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Middlesbrough face a trip to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2009, where Middlesbrough annihilated the Boro 1 - 5 in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Q.P.R. | 1 - 5 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Wed 04 Mar | Q.P.R. | 5 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 13 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Q.P.R. | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Q.P.R. | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 08 Nov | Middlesbrough | 3 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 02 Dec | Q.P.R. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rangers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Boro have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Q.P.R. are leading the way in the Npower Championship, with their 4 games giving them a return of 10 points. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rangers, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |