Relegation battlers Derby County lock horns with playoff-chasers Queen Park Rangers in the Championship clash match day 20 at the Pride Park Stadium this Monday 29th November.
The hosts are at the bottom in the championship standings with only 1 point but this is because of point deductions and had to fight from negative points. Derby County knew they needed to show promotion form to survive and now Wayne Rooney’s side have recently collected four points off the top two teams in the division.
Derby have been draw specialist in the run and have drawn 10 of their 19 matches so far, the most of any side in the division, while only Millwall, Fulham, Bournemouth and West Brom have lost fewer. Derby have just two defeats in 10 games, both by 2-1 score lines.
The hosts come into this fixture buoyed by a good result in midweek against league leaders Fulham. Rooney was understandably proud of his team’s efforts, particularly at Craven Cottage and will now try to maintain those lofty standards against the Queens Park Rangers.
Visitors QPR are enjoying their best campaign since they dropped back down to the Championship in 2015 and they now sit fourth and are the most likely to fit the play-offs. Collecting 11 points from five games had the Hoops move to the fourth position ahead of the next batch of fixtures.
Queen Park Rangers are now fourth with 32 points just 2 points below West Brom and a win in this fixture would see them move to the third position. QPR have won three of their last four matches and have a good defensive side keeping clean sheets in victories in November so far.
QPR will be proud of conceding just once in four games that strike coming from the penalty spot against Blackpool.
Derby vs QPR head to head
In 27 head to head encounters the hosts have won 10 times with 9 draws whereas the visitors have won 8 times. QPR have been in fine form and are unbeaten in their last 5 games. QPR were number 19 in the table with 19 points last season, now they are number 4 with 32 points.
- QPR 0-1 Derby County 23/01/21
- Derby County 0-1 QPR 04/11/20
- QPR 2-1 Derby County 25/02/20
- Derby County 1-1 QPR 30/11/19
- Derby County 2-0 QPR 22/04/19
Home
- Fulham 0-0 Derby County
- Derby County 3-2 Bournemouth
- Millwall 1-1 Derby County
- Barnsley 2-1 Derby County
- Derby County 1-2 Blackburn
Away
- QPR 1-0 Huddersfield
- QPR 2-0 Luton
- Blackpool 1-1 QPR
- Cardiff 0-1 QPR
- QPR 1-1 Nottingham
Derby team news
The Rams remain without Krystian Bielik, Sam Baldock and Lee Buchanan.
QPR team news
Andre Gray, Sam McCallum and Jordy De Wijs are unavailable due to injury.
Prediction and odds
- QPR to win
- Goals under 2.5
- Both sides to score (No)
