Queens Park Rangers have not won for ten matches in different tournaments. In the championship the team won only once and are still in the penultimate place in the table with two points behind the saving place.
Middlesbrough continue to perform unstable, but still in the race for a place in the top-6. Last round Carrick’s charges lost at home to Coventry City, and they are three points behind sixth place in the table.
The opponents solve opposite tournament problems and are completely different in class. The guests, although unstable, are much stronger than the opponent. Middlesbrough has no right to lose points with such an opponent. Last season Boro won in a similar away game.