QPR vs Blackburn Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th October 2023

Blackburn go up against QPR this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Loftus Road.

QPR are placed 22nd with eight points after ten matches. Blackburn occupy a position as 20th in the league on ten points.

QPR are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Blackburn. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment on Saturday.

QPR have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly eight goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.8 goals per game, in which they conceded 16 goals, or 1.6 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Blackburn hit the target 13 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.3 goals a game. They conceded 2.1 goals per match for a total of 21 goals, while claiming one clean sheet as well.

Blackburn won 3-1 and 1-0 in the two most recent meetings with QPR, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

QPR vs Blackburn Prediction

QPR Form

A single point is all QPR can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Birmingham, before getting trounced 1-3 against Coventry while Leeds won 1-0. QPR didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Championship games at the Loftus Road. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 11 and scored four goals.

Blackburn Form

In their last three matches, Blackburn won 5-2 win against Cardiff, lost 1-4 against Leicester and lost 1-0 against Coventry. Blackburn claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and ten scored.

Going forward, QPR and Blackburn are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net this coming Saturday.

QPR have a record of two wins, two draws and six defeats in the Championship this season. Blackburn show off three wins, one draw and six defeats in the Championship.

QPR vs Blackburn Squads

QPR Squad

Gareth Ainsworth will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Blackburn from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Asmir Begovic (0/10), Joe Walsh (0/0), Jordan Archer (0/0), Aaron Drewe (0/0), Jake Clarke-Salter (0/4), Jimmy Dunne (0/1), Morgan Fox (0/9), Osman Kakay (0/10), Stephen Duke-McKenna (0/4), Steve Cook (0/0), Ziyad Larkeche (0/3), Albert Adomah (0/4), Alexander Aoraha (0/0), Andre Dozzell (1/10), Elijah Dixon-Bonner (0/3), Ilias Chair (0/10), Jack Colback (2/5), Kenneth Paal (3/10), Sam Field (0/10), Steven Bala (0/0), Taylor Richards (0/1), Charlie Kelman (0/2), Chris Willock (0/7), Lyndon Dykes (1/7), Paul Smyth (0/10), Rayan Kolli (0/0), Sinclair Armstrong (1/10).

Blackburn Squad

Below is the full team squad of Blackburn. The manager Tomasson will pick his starting XI against QPR from these players:

Aynsley Pears (0/9), Joe Hilton (0/0), Leopold Wahlstedt (0/2), Andrew Moran (0/7), Callum Brittain (0/10), Dominic Hyam (0/10), Harry Pickering (0/8), Hayden Carter (0/10), Jake Garrett (0/3), James Hill (0/0), Lewis Travis (0/10), Patrick Gamble (0/0), Scott Wharton (0/2), Adam Wharton (0/10), Arnor Sigurdsson (1/3), Harry Leonard (2/8), Joe Rankin-Costello (0/9), Sammie Szmodics (6/10), Sondre Tronstad (0/3), Tyrhys Dolan (0/10), Dilan Markanday (1/6), Niall Ennis (0/2), Ryan Hedges (1/8), Sam Gallagher (1/5), Semir Telalovic (0/5).

QPR vs Blackburn Team News

QPR could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday. There is no need for Asmir Begovic to show up in the QPR dressing room, as he is suspended.

Sidelined with an injury, QPR can't field Morgan Fox on Saturday against Blackburn.

Blackburn face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against QPR.

Names like Aynsley Pears, Harry Leonard and Sam Gallagher most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play QPR.

QPR vs Blackburn Lineups

QPR vs Blackburn H2H

Blackburn got the better of QPR in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 3-1 and 1-0, respectively. Blackburn have a good reading on QPR, as they won seven of the last ten encounters. The latter sprung a surprise, though, by winning 3-1 in the latest meeting. The bookies have Blackburn to win this match at best price odds of 7/5.

QPR vs Blackburn Results

In the last ten matches between QPR and Blackburn, both teams to score came up five times.

QPR vs Blackburn Betting Tips

Kenneth Paal scored twice in the six most recent games for QPR, with Sammie Szmodics providing four goals for Blackburn in his last six.

In their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments QPR won none, drew two and lost eight. Blackburn won five, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 games away from home. QPR won two times in their 10 most recent league games, with Blackburn claiming three wins from a possible 10.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between QPR and Blackburn, with the latter scoring 1.5 goals on average in these. QPR managed an average of one goal as both teams scored five times in this run. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, QPR saw four of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in eight of Blackburn's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals in these matches.