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Middlesbrough play host to Queens Park Rangers at Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Boro are clearly on top, winning 55.00% of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Middlesbrough was more than a decade ago, in January 1998, with Middlesbrough running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 21 Oct | Middlesbrough | 1 - 0 | Q.P.R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Middlesbrough have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Boro score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The away form of Q.P.R. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Rangers have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Middlesbrough's 44 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Q.P.R. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 31 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Boro being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Middlesbrough | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Q.P.R. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |