Vitor Matos says Swansea City's upturn in away form is the result of his players choosing the right "tools" on their travels.

Swansea go in search of a fifth victory in six away Championship games this season at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday (15:00 BST).

The Swans struggled on the road during the early stages of Matos' reign, losing seven of their first nine away matches after the Portuguese took charge last November.

But their form has turned around since March, with seven wins – and only two defeats – coming from the past 11 games outside south Wales.

Matos says that improvement is a result of his players' commitment to their approach.

"I think every game is a different story," said the Swansea head coach.

"I think more than anything [the improvement is down to] the way the players kept believing in the idea, kept believing in the way we train, kept believing in what we can do to improve ourselves [while] understanding that each game sometimes requires different things.

"They understand that the way we play can offer already a lot of good possibilities to win and [there are] different tools, and that we need to agree on one of them. When we agree on one of them, we are really strong."

Swansea have won at Stoke City, Derby County, Lincoln City and Millwall this season, with their one setback coming at Southampton.

They now face a QPR side who are ninth in the table having lost only one of their five home league games to date in 2026-27.

"I think Queens Park Rangers, as we all see in terms of stats, is one of the best teams in the league offensive-wise and they are really well organised defensively," Matos said.

"They have used already two different shapes this season. They are really competitive in their stadium, where they are really consistent."

Rangers thumped struggling Derby 4-1 in their most recent home game (pictured above), though that was the London club's only victory since early September.

Four of their past seven matches have ended in draws – including way at West Ham and West Brom - with defeats during that run against Birmingham City and Middlesbrough.