A quick look at the Championship table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's a lot more data to take in. Read our Queens Park Rangers - Blackburn Rovers guide!
- Queens Park Rangers have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Championship
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Queens Park Rangers form and stats
The total Championship stats at home this season for Queens Park Rangers are 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for QPR bring valid hopes of a third.
The fans are hoping that QPR will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the Championship game against Fulham (placed 3rd). Sam McCallum (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.32/10. McCallum hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Ahead of that match, Queens Park Rangers won a home game hosting Preston North End (3-2).This is expected to be a close game, with Queens Park Rangers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Queens Park Rangers as a small favourite), we find twelve games. QPR has won four of these, drawn two and lost six.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for QPR as they are travelling to their away game against Peterborough United in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from QPR in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. Queens Park Rangers have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Blackburn Rovers form and stats
Blackburn Rovers have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-3-2 (6 played). Blackburn has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Blackburn delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Coventry City (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Championship game. It looked so good for Blackburn Rovers vs Coventry City, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Attacker Sam Gallagher got a player rating of 8.24 in the game. "Man of the match" Gallagher scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 1-2 defeat away at Blackpool before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 21 similar matches played by Blackburn Rovers in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Blackburn Rovers, five draws and 13 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Reading in just four days.
Blackburn are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Blackburn Rovers have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): QPR won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Blackburn Rovers got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveQueens Park Rangers missing players
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| Queens Park Rangers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 75% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 17% | 33% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 17% | 17% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 15.5 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 8 | 10.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 37% | 31% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 41% |
- All of Queens Park Rangers's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Queens Park Rangers have scored in all their matches so far.
- Queens Park Rangers have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Championship
- Queens Park Rangers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Queens Park Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Fulham | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Reading | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Millwall | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| 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 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 9 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 | Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | -13 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
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