Reading vs Queens Park Rangers Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Reading take on Queens Park Rangers in a televised Championship match this Thursday. Read the match predictions to find out why a home win is the betting tip at the Madejski Stadium. The Royals will be looking to bounce back after being comprehensively beaten 4-0 away to Manchester United in the FA Cup last time out. Meanwhile, QPR were also dumped out of the cup, losing 1-2 at home to fellow Championship strugglers Blackburn Rovers.
Reading vs Queens Park Rangers Preview
Reading skipper Paul McShane is back in training after his wrist injury but is not likely to feature here. Winger Callum Harriott will be out for at least a month with a hamstring injury, joining goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola and midfielder Stephen Quinn and striker Deniss Rakels in the physio room. Garath McCleary has 8 goals so far and will be looking to cut in from the left to help out lone striker Yann Kermorgant who has 7 for the season.
QPR are set to hand a debut to Kazenga Lua Lua but the Brighton loanee will start on the bench. Tjaronn Chery has stated his desire to move on and will be a big miss for the visitors. Defenders Steven Caulker and Jack Robinson are injured. Idrissa Sylla has scored 6 times this season but could find it difficult to add to his tally up-front on his own.
Team Predictions Reading vs Queens Park Rangers
Reading 4-2-3-1 formation: Al Habsi; Blackett, Moore, Berg, Gunter; Evans, Williams; McCleary, Kelly, Beerens; Kermorgant
QPR 4-2-3-1 formation: Smithies; Bidwell, Hall, Onuoha, Perch; Doughty, Borysiuk; Mackie, Cousins, Wszolek; Sylla
Reading vs Queens Park Rangers Betting Tips
- Reading have won 7 drawn 0 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- QPR have won 3 drawn 0 and lost 7 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Reading have scored an average of 1.9 goals and conceded an average of 1.8 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, QPR have scored an average of 0.8 goals and conceded an average of 1.6 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 9 of Reading’s previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of QPR’s previous 10 matches
Reading vs Queens Park Rangers Prediction
Reading’s good form sees them third in the Championship table and pushing for an automatic promotion spot. They may have lost to Man Utd but have won nine of their last eleven matches in the Championship and are expected to regain the winning thread here.
Queens Park Rangers had started to turn a corner before the loss to Blackburn. That was preceded by 2-1 victories away to Wolves and at home to Ipswich Town respectively. Still, the R’s are just 5 points above the drop zone and a bounce back is desperately needed.
Reading have won their last five Championship matches at the Madejski and have scored at least twice in each of those victories. QPR have lost four of their last six on the road, failing to score in each of those defeats. The hosts are taken to prevail here but with QPR starting to at least find the net, they may nick a consolation goal for their efforts.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
READING at 5/6 with Sportingbet
Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 24/23 with 888Sport
Correct Score Prediction
READING 3-1 at 15/1 with BetVictor
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