Man City V QPR
The is the rematch of the dramatic Premier league conclusion from last season. Sergio Aguero delivered the late strike which gave City the title last season and luckily QPR avoided relegation in the end by one point. With City already stumbling in defence of their title already after drawing at Anfield, will there be high drama on Saturday again?
Man City v QPR Betting Odds at online bookmaker BetFred:
Man City 1/5, Draw 6/1, QPR 12/1
Verdict:
City are good enough to win this, there is little question about that. QPR almost sprung a surprise in this fixture last season and City’s defence has been far from watertight this season. However, they have fire-power and after failing to really perform against Liverpool, they will be looking to get back on track. Their home record speaks for itself with 28 wins and two draws at home in their last 30 matches. So there is a tremendous amount of weight behind backing City. They are also desperately trying to bolster their defensive corps, the area where they need sharpening up. City won’t have Sergio Aguero who is out with an injury, but they still have enough goals in them, and QPR haven’t looked very threatening so far in their first two matches. May be worth taking a Man City to win by a two goal margin for 3/1 at online bookmaker Bet365.
Stat Attack:
City have won their last two home matches by a 3-2 scoreline
Both matches in the EPL last season between the two sides finished as a 3-2 win for City
QPR average just one point per game in the EPL during 2012
QPR have not kept a clean sheet away from home in 17 EPL matches
Head to Head:
City have actually only won one of the last four home matches against QPR, which may be a bit surprising. There have only been 23 meetings at City between them and the Citizens do hold a strong 13-3 head to head record on home soil against Rangers. There is only the two EPL matches between them, both won 3-2 by City last season. Prior to that, QPR picked up a 3-1 win at City back in the 1999/2000 Division One season.
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Man City v QPR Betting:
City haven’t been totally convincing in their title defence so far. They opened with a dramatic 3-2 win over Southampton on home soil to kick things off, and just as they had done against QPR at the back end of last season, they had to come from 2-1 down to snatch the points. That did show a bit of grit and title credentials to be honest, as City never stopped pushing for the win. However, they just never got out of the starting blocks against Liverpool at Anfield, and were very lucky to come away with a 2-2 draw, after Liverpool’s Martin Skrtel gifted Carlos Tevez a goal. City’s defence, which was so good throughout last season, has not been anywhere near as solid. As soon as that gets into gear, be it with new arrivals or not, City will start picking up three points a lot more comfortably But there are question marks over defensive set up at the moment. However, they have a tremendous record at home at the moment, and you have to wonder whether QPR can really outscore the Citizens at the Etihad? Probably not.
QPR were drubbed by Swansea on the opening day of the season, but they did redeem themselves with a 1-1 away draw at Norwich in their second match. Boss Mark Hughes has strengthened his squad over the summer but they haven’t looked particularly threatening up top. No doubt the team talk will involve how close they came to spoiling City’s league title hopes last season. But QPR look a bit shaky at the moment and it will go against the rub of things if they really show up and start to threaten City here. City may not have Sergio Aguero this time around, but at the end of the day, QPR aren’t a good away side, and while they have been adding to their ranks before the close of the transfer window, City should have the craft to open up the Rangers defence to pick up three points.
