Ace Football previews the Championship round 12 match between Derby and Queens Park Rangers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Derby enjoy home advantage, when visitors Queens Park Rangers swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Derby are number 19 in the table on 11 points after 11 matches. Queens Park Rangers rank as number 8 with 18 points after 11 matches played.
Form: Derby vs Queens Park Rangers
Derby Form
Derby hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Southampton resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 1-0 defeat against Oxford, before beating Norwich by 1-0. Derby claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored seven and conceded nine goals.
Queens Park Rangers Form
The results have been up and down for Queens Park Rangers, who beat Bristol City by 1-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-2 against Millwall, before claiming a victory in a 0-1 game against Swansea. Queens Park Rangers won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding 12 times.
Betting stats and facts for Derby and Queens Park Rangers
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Derby and Queens Park Rangers. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 24 of the last 26 Derby home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 23 of the last 25 Derby home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Derby home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Derby home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 7 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Queens Park Rangers away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Queens Park Rangers away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Queens Park Rangers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Queens Park Rangers matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Queens Park Rangers away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Derby vs Queens Park Rangers
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Matthew Clarke will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Queens Park Rangers hope Rumarn Burrell can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Derby vs Queens Park Rangers
Full-time result
Derby claimed two wins, drew five and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Queens Park Rangers won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Derby scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Queens Park Rangers got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Derby managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Derby’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Queens Park Rangers, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.