Queens Park Rangers vs Nottingham Forest
12th September 1500hrs
Football – England – EFL Championship
Pick Away Win to Nil
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 3/1 odds taken 1200 GMT, Friday 11 September
Mark Warburton’s Queens Park Rangers welcome Sabri Lamouchi’s Nottingham Forest to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium in the EFL Championship this Saturday. After their shocking end to last season, can Forest dust themselves down and take maximum points in the capital on the opening weekend? This should be an intriguing Championship clash. Check out the latest odds and predictions.
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Queens Park Rangers Preview – Unpredictable R’s to lose at home this weekend?
Queens Park Rangers are one of the most unpredictable teams in the Championship. On their day, the Londoners can beat anyone, but they had far too many bad days at the office last season.
Mark Warburton’s men made a decent start to their 2019-20 campaign, but the Hoops ended up in 13th place. Rangers won 16, drew ten and lost 20 times. Only six clubs suffered more defeats.
QPR struggled for consistency at home, winning nine, losing nine and drawing five of 23 on their own patch. Before beating Millwall 4-3 on the penultimate day, Rangers had lost three home matches on the spin.
After starting their campaign with a loss at Plymouth Argyle in the Carabao Cup last weekend, can Warburton’s boys get their Championship season up and running with a positive result this Saturday?
Nottingham Forest Preview – Reds to secure an opening day victory in London?
Sabri Lamouchi’s Nottingham Forest looked nailed on for a play-off place last term. The Reds spent practically all season in the top six, even flirting with the automatic places on one or two occasions. However, after an unforgettable final day, Forest were pipped to sixth place by Swansea City.
Lamouchi will be demanding a response from his players at the start of this campaign, especially after losing in the EFL Cup to fellow Championship side Barnsley last weekend. The Reds were woeful at the end of last term, taking just three points from the last 18 on offer.
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Nottingham Forest were incredibly hard to beat away from home, losing at only Wigan Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Birmingham City and Barnsley last season. Promoted Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion were the only sides with a better away record in the 2019-20 Championship campaign.
Can Nottingham Forest take all three points from Saturday’s trip to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium?
Queens Park Rangers vs Nottingham Forest Betting Advice
In the corresponding fixture last year, Forest picked up an impressive 4-0 win at QPR. A Tobias Figueredo strike gave the Reds a 1-0 lead at the break, with Lewis Grabban, Joao Carvalho and Alfa Semedo adding goals in the second half. The game at the City Ground ended in a goalless draw.
Key Facts – Queens Park Rangers vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tip
- Both teams have scored in this fixture just once in the previous seven
- Forest took four points from QPR last term, netting four and shipping none
- The Reds missed out on the play-offs on goal difference last season
Rangers have not scored against Nottingham Forest since Toni Leistner netted in a 1-0 victory at the City Ground back in December 2018. Forest have kept three clean sheets since, and we can see them keeping the Hoops at bay on Saturday. Back the away side to win to nil at 3/1.
Veteran Lewis Grabban had a fine time in front of goal for Forest last term, netting 20 Championship goals. You can get Grabban at 6/4 to score anytime at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.
The best betting odds for Queens Park Rangers vs Nottingham Forest
Queens Park Rangers to win: 2/1 at Bet365
Draw: 23/10 at Bet365
Nottingham Forest to win: 23/10 at Bet365
