Queens Park Rangers vs West Bromwich Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th August 2024

Fresh from a top six finish last season, West Bromwich hope to hit the ground running when they visit Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road for their opening fixture of the new Championship campaign on Saturday.

We expect to see some solid dedication from both Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich as starting a season with a defeat is an undesirable outcome for anyone's morale.

Queens Park Rangers go into their next Championship match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding ten. That amounts to an average of one per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

West Bromwich managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Queens Park Rangers played against West Bromwich. It finished 2-2 in a great match between the pair.

Queens Park Rangers vs West Bromwich Prediction

Queens Park Rangers Form

Queens Park Rangers swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-0 against Preston. They went on to defeat Leeds 4-0 and made it three on the spin against Coventry in a 1-2 victory. Queens Park Rangers won three of their previous six matches at Loftus Road in the Championship. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to seven against.

While a title battle is perhaps a long shot, a top three finish does not look beyond West Bromwich, should they catch some strong momentum in this early phase of the campaign.

West Bromwich Form

West Bromwich show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 3-0 win against Preston. Then a 0-0 draw with Southampton followed before they lost against Southampton with a 3-1 scoreline. West Bromwich claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Championship. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to nine.

West Bromwich go into a new season as candidates for the podium, but will count themselves lucky to achieve more than a third place.

Queens Park Rangers don't score many goals but, they are equally tough to crack down. This makes for a low scoring match, when West Bromwich come visiting on Saturday.

Queens Park Rangers vs West Bromwich Squads

Queens Park Rangers Squad

The 42-year-old coach of the home team, Marti Cifuentes, will select the lineup against West Bromwich from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Joe Walsh (0/0), Paul Nardi (0/0), Hevertton Santos (0/0), Jake Clarke-Salter (0/0), Jimmy Dunne (0/0), Kenneth Paal (0/0), Liam Morrison (0/0), Morgan Fox (0/0), Osman Kakay (0/0), Reggie Cannon (0/0), Steve Cook (0/0), Alexander Aoraha (0/0), Alfie Tuck (0/0), Daniel Bennie (0/0), Elijah Dixon-Bonner (0/0), Ilias Chair (0/0), Jack Colback (0/0), Jonathan Varane (0/0), Lorent Talla (0/0), Lucas Andersen (0/0), Sam Field (0/0), Lyndon Dykes (0/0), Michael Frey (0/0), Paul Smyth (0/0), Rayan Kolli (0/0), Zan Celar (0/0).

West Bromwich Squad

Listed below is the full squad of West Bromwich players that the manager Carlos Corberan will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alex Palmer (0/0), Joseph Wildsmith (0/0), Ted Cann (0/0), Caleb Taylor (0/0), Darnell Furlong (0/0), Gianluca Frabotta (0/0), Kyle Bartley (0/0), Patrick McNair (0/0), Semi Ajayi (0/0), Torbjoern Lysaker Heggem (0/0), Alex Mowatt (0/0), Grady Diangana (0/0), Jayson Molumby (0/0), Jed Wallace (0/0), John Swift (0/0), Ousmane Diakite (0/0), Tom Fellows (0/0), Daryl Dike (0/0), Devante Cole (0/0), Josh Maja (0/0), Karlan Grant (0/0), Lewis Dobbin (0/0).

Queens Park Rangers vs West Bromwich Team News

Queens Park Rangers just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing West Bromwich at Loftus Road.

Queens Park Rangers are unable to field Rayan Kolli this coming Saturday against West Bromwich, as he is sidelined with an injury.

West Bromwich have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Daryl Dike and Josh Maja all face a spell on the sidelines for West Bromwich due to various injuries.

Queens Park Rangers vs West Bromwich Lineups

Queens Park Rangers vs West Bromwich H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 2-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. West Bromwich seem to have a bit of a love affair with Queens Park Rangers, as they have beaten them six times in last ten encounters. The bookies have West Bromwich to win this match at best price odds of 7/4.

Queens Park Rangers vs West Bromwich Results

In the last ten matches between Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 6/5 with bookies.

Queens Park Rangers vs West Bromwich Betting Tips

Ilias Chair is showing good form for Queens Park Rangers, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Kyle Bartley scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Queens Park Rangers won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. West Bromwich won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost five in this run. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Queens Park Rangers managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the games at Loftus Road, West Bromwich kept their hosts from scoring in zero of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Queens Park Rangers managed an average of 1.1 goals, while West Bromwich averaged 2.3 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Queens Park Rangers, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for West Bromwich, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.9 times goals per game.