Injury-hit Middlesbrough welcome QPR to the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to claw their way back toward the playoff spots. Read on for our Middlesbrough vs QPR prediction and more.
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Middlesbrough vs QPR prediction: Out of form and injured
Key stats
- Middlesbrough have just two wins in their last five, while QPR have one.
- QPR have scored just five in their last five, while Middlesbrough have netted six.
- Middlesbrough's form has let them down this season, and they rank just 13th for home points this season.
Correct score prediction: Middlesbrough 1-1 QPR
Neither side are in great shape coming into this, both have looked out of sorts of late, particularly Middlesbrough, who have had players dropping likes flies.
Boro are, on paper, the stronger side, but their poor home form and injury crisis mean we think that the points will be shared.
Pre-game odds and win probability:
- HOME: 8/11 (1.73) – 57.9%
- DRAW: 11/4 (3.75) – 27.6%
- AWAY: 15/4 (4.75) – 21.1%
Middlesbrough are this fixture's expected winner according to the latest odds. Their 8/11 price works out as an implied 57.9% probability of victory.
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*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Most recent H2Hs: Boro have a recent edge
Despite this fixture being fairly evenly contested (QPR have won nine of the last 20, while Middlesbrough have won eight), Boro have had the upper hand lately.
They have won the last two iterations of this fixture, most recently humiliating the Rs at Loftus Road in November.
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Middlesbrough preview: Can they push through the pain?
Middlesbrough had been there or thereabouts in the race for the the playoffs, but their fitness issues have meant they've fallen behind.
As many as ten players look likely to miss this one through injury. But for them to get back into the race for Premier League football, they must find a way.
Predicted Lineup: Travers (GK); Dijksteel, Fry, Borges, Giles; Morris, Hackney; Forss, Whittaker, Azaz; Conway
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Coventry
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Norwich
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Sheff Wed
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Plymouth
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Millwall
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QPR preview: Slipping back into bad habits?
QPR looked doomed early in the season, with just one win in their first 17. But a superb run through the busy December and January period has lifted them as high as 14th place.
What the Rs must be cautious of, however, is getting complacent. The West Londoners have the third-fewest points in the league across the last five gameweeks.
Predicted Lineup: Nardi (GK); Dunne, Cook, Edwards, Paal; Morgan, Colback; Yang, Chair, Saito; Smyth
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Sunderland
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Burnley
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Swansea
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Player to watch – Tommy Conway
With Emmanuel Latte Lath's departure to Atlanta United, young Scottish striker Tommy Conway has had to step up.
The 22-year-old actually score in the reverse fixture in November. Throw two goals and an assist in his last three outings into the mix, and you can se why he's our player to watch in this one.