Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Portsmouth start the season as favourites to land the Championship crown. They launch their title bid this coming Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Queens Park Rangers at Fratton Park.
Form: Portsmouth vs Queens Park Rangers
Portsmouth Form
In their last three matches, Portsmouth beat Stoke 1-3, drew 1-1 with Birmingham, before losing 3-1 against West Ham. Portsmouth managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.
Queens Park Rangers Form
In their previous three games, Queens Park Rangers lost 2-3 and 3-0 against Derby and Ipswich, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Millwall. Queens Park Rangers only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to four.
Betting stats for Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Portsmouth 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 17 of the last 19 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Portsmouth home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Portsmouth home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Portsmouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Queens Park Rangers have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Queens Park Rangers matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Queens Park Rangers matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Queens Park Rangers matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Queens Park Rangers have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
In-form players: Portsmouth vs Queens Park Rangers
Adrian Segecic is showing good form for Portsmouth, scoring five goals in their last six matches. Harvey Vale scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Portsmouth vs Queens Park Rangers
Full-time result
Portsmouth claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three 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. Queens Park Rangers lost their previous 4 matches. Portsmouth have not lost to Queens Park Rangers in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Portsmouth scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Queens Park Rangers only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Queens Park Rangers managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Portsmouth have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Queens Park Rangers.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portsmouth, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Queens Park Rangers, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Portsmouth scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.
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