Match Prediction
Match Prediction
England
Preview
Mark the date: 2.166-02-14, 15:00 GMT, MATRADE Loftus Road. This QPR vs Blackburn prediction piece lands on a fixture with two very different moods attached to it: Queens Park Rangers trying to steady themselves in mid-table (12th), while Blackburn Rovers arrive with relegation worries (22nd) and a dugout still in motion. If you like context with your betting tips, this one has plenty.
QPR’s season has started to look more like a story with a plot, rather than a set of loose pages. Under Julien Stéphan, the R’s have shaken off a bumpy opening and leaned into a more flexible approach that seems to suit Loftus Road’s tight margins. A 0-0 draw with Charlton on February 11 did not fill the highlights reel, but it did underline the point: QPR have become harder to beat at home, even when goals are not flowing.
Blackburn, by contrast, are navigating uncertainty. Valérien Ismaël was dismissed on February 3, leaving Damien Johnson in interim charge. There’s talk of Gary Rowett being close to an appointment, with other familiar names also linked. Whether the decision lands before Saturday matters, because a “new voice” can lift a team for a week or two—even if the deeper problems stay.
Both squads have important absentees, and that often pushes games toward lower-scoring patterns.
Stéphan has recently moved QPR toward a 4-4-2, away from the earlier 4-2-3-1. The idea is simple and very Championship: partnerships up front, quick support from wide areas, and a mid-block that invites harmless possession before snapping into tackles in the middle third. If Burrell is not fit, that “big man, little man” pairing loses a key option, but the structure remains.
Blackburn, under Johnson, have tried to keep a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 shape and look for Yuki Ohashi on counters. The intention is defensive stability first, but the lack of a permanent manager has made the execution feel slightly unfinished—especially when they go behind.
The market sees QPR as narrow favourites: Home win 2.16, Draw 3.3, Away win 3.3. That pricing fits the table and the managerial noise around Blackburn, but it also respects how tight QPR games can be.
NerdyTips’ best value read is 1X (QPR win or draw) at 1.32, trust 6.8/10. With Blackburn’s form (only one win in their last 15 league matches) and QPR’s improving home resilience, that “cover the draw” approach matches the story the teams are telling right now.
Our model expects a controlled QPR performance rather than a shootout: 53% possession to 47%, shots 12 to 7, on-target 3 to 1, corners 5 to 2 (7 total). Even the discipline numbers hint at game state: QPR 1 yellow, Blackburn 3, which often happens when the away side spends longer chasing and breaking rhythm.
Put it together and the QPR vs Blackburn prediction becomes fairly clear: a tight afternoon, QPR slightly on top, and goals at a premium. If you want a sensible staking plan, 1X is the steadier path; if you want the bigger price, the straight home win at 2.16 aligns with the 1-0 read.
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1X -313
QPR to win or draw with odds of -3131 116
QPR is expected to win with odds of 116Under 2.5 -149
No more than 2 goals will be scored in the matchNo -120
At least one team is not expected to score1X&U4.5 -213
Home win/draw and under 4.5 goals
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26-Nov-25
0:1
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04-Feb-25
2:1
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28-Sep-24
2:0
| QPR |
| Blackburn |
03-Feb-24
1:2
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| QPR |
07-Oct-23
0:4
| Blackburn |
| QPR |
25-Feb-23
1:3
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| Blackburn |
30-Jul-22
1:0
| QPR |
| Blackburn |
26-Feb-22
1:0
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19-Oct-21
1:0
| Blackburn |
| QPR |
06-Feb-21
1:0
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Recent Matches of QPR| 11 Mar |
Birmingham
| - |
QPR
| - | |
| 08 Mar | L |
QPR
| 0 |
Middlesbrough
| 4 |
| 28 Feb | L |
QPR
| 0 |
Sheffield Utd
| 2 |
| 24 Feb | L |
Southampton
| 5 |
QPR
| 0 |
| 21 Feb | W |
Hull
| 1 |
QPR
| 3 |
| 14 Feb | L |
QPR
| 1 |
Blackburn
| 3 |
| 06 Feb | D |
Charlton
| 0 |
QPR
| 0 |
| 31 Jan | W |
QPR
| 2 |
Coventry
| 1 |
| 24 Jan | L |
QPR
| 2 |
Wrexham
| 3 |
| 20 Jan | D |
Oxford Utd
| 0 |
QPR
| 0 |
Recent Matches of Blackburn
| 11 Mar |  Oxford Utd |
- | Blackburn |
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| 07 Mar | D | Blackburn |
1 |  Portsmouth |
1 |
| 28 Feb | L |  Derby |
3 | Blackburn |
1 |
| 24 Feb | L | Blackburn |
1 |  Bristol City |
2 |
| 20 Feb | W | Blackburn |
1 |  Preston |
0 |
| 14 Feb | W | QPR |
1 | Blackburn |
3 |
| 07 Feb | L |  Norwich |
2 | Blackburn |
0 |
| 31 Jan | L | Blackburn |
0 |  Hull |
1 |
| 24 Jan | D | Blackburn |
1 |  Watford |
1 |
| 20 Jan | L |  Swansea |
3 | Blackburn |
1 |
England - Championship| Team | Matches | Goals | Points | |
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| 1 |
Coventry | 36 | 74-38 | 74 |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough | 36 | 58-35 | 69 |
| 3 |
Millwall | 36 | 50-41 | 65 |
| 4 |
Ipswich | 35 | 61-35 | 64 |
| 5 |
Hull City | 36 | 57-52 | 60 |
| 6 |
Wrexham | 35 | 54-45 | 57 |
| 7 |
Derby | 36 | 54-47 | 54 |
| 8 |
Southampton | 35 | 57-46 | 53 |
| 9 |
Watford | 35 | 45-41 | 51 |
| 10 |
Bristol City | 36 | 48-46 | 50 |
| 11 |
Sheffield Utd | 36 | 51-49 | 49 |
| 12 |
Birmingham | 36 | 46-47 | 49 |
| 13 |
Swansea | 36 | 42-43 | 49 |
| 14 |
Preston | 36 | 42-43 | 49 |
| 15 |
Stoke City | 36 | 39-36 | 47 |
| 16 |
QPR | 36 | 46-58 | 47 |
| 17 |
Norwich | 35 | 47-44 | 45 |
| 18 |
Charlton | 36 | 34-44 | 44 |
| 19 |
Portsmouth | 35 | 35-45 | 40 |
| 20 |
Blackburn | 36 | 34-47 | 39 |
| 21 |
West Brom | 36 | 35-53 | 36 |
| 22 |
Leicester | 36 | 48-57 | 35 |
| 23 |
Oxford United | 36 | 34-48 | 35 |
| 24 |
Sheffield | 36 | 22-73 | -7 |
