Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium: Queens Park Rangers vs Luton Town Championship news and facts

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Thu 29.December
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium (18000 seats)

The team playing at home, Queens Park Rangers, should be odds-on favourites in this fixture, but Luton Town have proven both know-how and bravery. Read more about the match!

Insights:
  • Queens Park Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Luton Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It's no vacation for neither QPR nor Luton Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

Queens Park Rangers have collected 17 points from their Championship home games so far after 5-2-4. Game days at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Queens Park Rangers as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Timothy Dieng not having conceded a league goal in 199 minutes.

QPR travelled for their previous game, a trip to Cardiff City that ended 0-0. Dickie, defender, was given a rating of 7.82/10 in that game, top of the team. Dickie hit one key pass and won 4 of 7 duels.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Preston North End with a 1-0 scoreline.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Queens Park Rangers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 7, drawn 3 and lost 2.

It should be noted that a glance at the 10 latest league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for QPR, as the Championship home game vs Sheffield United is only four days away.

The Queens Park Rangers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Queens Park Rangers have conceded 13 goals.

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Luton Town form and stats

5 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Luton Town playing as the away team in the Championship this season. Luton has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Impressive finishing from Campbell and Woodrow secured the home win 2-1 against Norwich City in their previous game. That win felt sweet as this side had gone three league matches without victory. Luton Town made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, Osho receiving a red card in the 80th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Luton Town won the match 2-1! Bree got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. Bree hit the woodwork once and hit five key passes.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Middlesbrough's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Luton Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 5 Luton wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Huddersfield Town.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Luton Town as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Luton Town in these games.

Head 2 Head

These sides encountered each other earlier on this campaign: Luton Town - Queens Park Rangers 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): QPR won six games, two matches ended with a tie and Luton Town got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.

Top Goalscorers

Luton TownC. Morris
C. Morris
8 goals
Queens Park RangersC. Willock
C. Willock
6 goals
Queens Park RangersL. Dykes
L. Dykes
6 goals

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Queens Park Rangers Luton Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 11 3 Played P 3 11 23
10 5 2 Won W 1 5 8
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 9
9 4 1 Lost L 1 4 6
27 15 5 Scored S 2 10 26
27 13 4 Conceded C 5 12 25
88% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 87%
62% 73% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 73% 74%
46% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 27% 35%
21% 18% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 9% 17%
8% 9% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
42% 55% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 27% 48%
29% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 45% 35%
42% 36% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 30%
 
5 5.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 5 6.3
4.9 4.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.3 5.6
1.6 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.3 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13.6 15.3 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 10 12.5
3.9 5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.1 4
29% 27% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 28%
 
11 9.2 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.3 12.3
3.5 2.9 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.1
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Luton Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Queens Park Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 23 13 8 2 46 24 12 8 4 0 26 11 11 5 4 2 20 13 22 47
2 Sheffield United 24 14 5 5 41 21 12 7 3 2 26 12 12 7 2 3 15 9 20 47
3 Blackburn Rovers 24 13 0 11 28 28 11 8 0 3 18 11 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 39
4 Watford 24 10 7 7 30 24 12 6 2 4 17 12 12 4 5 3 13 12 6 37
5 Norwich City 24 10 5 9 31 27 12 5 3 4 18 14 12 5 2 5 13 13 4 35
6 Millwall 23 10 5 8 29 26 11 7 2 2 17 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 3 35
7 Queens Park Rangers 24 10 5 9 27 27 11 5 2 4 15 13 13 5 3 5 12 14 0 35
8 Sunderland 24 9 7 8 33 27 12 4 4 4 16 13 12 5 3 4 17 14 6 34
9 Preston North End 24 9 7 8 23 24 13 3 4 6 8 14 11 6 3 2 15 10 -1 34
10 Middlesbrough 24 9 6 9 36 31 12 5 5 2 17 12 12 4 1 7 19 19 5 33
11 Luton Town 23 8 9 6 26 25 12 3 7 2 16 13 11 5 2 4 10 12 1 33
12 Coventry City 23 9 6 8 26 25 11 6 2 3 14 9 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 33
13 West Bromwich Albion 24 8 8 8 31 26 12 4 4 4 17 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 5 32
14 Birmingham City 23 8 8 7 26 22 12 4 5 3 16 12 11 4 3 4 10 10 4 32
15 Swansea City 23 8 8 7 30 32 11 5 2 4 15 14 12 3 6 3 15 18 -2 32
16 Reading 23 10 2 11 26 33 11 7 1 3 16 11 12 3 1 8 10 22 -7 32
17 Stoke City 24 8 6 10 28 32 11 3 3 5 13 16 13 5 3 5 15 16 -4 30
18 Bristol City 24 7 6 11 31 34 13 4 3 6 14 14 11 3 3 5 17 20 -3 27
19 Rotherham United 24 6 9 9 28 34 12 4 4 4 20 17 12 2 5 5 8 17 -6 27
20 Cardiff City 24 7 6 11 20 28 13 4 4 5 10 11 11 3 2 6 10 17 -8 27
21 Hull City 24 7 6 11 27 41 13 4 2 7 13 22 11 3 4 4 14 19 -14 27
22 Blackpool 24 6 7 11 26 35 11 3 2 6 12 16 13 3 5 5 14 19 -9 25
23 Wigan Athletic 24 6 6 12 24 38 12 2 3 7 9 20 12 4 3 5 15 18 -14 24
24 Huddersfield Town 23 6 4 13 21 30 12 4 2 6 10 12 11 2 2 7 11 18 -9 22

