Championship: Middlesbrough vs Queens Park Rangers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 37 match between Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Despite a rather curious form recently, Middlesbrough have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 37 of the Championship season. They meet Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday at the Riverside Stadium, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

Middlesbrough approach the next Championship round as number 9 in the table, having claimed 50 points this season so far. With 36 games behind them, Queens Park Rangers amassed 44 points, placing them as number 14 before their next fixture.

Team form: Middlesbrough vs Queens Park Rangers

Middlesbrough Form

In their last three matches, Middlesbrough beat Stoke by 1-3 and Derby by 1-0, before losing against Swansea by 1-0. Middlesbrough managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded five goals.

Queens Park Rangers Form

Queens Park Rangers were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-1 by Portsmouth. Next up, Sheffield United won 1-2, before losing 1-0 against West Bromwich. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Middlesbrough vs Queens Park Rangers

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Finn Azaz has actually netted ten goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Queens Park Rangers should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Finn Azaz to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular betting markets: Middlesbrough vs Queens Park Rangers

Full-time result

Middlesbrough claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Queens Park Rangers won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Middlesbrough scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Queens Park Rangers scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Middlesbrough managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Queens Park Rangers kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Queens Park Rangers have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Middlesbrough when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Middlesbrough’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Queens Park Rangers, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves.