Nottingham – QPR PREDICTION & TIPS
Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers join forces at The City Ground in a match for the 16th round of the Championship. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 05-11-2016, in a game for the Championship, which ended in a draw for (1-1). The goals were scored by B. Assombalonga (38 ‘) for Nottingham Forest and Idrissa Sylla (85′) for Queens Park Rangers. The home factor may have an influence on the final result, although this is a meeting between 13th and 12th classified, in fact this is a game between the 12th place in home games and the 22nd as a visitor.
The home team is currently in 13th place with 21 points after 7 wins and 8 losses. In the penultimate game, he won out against Hull City for (2-3). In the latter, he lost out against Reading by (3-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it has achieved similar results at home and abroad. In the last 7 home games for the league, Nottingham Forest have 4 wins and 3 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 21. The team conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has been regularly scored, as it managed to achieve in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In the 15 games he played in this event, he only managed 2 rounds in 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. There have been 1 period in the last 9 games played at home for all competitions: they conceded 5 of their 10 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Nottingham Forest’s side come to this game with a 3-1 defeat at Reading, putting an end to the two consecutive wins in the league: the team’s only goal was signed by Osborn. In this home match, coach Mark Warburton is expected to keep the 4-2-3-1 privileging ball possession and organized bouts, especially through runners: Cummings and Osborn are the most dangerous players in the front line. It seems that there are no major absences for this game.
After 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is in 12th place, having won 21 points. In the last game, she beat Sheffield United at home (1-0), having won the home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-1) in the last game. This is a team affected by the home factor, having won 4 points as a visitor and 17 in their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 7 goals conceded at home, against 7 goals scored and 11 conceded. The last visiting game for this competition ended with a 1-1 draw against Bolton Wanderers. In the last 7 away games for the championship Queens Park Rangers has 4 draws and 3 defeats, which has earned 4 points out of 21.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 7 games outside of your stadium. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at the end of the game was 1-1 (4 out of 7 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 turnaround. There have been 1 period in the last 8 meetings played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 4 of his 11 goals in the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
The Queens Park Rangers come to this game as a result of a 1-0 win over Sheffield United in a game where Idrissa Sylla made the only goal of the team. In this out-of-doors game, coach Ian Holloway should play in 4-4-2, benefiting the mid-low block and the direct balls for the attack. It is important to emphasize that one of the great highlights of the visiting team is Matt Smith with 4 goals and 1 assist. For this game, the visiting commander can not count on Hall, Perch and Onuoha, all injured.
Nottingham – QPR FREE TIPS
QPR – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 2.00
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
