.3 in 90 minutes: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots on target, 3 key passes, 1 tackle, won 4 of 10 duels.
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
18 August 2021: the Championship matchday 3 match ended Middlesbrough 2-3 QPR. Goals: U. Ikpeazu 7' (pen), J. Howson 48' (o.g.), L. Dykes 56', M. Crooks 72', C. Willock 76'. Match stats: possession Middlesbrough 47%, QPR 53%; shots on target 6-5.
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.