Ace Football previews the Championship game between Queens Park Rangers and Bristol City who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Queens Park Rangers and Bristol City face off in round 42 at Loftus Road, and it has the look of a tight Championship match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.
Team form: Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
Queens Park Rangers Form
Queens Park Rangers collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 6-1 and 2-1 winners against Portsmouth and Watford, respectively. Against Preston, they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Queens Park Rangers won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded 12 goals.
Bristol City Form
In their last three matches, Bristol City lost against West Bromwich by 0-1, beat Charlton by 1-2 winning 1-0 against Sheffield United. Bristol City managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting facts for Queens Park Rangers and Bristol City
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 Queens Park Rangers and Bristol City played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 16 Queens Park Rangers home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 15 of the last 16 Queens Park Rangers home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Queens Park Rangers matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Queens Park Rangers matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Queens Park Rangers have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 19 of the last 21 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Bristol City away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bristol City have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
Paul Smyth has been great for Queens Park Rangers lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Bristol City are optimistic that Mark Sykes doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular markets: Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City
Full-time result
Queens Park Rangers claimed five wins in their previous 10 matches at Loftus Road across all tournaments. They lost five as well, while visitors Bristol City won three of their last 10 away matches. They drew two and lost five. Bristol City have not lost to Queens Park Rangers in 8 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Queens Park Rangers only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Bristol City only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Queens Park Rangers games Bristol City managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Queens Park Rangers were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Queens Park Rangers and Bristol City.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Queens Park Rangers, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Bristol City’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Queens Park Rangers conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.
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