QPR vs Preston Match Analysis & Prediction
20/04/2024 7:15 pm
Queens Park Rangers play host to Preston North End at MATRADE Loftus Road on Saturday looking to strengthen their bid to avoid relegation from the Championship.
While Marti Cifuentes deserves to be in the reckoning for manager of the season, QPR still remain under threat when it comes to relegation.
Despite a recent run that saw 17 points picked up from eight matches, the West Londoners have since collected just one point from three matches.
Although QPR remain as high as 19th position in the league standings, they are still just three points above the relegation zone, with Leeds United and Coventry City to follow this match.
Two of those three matches take place at Loftus Road, an obvious positive, but QPR possess the second-worst home record in the division, posting 21 points from as many matches.
Furthermore, Cifuentes’ side have scored just four times in their last six matches, something that will not have gone unnoticed by Preston.
That said, at the same time, Preston have failed to score in their last two matches, a costly time in the season when they had been on course for the top six.
As well as losing to sixth-placed Norwich City, the team holding the position that Preston crave, Ryan Lowe’s side went down tamely to Southampton in midweek.
Mathematically, Preston can still catch the Canaries, but they would be required to win their remaining three matches and Norwich lose each of theirs.
With matches against Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion remaining on their schedule, that appears unlikely, particularly when Preston have only prevailed at least three times in a row on two occasions all season.
QPR vs. Preston Head to head
In the 33 previous meetings between these two teams, QPR have claimed nine victories while Preston have won 14, and they have drawn in 10. Preston have scored 45 goals and conceded 37 in the process.
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02/10/2021Queens Park Rangers3Preston North End2Championship
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09/04/2022Preston North End2Queens Park Rangers1Championship
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17/12/2022Preston North End0Queens Park Rangers1Championship
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07/04/2023Queens Park Rangers0Preston North End2Championship
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01/12/2023Preston North End0Queens Park Rangers2Championship
QPR Team News
Cifuentes will ring the changes to his QPR XI with Jack Colback and Paul Smyth both in contention to start in midfield and on the flank.
Kenneth Paal may be restored at left-back, while Sinclair Armstrong could get the nod over Lyndon Dykes down the centre of the attack.
QPR's Last 5 Matches
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29/03/2024Queens Park Rangers2Birmingham City1Championship
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01/04/2024Swansea City0Queens Park Rangers1Championship
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06/04/2024Queens Park Rangers0Sheffield Wednesday2Championship
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09/04/2024Plymouth Argyle1Queens Park Rangers1Championship
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13/04/2024Hull City3Queens Park Rangers0Championship
Preston Team News
Ryan Ledson, Alan Browne and Will Keane can all expect to be selected in the Preston starting XI, with Jack Whatmough, Duane Holmes and Milutin Osmajic potentially dropping out.
Liam Millar, Brad Potts and Ben Whiteman are all in line to miss out through injury.
Preston's Last 5 Matches
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01/04/2024Birmingham City1Preston North End0Championship
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06/04/2024Watford0Preston North End0Championship
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09/04/2024Preston North End4Huddersfield Town1Championship
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13/04/2024Preston North End0Norwich City1Championship
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16/04/2024Southampton3Preston North End0Championship
QPR vs. Preston: Odds and Predictions
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