Overview
- Middlesbrough enter the match in second place on 66 points, while QPR sit 15th with 47 points.
- QPR lost 2-0 to Sheffield United last weekend, whereas Boro ended a three-game winless run with a 3-1 victory at Birmingham.
- QPR have fitness doubts over Ilias Chair and Nicolas Madsen, with Rhys Norrington-Davies expected to return after being ineligible in their previous game.
- Middlesbrough list Alfie Jones and Leo Castledine as unavailable, and recent lineups reflect a switch to a back three with Matt Targett operating at wing-back.
- Betting markets at publication make Boro narrow favorites around evens (10/11), with QPR roughly 11-4 to 5-2 and the draw about 12-5.