Photo: Zakarie Faibis, CC BY-SA 4.0Forecast Verdict
Top pick missedWe said
Actual
OneTouch Forecast · dc-v1.15
Middlesbrough won; our pre-match call put the chance of that at 26%.
Pre-match call frozen 5 Sept 2026 · model dc-v1.15
Koki Saito
On for Ilias Chair
14'
Will Lankshear
Assist · Callum Brittain
20'
0–1
Rumarn Burrell
On for Richard Kone
39'
Tommy Conway
On for Riley McGree
55'
Adilson Malanda
Booked
58'
Tariq Lamptey
On for Dennis Cirkin
67'
Alfie Jones
On for Max Arfsten
71'
Luke Ayling
On for Ashley Phillips
72'
Callum Brittain
Booked
76'
Rokas Pukstas
On for Sebastian Berhalter
84'
Glen Kamara
Booked
90'+6'
Ratings are out of 10. marks an OneTouch estimate, not a confirmed grade. Tap a player for details.
Match DNA
Transition Warfare
The match swung on turnovers. Moments of transition were the only moments that mattered.
32 shots
Expected goals over time
0.97 – 2.39
accuracy · 31%
kill rate · 0%
accuracy · 38%
kill rate · 6%
Middlesbrough turned 6% of shots into goals to Queens Park Rangers's 0%.
Shots on Target
Attack
xG
Head to Head
League Standing
ChampionshipKey context
Venue
MATRADE Loftus Road
Kick-off
5 Sept · 14:00 UTC
Referee
Andy Madley
England · 3.7 yellows/match
Arena 3D
Pitch-level coverage: the ball follows the real on-pitch action.
