LONDON. Middlesbrough defeats Queens Park Rangers with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Latte (64′) and a goal from M. Forss (76′). Queens Park Rangers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 16,689 spectators. The referee was Leigh Doughty who had the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was Martin Woods. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.13 degrees Celsius or 50.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 10 Total 7
- 2 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 90
- 59 Dangerous attack 35
- 79 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Queens Park Rangers was in firm control of the ball 60% while Middlesbrough was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Queens Park Rangers had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Middlesbrough succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Queens Park Rangers shot 10 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Isaac Hayden and Jake Clarke-Salter). On the opposite side, Middlesbrough received 5 yellow cards (Paddy McNair, Seny Dieng, Lukas Engel, Luke Ayling and Marcus Forss).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Queens Park Rangers stays with 39 points like Birmingham City to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Middlesbrough will has 50 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will play away against Sunderland on the 16th of March with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (4 draws).
Middlesbrough will play away against Birmingham City on the 12th of March with a 15-7 head to head record in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
81'
78'
Queens Park Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Martí Cifuentes Corvillo decided to play with the following team: Asmir Begović , Jimmy Dunne , Steve Cook , Jake Clarke-Salter , Kenneth Paal , Jack Colback , Samuel Field , Chris Willock , Lucas Andersen , Ilias Chair and Michael Frey .
The home team had on the bench: Paul Smyth , Isaac Hayden , Lyndon Dykes , Morgan Fox, Joseph Hodge, Reggie Cannon, Ziyad Larkeche , Sinclair Armstrong and Joe Walsh.
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 5 changes: Michael Frey for Lyndon Dykes (55′), Samuel Field for Isaac Hayden (55′), Ilias Chair for Paul Smyth (55′), Kenneth Paal for Ziyad Larkeche (78′) and Lucas Andersen for Sinclair Armstrong (79′).
Player of the match: Samuel Field
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Samuel Field.
His rating is with 25 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
64'
Middlesbrough started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Michael Carrick played with: Seny Dieng , Paddy McNair , Rav van den Berg , Matthew Clarke , Luke Ayling , Jonathan Howson , Lewis O’Brien , Lukas Engel , Riley McGree , Marcus Forss and Emmanuel Latte Lath .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Barlaser, Isaiah Jones, Alexander Gilbert, Anfernee Dijksteel, Sam Silvera , Finn Azaz, Tom Glover, Sam Greenwood and Luke Thomas.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 4 changes: Riley McGree for Finn Azaz (90′), Marcus Forss for Sam Silvera (78′), Emmanuel Latte Lath for Sam Greenwood (78′) and Luke Ayling for Anfernee Dijksteel (90′).
Player of the match: Matthew Clarke
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Matthew Clarke even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 56 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Coventry City – 1-2
- Southampton – Sunderland – 4-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Middlesbrough – 0-2
- Preston North End – Stoke City – 1-2
- Norwich City – Rotherham United – 5-0
- Millwall – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Hull City – Leicester City – 2-2
- Cardiff City – Ipswich Town – 2-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Plymouth Argyle – 1-1
