Ace Football previews the Championship game between Queens Park Rangers and Oxford who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Queens Park Rangers and Oxford are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Wednesday at Loftus Road, with much riding on the outcome in this Championship battle.
Queens Park Rangers are placed 20th with 18 points after 19 matches. Oxford occupy a position as 19th in the league on 18 points.
Team form: Queens Park Rangers vs Oxford
Queens Park Rangers Form
Queens Park Rangers look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Cardiff by 0-2, before drawing 0-0 with Watford. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Norwich 3-0. Queens Park Rangers only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Loftus Road in the Championship. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.
Oxford Form
Oxford came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 2-6 against Middlesbrough. A 3-0 defeat against Sheffield United followed, before a 1-1 draw with Millwall. Oxford didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 11 and scored four goals themselves.
Betting stats for Queens Park Rangers and Oxford
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 Oxford played across all tournaments.
- In 13 of the last 15 Queens Park Rangers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Queens Park Rangers matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Queens Park Rangers matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Queens Park Rangers matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Queens Park Rangers home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Oxford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Oxford have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Oxford have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Oxford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Oxford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Queens Park Rangers vs Oxford
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Zan Celar, who is performing well for Queens Park Rangers. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Oxford.The visitors will be looking to Dane Scarlett to find the net once again, after managing two Championship goals for Oxford in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Queens Park Rangers vs Oxford
Full-time result
Queens Park Rangers claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing four. Oxford won zero of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost eight of the games in this run.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Queens Park Rangers scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Oxford only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Queens Park Rangers have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Oxford managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Queens Park Rangers were first on target in three of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Queens Park Rangers, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Oxford’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.
