Championship: Queens Park Rangers vs Preston – Betting preview

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

When Preston come to Loftus Road for the Championship match this coming Saturday, Queens Park Rangers will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Queens Park Rangers approach round 8 as number 5 in the Championship table with 12 points on their account so far. With seven rounds behind them, Preston have amassed three points, placing them as number 23 in the standings.

Team form: Queens Park Rangers vs Preston

Queens Park Rangers Form

Queens Park Rangers claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 0-1 against Middlesbrough. Afterwards, they recorded a 0-0 draw with Charlton, before also drawing 1-1 with West Bromwich. Queens Park Rangers just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Loftus Road. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded seven goals.

Preston Form

Preston have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-1 win against Blackburn. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Watford, before suffering another loss in a 0-1 match against Lincoln City. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Preston won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Queens Park Rangers and Preston

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Queens Park Rangers and Preston. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Queens Park Rangers vs Preston

Rumarn Burrell is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Preston look to Callum Lang, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.

Popular betting markets: Queens Park Rangers vs Preston

Full-time result

Queens Park Rangers won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Preston won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost seven in this run. Astonishingly, Preston conceded a goal in their last 22 matches. Queens Park Rangers have not lost to Preston in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Queens Park Rangers scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Preston scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Queens Park Rangers will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Preston have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between Queens Park Rangers and Preston.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Queens Park Rangers’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Preston, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.7 times goals per game themselves.