Football betting preview: Fulham the expected winner when Queens Park Rangers comes to visit

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 16.October
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

Action is expected at Craven Cottage when Fulham meet Queens Park Rangers in what should be a grand fixture. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (23) in Championship
  • Queens Park Rangers have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Championship

This promises to be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Fulham form and stats

Fulham have played 5 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The fans are hoping that Fulham will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Championship game against Coventry City (placed 3rd). Neeskens Kebano (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.44/10. Kebano hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Ahead of that match, Fulham won a home game hosting Swansea City (3-1).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Cardiff City in only four days. This game is also played here at Craven Cottage.

Fulham can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 10 times. From these home matches, Fulham have conceded only 4 goals.

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

2-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Queens Park Rangers in their Championship matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, QPR are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

The supporters enjoyed Queens Park Rangers's previous game versus Preston North End (placed 18th), a Championship 3-2 win played at home. The attacker Lyndon Dykes got a match rating of 8.4 in that game. Dykes scored one goal, served one assist and hit four key passes.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Birmingham City.

A new game in only three days for QPR, the Championship home match versus Blackburn Rovers. Busy days.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Queens Park Rangers are regular goalscorers on their travels. QPR have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Data for the previous ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Fulham, two draws and one win for Queens Park Rangers. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
10 goals
Queens Park RangersI. Chair
I. Chair
4 goals
Queens Park RangersL. Dykes
L. Dykes
4 goals

Fulham missing players

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Fulham Queens Park Rangers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 2 5 11
6 3 1 Won W 0 2 5
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
3 1 0 Lost L 2 2 3
23 10 3 Scored S 2 11 22
13 4 0 Conceded C 4 9 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 73%
36% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 36%
27% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 27%
73% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 73%
18% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 27%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.9 6.6 8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4 5
4 2.8 7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.6 5.8
2 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
16.3 16.2 16 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 12.6 14.2
5.9 5.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 5 5.5
35% 34% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 44% 37%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • All of Fulham's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Queens Park Rangers's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Fulham have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (23) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Championship
  • Fulham have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Queens Park Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Queens Park Rangers have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Queens Park Rangers have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Championship
  • Queens Park Rangers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Queens Park Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 11 7 4 0 18 8 6 4 2 0 13 7 5 3 2 0 5 1 10 25
2 West Bromwich Albion 11 6 4 1 20 9 5 3 2 0 10 4 6 3 2 1 10 5 11 22
3 Coventry City 11 7 1 3 16 12 6 6 0 0 14 3 5 1 1 3 2 9 4 22
4 Stoke City 11 6 3 2 15 11 6 5 1 0 10 4 5 1 2 2 5 7 4 21
5 Fulham 11 6 2 3 23 13 5 3 1 1 10 4 6 3 1 2 13 9 10 20
6 Queens Park Rangers 11 5 3 3 22 16 6 3 2 1 11 7 5 2 1 2 11 9 6 18
7 Huddersfield Town 11 5 2 4 16 14 5 3 0 2 9 9 6 2 2 2 7 5 2 17
8 Blackburn Rovers 11 4 4 3 19 14 5 3 1 1 12 6 6 1 3 2 7 8 5 16
9 Bristol City 11 4 4 3 14 13 5 0 4 1 3 4 6 4 0 2 11 9 1 16
10 Reading 11 5 1 5 17 19 5 3 1 1 11 8 6 2 0 4 6 11 -2 16
11 Millwall 11 3 6 2 11 11 5 2 2 1 6 5 6 1 4 1 5 6 0 15
12 Blackpool 11 4 3 4 11 14 6 3 0 3 4 7 5 1 3 1 7 7 -3 15
13 Luton Town 11 3 5 3 18 16 6 2 3 1 11 8 5 1 2 2 7 8 2 14
14 Sheffield United 11 3 3 5 14 16 5 2 1 2 10 7 6 1 2 3 4 9 -2 12
15 Middlesbrough 11 3 3 5 11 13 5 2 1 2 8 7 6 1 2 3 3 6 -2 12
16 Birmingham City 11 3 3 5 10 15 6 1 2 3 3 9 5 2 1 2 7 6 -5 12
17 Nottingham Forest 11 3 2 6 14 14 5 0 1 4 4 9 6 3 1 2 10 5 0 11
18 Preston North End 11 2 5 4 12 15 5 2 2 1 7 7 6 0 3 3 5 8 -3 11
19 Swansea City 11 2 5 4 9 14 5 1 3 1 2 3 6 1 2 3 7 11 -5 11
20 Cardiff City 11 3 2 6 12 19 6 1 1 4 5 10 5 2 1 2 7 9 -7 11
21 Hull City 11 2 3 6 8 15 6 1 2 3 4 8 5 1 1 3 4 7 -7 9
22 Barnsley 11 1 5 5 7 14 6 1 2 3 3 6 5 0 3 2 4 8 -7 8
23 Peterborough United 11 2 2 7 12 23 6 2 2 2 9 7 5 0 0 5 3 16 -11 8
24 Derby County 11 3 5 3 7 8 6 2 4 0 5 3 5 1 1 3 2 5 -1 2

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.