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Queens Park Rangers will host Preston North End at the Loftus Road Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2023-24 EFL Championship campaign.
The home side have had their struggles in the league this season but remain hopeful of survival with three games left to play in the regular season. They were beaten 3-0 by Hull City in their last match and had good chances to get on the scoresheet themselves following an improved second-half display but failed to convert.
Queens Park Rangers sit 19th in the league table with 47 points from 43 games. They are three points above Huddersfield Town in the first relegation spot and will be looking to widen that gap this weekend.
Preston North End have endured a difficult run of results this month and now look set to miss out on the promotion playoffs. They suffered a comprehensive 3-0 defeat to Southampton in their game on Tuesday and could have no real complaints about the result after managing just one shot throughout the match.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 42 meetings between QPR and Preston. The hosts have won 15 of those games while the visitors have won five more. There have been 17 draws between the two teams.
- Both sides have alternated wins in their last four matchups, with the Hoops picking up a 2-0 victory in the last meeting between the two teams.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last three matches.
- Preston have conceded 60 goals in the league this season, the joint-highest of any team in the top half of the Championship standings.
- QPR have scored 40 league goals this season. Only Sheffield Wednesday (36) and last-placed Rotherham United (32) have managed fewer.
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End Prediction
QPR have lost two of their last three games after losing just one of their eight games prior. They have won just three games on home turf since last December and could struggle here.
Preston are on a run of back-to-back defeats and have won just one of their last five matches. They are without a win or a goal in their last three games on the road and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: QPR to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the last seven matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of their last seven matchups)
