Reading – QPR Prediction & Picks (30.03.2018)

Reading and Queens Park Rangers face off at Madejski Stadium, in a match for the 39th round of the Championship. Queens Park Rangers won at home (2-0) the last time they met in this league edition, on 08-05-2017. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 4 matches won 2 and tied 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 01-12-2017, in a Match for the Championship that ended with the victory of Queens Park Rangers by (0-1). J. Mackie (28 ‘) scored the only goal of the match. the Queens Park Rangers presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Reading:

After 8 wins, 12 draws and 18 losses, the home team is currently in the 20th position, with 36 points won. In the last match, they lost in an away match against Norwich City by (3-2), after in the previous match they lost by (3-0), in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. This is a team that usually shows similar results, at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home team factor, as in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. For the championship, Reading won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 38 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 21 times and never got the comeback.

Reading is still struggling in this competition and in the last game lost to Norwich 3-2. It is important to emphasize that the landlords occupy a very dangerous position in the qualifying table. Normally the Dutch coach Jaap Stam makes line a very offensive team, organized in 4-3-3, being Sam Smith the most offensive reference. Moudou Barrow, player who acts on the right flank, is the best marker of Reading, with 9 goals scored. One of the great valences of the landlords is the ability to create danger through the flanks, however, the defensive line has committed some serious failures and this penalized Reading in some games. Obita and Harriott will be absent from this game due to an injury.

Queens Park Rangers:

After 12 wins, 11 draws and 15 losses, the away team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 47 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Aston Villa, by (1-3). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Fulham, by (2-2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 18 goals scored and 22 conceded. In the last 10 away matches for the championship Queens Park Rangers has 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 38 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 20 matches in which he suffered the first goal.

Queens Park Rangers leaves for this game with a two-way tie against Fulham, adding the fourth game in a row without losing in this competition. Of note that this is one of the best moments of the team in the championship. One of the most serious problems of Queens Park Rangers this season is in the completion of the plays created, especially, away from home. On an individual level we highlight Matt Smith, being this player the best score of the team, with 8 goals scored. For this game the foreign trainer has all the players at his disposal.