QPR vs Crystal Palace Match Analysis & Prediction
17/09/2024 9:45 pm
Crystal Palace will travel to MATRADE Loftus Road to face Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday night in the third round of the 2024-25 EFL Cup.
The hosts beat Cambridge United and Luton Town in the first two rounds, while the visitors comfortably progressed past Norwich City with a 4-0 victory in the second round.
QPR placed 20th in the 2022-23 in the Championship, just six points above the relegation zone, before placing 18th last season, once again holding just a six-point lead over the bottom three.
Following those disappointing campaign, Marti Cifuentes, who joined the club in October 2023, will be pleased with the manner in which his side have started the new season.
They did suffer a 3-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion on the opening day despite taking an initial 1-0 lead, but they remained unbeaten in the six matches since then, with three wins and three draws.
QPR will have a difficult time in their attempts to extend that run when they face Crystal Palace on Tuesday, although the Premier League side have struggled in the opening phases of 2024-25.
Palace were one of the best-performing sides at the end of the last Premier League campaign, with Oliver Glasner, who took over in February, leading them to six wins and a draw in their final seven league matches.
They also enjoyed a fantastic pre-season, going unbeaten in their five friendlies, but they have been unable to translate that form into the new season, posting just one win across all competitions.
That victory came against Norwich in their EFL Cup second-round tie, leaving them with just two points from four Premier League matches with two draws and two losses.
Glasner will be hoping his side can return to winning ways against QPR on Tuesday, especially as they prepare for a potential challenging game against Manchester United at the weekend.
QPR vs. Crystal Palace Head to head
In the previous 33 meetings between these two teams, QPR have claimed eight victories while Palace have won 13, and they have drawn in 12. Palace have scored 42 goals and conceded 36 in the process.
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02/10/2010Crystal Palace1Queens Park Rangers2Championship
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12/03/2011Queens Park Rangers2Crystal Palace1Championship
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28/12/2014Queens Park Rangers0Crystal Palace0Premier League
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14/03/2015Crystal Palace3Queens Park Rangers1Premier League
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23/07/2022Queens Park Rangers0Crystal Palace3Club Friendlies
QPR Team News
Sam Field is unlikely to be available for selection for QPR after the midfielder was forced off in the 46th minute of their draw with Shieffield Wednesday last time out.
Ilias Chair is also not expected to be involved with the matchday squad due to an ongoing back issue that he is not expected to return from until later this month.
QPR's Last 5 Matches
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17/08/2024Sheffield United2Queens Park Rangers2Championship
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24/08/2024Queens Park Rangers1Plymouth Argyle1Championship
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27/08/2024Queens Park RangersP 1Luton Town1League Cup
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30/08/2024Luton Town1Queens Park Rangers2Championship
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14/08/2024Sheffield Wednesday1Queens Park Rangers1Championship
Crystal Palace Team News
Crystal Palace will be without Chadi Riad, Matheus Franca and Trevoh Chalobah for this game due to all suffering injuries in recent matches.
Glasner could opt to revert to the same side that secured their only win of the campaign so far against Norwich in their last EFL Cup appearance.
Crystal Palace's Last 5 Matches
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18/08/2024Brentford2Crystal Palace1Premier League
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24/08/2024Crystal Palace0West Ham United2Premier League
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27/08/2024Crystal Palace4Norwich City0League Cup
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01/09/2024Chelsea1Crystal Palace1Premier League
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14/09/2024Crystal Palace2Leicester City2Premier League
QPR vs. Crystal Palace: Odds and Predictions
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