QPR vs Blackburn PREVIEW & PREDICTION 19/04/2019

Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers meet at Loftus Road Stadium, in a match for the 43rd round of the Championship. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, on 03-11-2018, Blackburn Rovers won at home against (1-0). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 1 and tied 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 07-01-2017, in a FA Cup match that ended Blackburn Rovers’ victory by (1-2). J. Bidwell (61 ‘) scored the goals for the Queens Park Rangers and J. Lynch (8’ Autogolo) and L. Feeney (58 ‘) for Blackburn Rovers. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Queens Park Rangers:

The home team is currently in the 17 th position, with 48 points won, after 13 wins, 9 draws and 20 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Millwall, by (0-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Swansea City, by (4-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 6 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 21 conceded. For the league, Queens Park Rangers won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. In 42 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 22 times and only managed 1 comeback.

The Queens Park Rangers arrive at this fully motivated game, having conquered a 4-0 victory at the reception at Swansea, returning to the triumphs after seven consecutive matches without beating: the team’s goals were scored by Luongo, Furlong and Hemed (two). In this home game coach John Eustace must act in 4-4-2, with Wells and Smith being the references in the team’s attack. On the other hand, Luke Freeman is the best finisher, with 8 goals scored. It should be noted that the locals have competition in the attack when they play against their fans, as they scored an average of 1.52 goals per game. Bidwell and Grant Hall will be absent from this game due to injury.

Blackburn Rovers:

After 14 wins, 11 draws and 17 losses, the away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 53 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Nottingham Forest, by (1-2), after in the previous match they have won at home, in a match against Derby County, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium. For the league, Blackburn Rovers won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 1-0 (8 out of 21 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 15 of the last 21 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 42 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 20 times and never got the comeback. In the last 21 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 18 of their 45 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Blackburn Rovers comes to this game with a win by 1-2 on the field trip to Nottingham Forest, totaling in this way the second victory in the championship followed: the goals of the team were scored by Rothwell and Graham. In this away game, coach Tony Mowbray must maintain his usual tactical scheme, that is, the 4-2-3-1, with Graham being the team’s most offensive reference. Bradley Dack is still one of the best scorers of Blackburn Rovers, with 13 goals scored. In general, outsiders exhibit several weaknesses in the offensive and defensive sector when they play in this condition: they scored on average 1.38 goals and suffered on average 2.14 goals per game in the competition. For this game the coach can not count on Conway, Reed, Galdwin and Samuel, all injured.


PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,64

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