MIDDLESBROUGH. Queens Park Rangers tops Middlesbrough with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Dozzell (43′) and a goal from J. Colback (71′). Middlesbrough was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Riverside Stadium stadium in Middlesbrough on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 25,671 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Bramall assisted by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.83 degrees Celsius or 65.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Middlesbrough

0 - 2

Queens Park Rangers

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 16 Total 11
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 154 Attack 74
  • 61 Dangerous attack 44
  • 82 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 5 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a strong ball possession 62% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyhow, Queens Park Rangers managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Middlesbrough shot 16 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Queens Park Rangers shot 11 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (Sam Greenwood). On the other side, Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Ilias Chair and Jack Colback).

Match Timeline

43'
45'
Jake Clarke-Salter- sub ->Steve Cook
50'
Jack Colback- Yellow
Sam Greenwood- sub ->Morgan Rogers
58'
Riley McGree- sub ->Isaiah Jones
58'
65'
Ilias Chair- Yellow
Josh Coburn- sub ->Emmanuel Latte Lath
69'
Lewis O'Brien- sub ->Jonathan Howson
69'
71'
Jack Colback(goal)
Sam Greenwood- Yellow
77'
85'
85'
Ziyad Larkeche- sub ->Morgan Fox
85'
Chris Willock- sub ->Ilias Chair

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this encounter, Middlesbrough will stay with 1 points like Sheffield Wednesday to hold in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers will have 6 points like Coventry City, Leeds United and Stoke City to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Middlesbrough will play away against Hull City on the 10th of April with a 12-9 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Queens Park Rangers will play away agasint Plymouth Argyle on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
6.3
G
Tom Glover 23.Australia
D
Dael Fry 6.England
7.0
D
Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland
6.7
D
Darragh Lenihan 26.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
Lukas Engel 27.Denmark
7.9
M
Jonathan Howson 16.England
7.3
69'
M
Morgan Rogers 10.England
6.8
58'
M
Sam Silvera 18.Australia
7.7
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
M
H. Hackney 7.England
7.3
M
I. Jones 11.England
7.5
58'
M
Matt Crooks 25.England
F
Emmanuel Latte Lath 9.Ivory Coast
6.7
69'
F
Marcus Forss 21.Finland
Substitutes
D
Rav van den Berg 3.Netherlands
D
B. Bilongo 57.England
M
Lewis O'Brien 28.England
6.7
69'
M
Riley McGree 8.Australia
7.1
58'
M
Sam Greenwood 29.England
6.4
58' 77'
F
Josh Coburn 19.England
6.8
69'
F
A. Gilbert 14.England

Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: Daniel Barlaser, Marcus Forss, Tom Glover, Matt Crooks, Seny Dieng (6.3), Paddy McNair (6.7), Dael Fry (7.0), Darragh Lenihan (7.1), Lukas Engel (7.9), Jonathan Howson (7.3), Hayden Hackney (7.3), Samuel Silvera (7.7), Morgan Rogers (6.8), Isaiah Jones (7.5) and Emmanuel Latte Lath (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis O’Brien (6.7), Rav van den Berg, Riley McGree (7.1), Josh Coburn (6.8), Alexander Gilbert, Sam Greenwood (6.4) and Bryant Akono Bilongo.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 4 changes: Emmanuel Latte Lath for Josh Coburn (69′), Jonathan Howson for Lewis O’Brien (69′), Morgan Rogers for Sam Greenwood (58′) and Isaiah Jones for Riley McGree (58′).

Best player: Lukas Engel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Lukas Engel.

His rating is (7.9) with 71 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Asmir Begovic 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
9.1
D
Osman Kakay 2.Sierra Leone
6.4
D
Steve Cook 5.England
7.1
45'
D
Morgan Fox 15.Wales
7.0
85'
M
Jack Colback 4.England
8.2
50' 71'
M
Sam Field 8.England
7.1
M
Paul Smyth 11.Northern Ireland
6.4
M
Andre Dozzell 17.England
7.7
85' 43'
M
K. Paal 22.Suriname
7.0
F
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
7.3
85' 65'
F
S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Archer 13.Scotland
D
Ziyad Larkeche 21.France
6.8
85'
D
Jake Clarke-Salter 6.England
7.1
45'
M
Albert Adomah 37.Ghana
M
E. Dixon-Bonner 19.England
M
Chris Willock 7.England
85'
M
Stephen Duke-McKenna 24.Guyana
6.6
85'
F
Charlie Kelman 23.England

Queens Park Rangers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Gareth Ainsworth played with: Asmir Begović (9.1), Osman Kakay (6.4), Steve Cook (7.1), Morgan Fox (7.0), Paul Smyth (6.4), Samuel Field (7.1), Jack Colback (8.2), Kenneth Paal (7.0), Andre Dozzell (7.7), Sinclair Armstrong (7.0), Ilias Chair (7.3).

They had on the bench: Albert Adomah, Ziyad Larkeche (6.8), Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Rayan Kolli (6.4), Jordan Archer, Jake Clarke-Salter (7.1), Chris Willock, Stephen Duke-McKenna (6.6) and Charlie Kelman.

Queens Park Rangers could not rely on the presence of Jake Clarke-Salter (injured) and Chris Willock (injured).

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: Steve Cook for Jake Clarke-Salter (45′), Morgan Fox for Ziyad Larkeche (85′), Andre Dozzell for Stephen Duke-McKenna (85′) and Ilias Chair for Chris Willock (85′).

Best player: Asmir Begović​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was the goalkeeper: Asmir Begović. His rating is 9.08. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​