Championship: Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Southampton and Queens Park Rangers who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Southampton are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 13 of the Championship this coming Saturday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Queens Park Rangers, whom they welcome on home soil at St. Mary’s Stadium.

Southampton are number 6 in the table on 20 points after 12 matches. Queens Park Rangers rank as number 8 with 20 points after 12 matches played.

Team form: Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton won 0-1 against Norwich, before recording a draw in a 0-0 match against Bolton. They were back on top last time out, defeating West Ham 2-3. Southampton have been in potent form at St. Mary’s Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 16 goals while letting in four.

Queens Park Rangers Form

Their past three matches saw Queens Park Rangers beating Derby 4-1, losing 3-0 against Birmingham, and beating Swansea by 5-0. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Queens Park Rangers

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Southampton and Queens Park Rangers. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers

Kuryu Matsuki has three strikes in six Championship matches for Southampton, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Queens Park Rangers. The visitors are looking to Richard Kone, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.

Betting markets: Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at St. Mary’s Stadium across all tournaments Southampton won six times, drew three and lost one times. Queens Park Rangers claimed five wins, four draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Southampton are on a fantastic streak of no less than 16 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Southampton have not lost to Queens Park Rangers in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Southampton scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Queens Park Rangers scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Southampton probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Queens Park Rangers managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Southampton have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Queens Park Rangers.

Total goals

Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Queens Park Rangers, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches.