QPR vs Sunderland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th September 2023

The Championship clash at Loftus Road on Saturday sees home team QPR battling it out for the win against Sunderland.

QPR rank 17 with six points to their name from five matches, while visitors Sunderland rank nine in the table on seven points.

The two sides seem evenly matched, but QPR can leapfrog Sunderland in the Championship table with a win on Saturday. They will, of course, be extremely eager to do just that, the question is, how will the visitors respond to the threat?

QPR have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 15 goals, or 1.5 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Sunderland travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 11 goals against. An average of 1.1 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

It finished with a 0-3 win for Sunderland in the most recent meeting between the two sides. Will they be able to put the brakes on their opponent again on Saturday at Loftus Road, or will Queens P.R. manage to assert some revenge?

QPR vs Sunderland Prediction

QPR Form

QPR suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Ipswich in a 0-1 defeat. Southampton also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before QPR were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against Middlesbrough. QPR didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Championship games at the Loftus Road. They have a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored one goals.

Qualifying for an international tournament is the dream target for Sunderland, while a top half finish is the least the visitors must accomplish for their latest Championship campaign.

Sunderland Form

Sunderland look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Rotherham by 2-1, before drawing 0-0 with Coventry. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Southampton by a 5-0 scoreline. Sunderland managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored seven while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

A mid-table finish looks like the optimal outcome for QPR in a season where they aim to keep the relegation line at bay in the Championship.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when QPR welcome Sunderland this coming Saturday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

QPR claimed two wins, zero draws as well as three defeats in the Championship this season. Sunderland are looking at two wins, one draw and two defeats in the Championship.

QPR vs Sunderland Squads

QPR Squad

Ainsworth will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Sunderland from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

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

Sunderland Squad

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

Anthony Patterson (0/5), Nathan Bishop (0/0), Ajibola Alese (0/0), Daniel Ballard (0/5), Dennis Cirkin (0/5), Jenson Seelt (0/0), Mason Burstow (0/0), Nectarios Triantis (0/0), Pierre Ekwah (2/5), Timothee Pembele (0/0), Trai Hume (0/5), Adil Aouchiche (0/0), Alex Pritchard (0/5), Bradley Dack (1/4), Chris Rigg (1/1), Corry Evans (0/0), Daniel Neil (1/5), Ellis Taylor (0/0), Jay Matete (0/0), Jobe Bellingham (2/5), Luke O'Nien (0/5), Patrick Roberts (0/3), Abdoullah Ba (0/4), Eliezer Mayenda (0/0), Jack Clarke (2/5), Jack Diamond (0/0), Jewison Bennette (0/1), Luis Semedo (0/5), Nazariy Rusyn (0/0), Niall Huggins (0/2).

QPR vs Sunderland Team News

QPR are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Sunderland.

QPR won't be able to put Jimmy Dunne in the line-up for the game on Saturday against Sunderland, since an injury incapacitates him.

Sunderland will have to make do without a group of four missing from their roster prior to their upcoming match this coming Saturday against QPR.

Daniel Ballard, Jay Matete, Ajibola Alese and Corry Evans all face a spell on the sidelines for Sunderland due to various injuries.

QPR vs Sunderland Lineups

QPR vs Sunderland H2H

Sunderland ended up winning 0-3 in the most recent meeting between these two rivals. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Loftus Road., when they once again face Queens P.R.. Sunderland look back on four wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of QPR. The home side has a 13% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 1-3-4. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

QPR vs Sunderland Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out six times in the last eight matches between QPR and Sunderland.

QPR vs Sunderland Betting Tips

Jack Colback managed to hit the target twice recently for QPR, while Jack Clarke, added two strikes in Championship for Sunderland in his last six outings.

QPR won only once in their last 10 outings at Loftus Road, but they drew one and lost eight in this run. Sunderland won six, drew one and lost three of their last 10 games away from home. While QPR might manage to fight their way to three points on Saturday at Loftus Road, they'll probably allow their visitors a say in the matter as well. The home side claimed just one wins to nil in their last 10 matches at home.

Both teams scored six times in the last eight encounters between QPR and Sunderland, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. QPR scored 1.15 goals on average, while Sunderland pulled 1.89 goals on average. QPR saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for Sunderland, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game.