Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland
26th October 1945hrs
Football – England – EFL Cup
Pick Away Win
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 3/1 odds taken 1402 GMT, Monday 25 October
EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers take on EFL League One outfit Sunderland at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium in Carabao Cup action on Tuesday. The winners of this one will book their spot in the last eight of this season’s EFL Cup. QPR are the 10/11 bookies’ favourites on home soil, while the Black Cats are priced at 3/1 to win in normal time. Both teams are doing well in their respective leagues, and this could go either way in the capital. Read on for the latest odds and tips.
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Queens Park Rangers Preview – Will Rangers make home advantage count?
Queens Park Rangers have made a strong start to their season. In the Championship, Mark Warburton’s boys are in seventh spot at present, winning six of their opening 14. However, the London side have lost two of their last three.
QPR have needed penalties in two of their three EFL Cup matches this season. In round one, Rangers beat Leyton Orient 5-3 on spot kicks after a 1-1 draw. They then saw off Premier League Everton 8-7 in a penalty shootout in the previous round. Sandwiched in between was a 2-0 home victory over Oxford United in round two.
QPR will be hoping to bounce back from the weekend’s league defeat at Peterborough United with victory in the cup on Tuesday.
Sunderland Preview – Can the League One side upset QPR?
Sunderland have been going great guns under Lee Johnson in League One this season. Overall, the Black Cats have won nine of their 13 league matches, sitting fourth on 28 points. However, they suffered a shock home defeat to lowly Charlton Athletic last time out.
Sunderland have been very easy on the eye this season. They have played 18 league and cup matches, winning a staggering 14 of them. In the Carabao Cup, Johnson’s side have won at Port Vale, Blackpool and Wigan Athletic.
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After the disappointing loss to Charlton on Saturday, which stopped a run of four successive wins, the Black Cats would love to get back to winning ways here. The away victory is available at 3/1.
Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland Betting Advice
This will be the first meeting between these two teams since they locked horns in the 2017-18 Championship campaign. After a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light in October 2017, Rangers won the reverse meeting at Lotus Road, with Eberechi Eze netting the only goal of the game.
The last EFL Cup meeting between the pair came in 2016. Sunderland were a Premier League outfit at the time, and a Paddy McNair brace gave the Black Cats a 2-1 win in west London.
Key Facts – Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland Betting Tip
- QPR are seventh in the Championship
- Sunderland are fourth in League One
- The Black Cats have picked up 14 wins from 18 in all competitions
QPR are at home and are rightly the bookies’ favourites, but Sunderland have been in red-hot form this season. The Black Cats will be aiming for promotion to the Championship, but a good cup run could stand them in good stead. The away victory is nicely priced at 3/1.
Ross Stewart has scored nine league and cup goals for Sunderland this season, including two in the 4-0 win in Crewe a week back. Back the Scot to score first at 9/2.
The best betting odds for Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland
Queens Park Rangers to win: 10/11 at Bet365
Draw: 13/5 at Bet365
Sunderland to win: 3/1 at Bet365
