West Brom vs QPR Prediction & Tips
West Bromwich and Queens Park Rangers face at The Hawthorns, in a match for the 9th round of the Championship. The record of recent head‑to‑heads favors the home team, which in the last 4 matches has won 3 and drawn 1. The last head‑to‑head between these two teams, at 22‑07‑2020, ended in a draw by (2‑2). It is necessary to analyze with special attention the home/away condition, as West Bromwich presents different results at home and away.
After 4 wins and 4 draws, the home team is in the 3rd position, having won 16 points. In the penultimate match, they tied at home, in a match against Derby County, by (0‑0). Curiously, this is a team that presents more positive results away than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 18 conceded, against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 home defeats, with 18 goals scored and 24 conceded. For the championship, West Bromwich won 8 points out of 12 possible, after 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 games they played in their stadium.
In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 8 matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition.
West Bromwich Albion comes for this game after a 1-1 draw on the trip to Preston North End, thus continuing without losing in this English second division: the only goal of the team was signed by Matt Phillips. In this game against QPR, coach Valérien Ismaël should keep the team in 3-4-3, privileging the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks through the corridors. At the front of this team will be Callum Robinson, the best scorer with 3 goals signed. For this game, the home coach cannot count on Matt Clarke and Dara O’Shea, both with physical problems.
The away team is currently in the 8th place, with 12 points won, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against AFC Bournemouth, by (2‑1). In the last match, they lost at home against Bristol City, by (1‑2). This is a team that keeps their performance when they play away from their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in their stadium. The team comes to this match after a home loss against Everton, by (6‑7), in a penalty shoot-out. In the championship, Queens Park Rangers won 7 points out of 12 possible, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, you don’t win 4 games. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 6 of the last 8 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches for this competition, they have only turned the score around in 1 in the 5 matches in which they have conceded the first goal. In the last 20 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 22 goals between minutes (61’‑75′).
Queens Park Rangers starts for this match with a victory, in penalties, against Everton, thus advancing to the next stage of the League Cup. In the last game in the English second division, the foreign club lost against Bristol City by 1-2. In this match against West Bromwich Albion, coach Mark Warburton should enter the field with a more cautious strategy, exploring only the counterattack: Moses Odubajo is a very competent player in the offensive transition. Lyndon Dykes is the scorer of this team with 3 goals signed. For this game, the visiting coach cannot count on Lee Wallace and Samuel Field, both with physical problems.
West Brom – QPR FREE TIPS
West Brom – Win @ 1.65
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
