Queens Park Rangers host Sunderland at Loftus Road Stadium on Tuesday in another round of the EFL football championship.
The home team enjoyed a brilliant start to the season but have since lost their way and now find themselves in the bottom half of the table. Manager Neil Critchley has struggled to deliver results since his appointment in December, recently seeing his men suffer a 2-1 home defeat to Millwall in their last league outing.
QPR has collected 39 points from 31 games this season and is 16th in the league table. They will be looking to dump their latest results and get their campaign back on track this week.
Sunderland are enjoying a good run of league results at the moment and now have their sights set on securing a playoff place at the end of the season. They returned to winning ways on Saturday with a narrow but deserved 1-0 win over Reading, with Patrick Roberts scoring the only goal of the game six minutes from time.
The visitors sit seventh in the league table with 45 points so far and will hope to add to that tally on Tuesday.
Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland Head to Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 38 meetings between QPR and Sunderland. The hosts have won 14 of those games, while the visitors have won one more.
- There have been nine draws between the two teams, including their most recent meeting, which ended 2-2.
- The hosts do not have a clean sheet in their last eight games in all competitions.
- Only four of Sunderland’s nine league defeats this season have come away from home.
- The Black Cats have scored 43 goals in the English second division this season. Only the top three teams in the league table have scored more.
Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland betting tip and prediction
QPR have lost two of their last three games and are winless in their last nine in all competitions. They are winless in their last seven home games, have lost five times in that period and could struggle here.
Sunderland’s latest result ended a run of three games without a win and they will be looking to build on that. They are unbeaten in their last nine away games and should emerge victorious on Tuesday.
Prediction: Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Sunderland
Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Sunderland
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/Under 2.5 – Over 2.5 Goals (Four of QPR’s last six home games have produced Over 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: YES (Both teams have found the back of the net in seven of the last nine away games)