Championship: Queens Park Rangers vs Portsmouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 39 match between Queens Park Rangers and Portsmouth and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Portsmouth go up against Queens Park Rangers this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Loftus Road.

Queens Park Rangers approach the next Championship round as number 16 in the table, having claimed 50 points this season so far. With 38 games behind them, Portsmouth amassed 40 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

Team form: Queens Park Rangers vs Portsmouth

Queens Park Rangers Form

Queens Park Rangers suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Middlesbrough in a 0-4 defeat. Birmingham also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-0, before Queens Park Rangers were able to strike back last time out in a 1-3 win against Leicester. Queens Park Rangers managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored eight and conceded 13 goals.

Portsmouth Form

Portsmouth recorded a single draw in their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 1-1 match against Blackburn. Then Swansea proved too strong in a 1-2 defeat, just like Derby who won 0-1. Portsmouth 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 seven goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Queens Park Rangers and Portsmouth

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Queens Park Rangers and Portsmouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Queens Park Rangers vs Portsmouth

Ronnie Edwards hit the target once in six Championship, while Marlon Pack scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Loftus Road.

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Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Queens Park Rangers won five times and lost five as well. Portsmouth won three times, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. Somehow Portsmouth failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches. Portsmouth have not lost to Queens Park Rangers in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Queens Park Rangers only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Portsmouth scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Portsmouth played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Queens Park Rangers managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Portsmouth kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Queens Park Rangers have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Portsmouth.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Queens Park Rangers’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Portsmouth, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Queens Park Rangers conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches. Portsmouth conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.