Championship: Portsmouth vs Queens Park Rangers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Portsmouth enjoy home advantage, when visitors Queens Park Rangers swing by on Friday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 21th in the table Portsmouth have amassed 21 points after 21 matches. On 34 points, Queens Park Rangers rank seventh with 21 matches played this season.

Form: Portsmouth vs Queens Park Rangers

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Swansea, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Blackburn. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Derby. Portsmouth claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored six goals and conceded six.

Queens Park Rangers Form

Their past three matches saw Queens Park Rangers beating Birmingham 2-1, losing 3-1 against Middlesbrough, and beating Leicester by 4-1. Queens Park Rangers claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads seven goals conceded and four scored.

Betting stats and facts for Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Portsmouth vs Queens Park Rangers

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Callum Lang, who is performing well for Portsmouth. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Queens Park Rangers.The visitors will be looking to Rumarn Burrell to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Queens Park Rangers in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Portsmouth vs Queens Park Rangers

Full-time result

Portsmouth claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Queens Park Rangers won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Portsmouth have beaten Queens Park Rangers in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Portsmouth only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Queens Park Rangers only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Queens Park Rangers games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Portsmouth managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Queens Park Rangers kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Queens Park Rangers have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Portsmouth when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portsmouth, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Queens Park Rangers. They performed an average of 1.7 goals in these. Portsmouth conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.