Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Middlesbrough: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Championship Matchday 5 · Saturday 5 September 2026 · MATRADE Loftus Road, London · referee A. Madley · full time
Full time: Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough beat Queens Park Rangers 1-0 in Championship Matchday 5 on Saturday 5 September 2026 at MATRADE Loftus Road. The goals: Will Lankshear 20'.
How Middlesbrough won it
The opening goal came in the 20th minute: Will Lankshear for Middlesbrough, set up by Callum Brittain.
It was 0-1 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, A. Madley, showed 3 yellow cards: 1 to Queens Park Rangers and 2 to Middlesbrough.
Queens Park Rangers: J. Stéphan, 4-4-2 · Middlesbrough: K. Hellberg, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 2.07 for Queens Park Rangers and 1.47 for Middlesbrough.
Queens Park Rangers scored about 2.1 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Queens Park Rangers had 5 shots on target, Middlesbrough 6.
Queens Park Rangers's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Queens Park Rangers had 52% of the ball, but Middlesbrough took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Queens Park Rangers came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.79 expected goals for and 1.23 against, and had won 42% of their matches.
Middlesbrough came into it with 12 Championship matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 2.10 expected goals for and 1.07 against, and had won 58% of their matches.
Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough: the match in numbers
| Queens Park Rangers | Match statistics | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 2.07 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.47 |
| 16 | Total shots | 16 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 1 | Big chances | 5 |
| 472 | Total passes | 446 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 12 | Corners | 3 |
| 3 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Queens Park Rangers
- Harvey Vale 7.6
- Paul Smyth 7.4
- Pierce Charles 7.3
- Dennis Cirkin 7.0
- Amadou Mbengue 6.9
Middlesbrough
- Sebastian Berhalter 7.9
- Radek Vitek 7.9
- Callum Brittain 7.4 1 assist
- Aidan Morris 7.3
- Max Arfsten 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Kyle Joseph at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Queens Park Rangers: Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
- Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough vs Charlton Athletic Saturday 31 October 2026 · Championship
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Questions about Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough
What was the score in Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough?
Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Middlesbrough (half-time 0-1), Championship, Saturday 5 September 2026.
Who scored in Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough?
Will Lankshear 20'.
Did Moneyball predict Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough?
Sebastian Berhalter, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough?
A. Madley.
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