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 23 13 8 2 46 24 12 8 4 0 26 11 11 5 4 2 20 13 22 47
2 Sheffield United 24 14 5 5 41 21 12 7 3 2 26 12 12 7 2 3 15 9 20 47
3 Blackburn Rovers 24 13 0 11 28 28 11 8 0 3 18 11 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 39
4 Watford 24 10 7 7 30 24 12 6 2 4 17 12 12 4 5 3 13 12 6 37
5 Norwich City 24 10 5 9 31 27 12 5 3 4 18 14 12 5 2 5 13 13 4 35
6 Millwall 23 10 5 8 29 26 11 7 2 2 17 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 3 35
7 Queens Park Rangers 24 10 5 9 27 27 11 5 2 4 15 13 13 5 3 5 12 14 0 35
8 Sunderland 24 9 7 8 33 27 12 4 4 4 16 13 12 5 3 4 17 14 6 34
9 Preston North End 24 9 7 8 23 24 13 3 4 6 8 14 11 6 3 2 15 10 -1 34
10 Middlesbrough 24 9 6 9 36 31 12 5 5 2 17 12 12 4 1 7 19 19 5 33
11 Luton Town 23 8 9 6 26 25 12 3 7 2 16 13 11 5 2 4 10 12 1 33
12 Coventry City 23 9 6 8 26 25 11 6 2 3 14 9 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 33
13 West Bromwich Albion 24 8 8 8 31 26 12 4 4 4 17 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 5 32
14 Birmingham City 23 8 8 7 26 22 12 4 5 3 16 12 11 4 3 4 10 10 4 32
15 Swansea City 23 8 8 7 30 32 11 5 2 4 15 14 12 3 6 3 15 18 -2 32
16 Reading 23 10 2 11 26 33 11 7 1 3 16 11 12 3 1 8 10 22 -7 32
17 Stoke City 24 8 6 10 28 32 11 3 3 5 13 16 13 5 3 5 15 16 -4 30
18 Bristol City 24 7 6 11 31 34 13 4 3 6 14 14 11 3 3 5 17 20 -3 27
19 Rotherham United 24 6 9 9 28 34 12 4 4 4 20 17 12 2 5 5 8 17 -6 27
20 Cardiff City 24 7 6 11 20 28 13 4 4 5 10 11 11 3 2 6 10 17 -8 27
21 Hull City 24 7 6 11 27 41 13 4 2 7 13 22 11 3 4 4 14 19 -14 27
22 Blackpool 24 6 7 11 26 35 11 3 2 6 12 16 13 3 5 5 14 19 -9 25
23 Wigan Athletic 24 6 6 12 24 38 12 2 3 7 9 20 12 4 3 5 15 18 -14 24
24 Huddersfield Town 23 6 4 13 21 30 12 4 2 6 10 12 11 2 2 7 11 18 -9 22

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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.