Ace Football previews the Championship game between Blackburn and Queens Park Rangers who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Blackburn will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Queens Park Rangers for a round 3 match in the Championship.
Blackburn will be satisfied after collecting four points from a possible six in their new Championship campaign, as they aim for three more points this time around.
Form: Blackburn vs Queens Park Rangers
Blackburn Form
Blackburn have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Wolverhampton, before claiming 3 points in a 2-1 win against Middlesbrough. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Sheffield United. Blackburn just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Ewood Park. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded four goals.
Queens Park Rangers Form
Queens Park Rangers are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Millwall. Then, they took out Portsmouth 1-3, followed by a 0-0 draw with Bolton. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying nine goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats and facts for Blackburn and Queens Park Rangers
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Blackburn and Queens Park Rangers. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 26 of the last 28 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 23 of the last 25 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Blackburn matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Blackburn home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Blackburn home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Queens Park Rangers have won the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Queens Park Rangers have won the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 4 Queens Park Rangers away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Queens Park Rangers have won the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Queens Park Rangers have won the last 4 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Blackburn vs Queens Park Rangers
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Yuki Ohashi, who is performing well for Blackburn. 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 Ilias Chair to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Queens Park Rangers in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Blackburn vs Queens Park Rangers
Full-time result
Blackburn claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing three. Queens Park Rangers won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Blackburn scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Queens Park Rangers scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Queens Park Rangers managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Blackburn’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Queens Park Rangers, who scored 2.1 times on average in these matches. Blackburn conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.
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