Bristol City vs QPR prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-02-16 15:00.
Bristol City gave their Championship play-off aspirations a massive shot in the arm after ending high-flying Southampton’s 25-match unbeaten run with a 3-1 emphatic victory. The Robins now come into the round just four points off the top six, although they sit 11th, underlining how tight the top half of the table is.
As it happens, manager Liam Manning’s first game in charge of the club was against upcoming opponents Queens Park Rangers last November, although the fixture, frustratingly for the visitors, finished goalless that day. Bristol City have actually lost each of their last three home H2Hs, so three points here is far from guaranteed, but Manning should at least be able to rely on his men to keep their discipline as the West Country outfit have picked up just 49 yellow cards in the league this season, with only Leeds United picking up fewer.
QPR suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat at Stoke City on Wednesday when they enjoyed the lion’s share of possession, but could only muster one effort on target. That lack of a cutting edge is a familiar tale for the west Londoners, who remain four points adrift of safety, having scored just 29 times in the Championship this term – the third-lowest figure in the division.
That said, Wednesday evening was the first match in which MartĂ Cifuentes’ men had failed to find the net in 2024, but somewhat ominously heading into this encounter, they haven’t won any of their last four meetings with current top-half opposition (D2, L2), a statistic that begins to help explain why they have led in only 11 of 32 outings so far this campaign – the joint-lowest total in the league heading into the weekend.
Players to watch: Former QPR defender Rob Dickie is enjoying the most prolific league season of his career (G4), with his latest goal coming in midweek against Southampton. Despite three games without a goal contribution, Ilias Chair is QPR’s most well-rounded attacking threat and has scored twice previously against Bristol City.
Hot stat: Only Rotherham United and Sheffield Wednesday have scored in both halves of a Championship match on fewer occasions in 2023/24 than Bristol City’s five.