FootyMAD's Queens Park Rangers match preview

Last updated : 01 February 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City fixture

Bristol City travel to take on Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 7 of the 37 games.

The last time the two teams met at Q.P.R. was just over four years ago, in September 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 11 AugBristol City2 - 2Q.P.R.CHMP
2003/2004Sat 03 AprBristol City1 - 0Q.P.R.LGE1
2003/2004Sat 27 SepQ.P.R.1 - 1Bristol CityLGE1
2002/2003Sat 08 MarQ.P.R.1 - 0Bristol CityLGE1
2002/2003Tue 22 OctQ.P.R.0 - 0Bristol CityASSM
2002/2003Sat 21 SepBristol City1 - 3Q.P.R.LGE1
2001/2002Tue 05 FebBristol City2 - 0Q.P.R.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Queens Park Rangers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rangers in those games, with 4 conceded.

Bristol City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Robins have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Q.P.R. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola Championship having mustered a points tally of 33 from their 29 matches played. Bristol City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 51 points from the 29 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Q.P.R.63031199
Bristol City63126610

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Robins has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Q.P.R.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Q.P.R. Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Bristol City 4 games since last away draw.