Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough Prediction: Thriller At Loftus Road

WHILST digesting Thursday’s massive news where EFL clubs voted to increase the Championship Play-Offs from four to six teams starting next season, we approach another weekend of vital fixtures.

Promotion, Play-Off and relegation issues are all under the spotlight. Accordingly, Championship betting interest is reaching fever pitch.

Here are the upcoming pairings alongside my considered score predictions to assist your football betting…

Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough

• Kick-off: 4.30pm
• Rankings: 15th versus 2nd (before the weekend)

Queens Park Rangers preview – Three defeats in four EFL fixtures. Severe injury problems have killed QPR’s slim hopes of Play-Off qualification. The R’s are severely missing a host of injured stars including Nicolas Madsen, Kwame Poku, Ilias Chair, Justin Obikwu and 10 goal leading scorer Rumarn Burrell.

Middlesbrough preview –Monday evening’s welcome 3-1 success at Birmingham City overturned three League matches bereft of winning. Boro lie five points below pole position and three points ahead of third.

Score prediction: Entertaining 3-3.

*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*