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Middlesbrough prepare to entertain Queens Park Rangers at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 5 of the 21 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Riverside Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Q.P.R. | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Q.P.R. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 3 leaked at the wrong end.
Middlesbrough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 36 points from 31 matches. Q.P.R. are leading the way in the Npower Championship, with their 33 games giving them a return of 64 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Middlesbrough are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Q.P.R. running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Q.P.R. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 9 games since last defeat. |