Southampton vs QPR Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

The spotlight is on both Southampton and QPR, as the Championship rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other on Saturday in the at St. Mary's Stadium.

Having played three games so far this campaign, Southampton rank as number 5 in the Championship table. They have gathered seven points so far, four points more than to QPR, who find themselves as number 17 on three points.

The hosts are currently 5th in the Championship standings with seven points after three rounds. QPR are trailing behind them on three points, which makes them 17th in the rankings ahead of their next game.

The last time Southampton played QPR, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win this coming Saturday.

Southampton scored 2.1 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 21 times. They conceded 17 goals, an average of 1.7 and pulled off two clean sheets.

QPR travel to their next Championship match, averaging a lowly 0.8 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of eight goals, while also conceding 17 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

It finished 0-0 when Southampton last played QPR and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 15/4.

Southampton vs QPR Prediction

Southampton Form

Southampton have four points to show from their last three matches, as they lost 3-1 against Gillingham, before drawing 4-4 with Norwich. They won their most recent game 1-2 against Plymouth. Southampton won three of their previous six matches at St. Mary's Stadium in the Championship. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 15 goals to nine against.

Retaining their Championship status and challenging for a top half finish will be on the agenda for QPR this season.

QPR Form

In their last three matches, QPR won 1-2 win against Cardiff, lost 0-1 against Norwich and lost 0-1 against Ipswich. QPR won half their previous six away matches in the Championship, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding nine.

The big goal of the season for Southampton is naturally winning the title, and a place inside the top two at least should be possible in the upcoming Championship season.

Both Southampton and visitors QPR seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Southampton vs QPR Squads

Southampton Squad

The 37-year-old Southampton manager, Russell Martin, will select the lineup against QPR from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Championship this season):

Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/3), Joe Lumley (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Jack Stephens (0/3), Jan Bednarek (1/3), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/3), Lyanco (0/0), Romain Perraud (0/0), Shea Charles (0/2), Carlos Alcaraz (0/2), Flynn Downes (0/0), James Bree (0/0), Joe Aribo (0/2), Moussa Djenepo (0/0), Nathan Tella (1/3), Ryan Manning (0/3), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/2), Stuart Armstrong (0/3), William Smallbone (0/2), Adam Armstrong (3/3), Che Adams (3/3), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/0), Samuel Edozie (0/3), Sekou Mara (0/1).

QPR Squad

Listed below is the full squad of QPR players that the manager Gareth Ainsworth will choose from for the upcoming game:

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

Southampton vs QPR Team News

Southampton might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against QPR.

William Smallbone, Armel Bella-Kotchap and Juan Larios are all absent from the Southampton squad that faces QPR at St. Mary's Stadium.

Apparently, QPR have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday.

Names like Jake Clarke-Salter and Jimmy Dunne most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Southampton.

Southampton vs QPR Lineups

Southampton vs QPR H2H

Southampton and QPR settled for a point in a 0-0 draw, when last faced with each other. The best betting odds on a another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 15/4. QPR won four of the previous ten matches, with Southampton claiming five wins in these eight encounters. The bookies have QPR to win this match at best price odds of 15/2.

Southampton vs QPR Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the last eight matches between Southampton and QPR.

Southampton vs QPR Betting Tips

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Southampton and QPR this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

In their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments Southampton won none, drew three and lost seven. QPR won five, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals happened four times in the past eight encounters between Southampton and QPR, with Southampton scoring 1.26 goals on average per game. QPR averaged 1.38 goals, while both teams scored four times. Southampton saw over 2.5 goals in seven 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 five of the last ten outings for QPR, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.