Queens Park Rangers - Middlesbrough predictions

It’s hard to see even the most ardent of Queens Park Rangers fans expect a victory here. As clear underdogs, even a draw against Middlesbrough would be quite impressive, let alone an upset in the form of a home win.

The match is most likely to go in the away team’s favour, though it’s by no means a sure thing. With 1.95 betting odds to win, Middlesbrough have the upper hand going in, but all three possible outcomes are possible.

Home ground advantage did not help QPR beat the odds and achieve a home win in the last round of the Championship. The match could have gone either way but it ended up being an HT/FT Draw both sides will be happy with (Sunderland).

If the last performance we saw from The Boro is of any indication, their form is not what we thought it would be. Even though they played against Coventry City as hosts, they suffered a 0:3 loss at the hands of a relatively weaker team.

If you’re looking for an Under 5 Goals football bet, QPR may offer a decent opportunity. Their previous two matches even confirmed the Under 5 Goals market.

A quick look at the visiting team’s recent history tells us a lot about their weaknesses. Specifically, we’re talking about the fact that they’ve allowed more than 5 goals over their 3 most recent Championship outings.

We’ll have to use last season’s records for head-to-head stats and these are quite worrying for Middlesbrough. They lost their previous clash with The Hoops hard – the considerable goal difference was something no one saw coming.

With Morgan Fox, Michael Frey, Jack Colback, Kenneth Paal, Liam Morrison out of the picture for the hosts and Anfernee Dijksteel, Alex Bangura, Lukas Engel, Darragh Lenihan, Tommy Smith for the visitors, both teams will be in a weakened state. Middlesbrough still have the upper hand going in, but it’s something to keep in mind.

And Under 2.5 Goals is the perfect wager for this fixture. A quick glance at these teams’ statistics will tell you all you need to know about their concession rates, which is why it’s a fairly safe bet, generally priced at around 1.83.