Championship: West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 9 match between West Ham and Queens Park Rangers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

West Ham are chasing the first place in the Championship after collecting 15 points from their initial eight encounters. Queens Park Rangers trail them on 13 points after eight rounds, sitting as number 6 in the table.

Team form: West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers

West Ham Form

In the last three outings, West Ham beat Wrexham by 6-0, lost 2-3 against Fulham, before drawing 2-2 with Millwall. West Ham have been in potent form at London Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They also hammered in 19 goals, while letting in five as they also lost once.

Queens Park Rangers Form

Having recorded three draws from their previous three matches without winning, Queens Park Rangers are on the lookout for a win again. Against Charlton, they settled for a 0-0 draw, before finishing level with West Bromwich in a 1-1 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a draw after a 2-2 match against Preston. Queens Park Rangers won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and six scored.

Betting stats for West Ham 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 West Ham and Queens Park Rangers played across all tournaments.

Players on top: West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers

Paul Smyth shows decent form right now for Queens Park Rangers, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Championship. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing West Ham, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Jarrod Bowen also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Championship matches.

Betting markets: West Ham vs Queens Park Rangers

Full-time result

West Ham won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Queens Park Rangers won five of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and two defeats as well. West Ham didn’t lose any of their previous 6 matches. West Ham have not lost to Queens Park Rangers in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

West Ham scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Queens Park Rangers only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Queens Park Rangers should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Friday, as West Ham only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Queens Park Rangers claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. West Ham have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Queens Park Rangers.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for West Ham, who scored an average of 2.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Queens Park Rangers, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches. West Ham are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 25 matches.