Luton v QPR

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Luton Town and QPR will renew their rivalry on Friday night when The Hatters play host to The R's at Kenilworth Road with both sides occupying places in the lower half of the Championship table; Luton Town were dealt a 1-0 defeat away from home at Preston NE last weekend, while QPR had to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw at home against 10-man Plymouth Argyle.

Since losing 4-2 at home to Fulham on the final day of last season's Premier League campaign which resulted in relegation for Rob Edwards' side, Luton Town have managed to capture just one win in their subsequent eight matches in all competitions, which came in the form of a 1-0 home win against Ukrainian side Rukh Vynnyky in a pre-season friendly, but also includes being handed five defeats as well.

Losses at the hands of Aarhus, Goztepe and Celta Vigo in pre-season friendlies were bad enough but The Hatters have also produced a poor start to this new Championship campaign as the hosts have lost two of their opening three games.

Defeats at the hands of Burnley 4-1 and Preston NE 1-0 were either side of a 0-0 draw away from home at Portsmouth, so Luton Town's prospects ahead of Friday night's clash with QPR do not look particularly promising, although seven of Luton Town's last 10 games overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

QPR successfully avoided relegation from the Championship at the end of last season as The R's put together some important and impressive results in the season run-in which saw the London club lose just three of their final 14 league matches under manager Marti Cifuentes, along with picking up a crucial eight wins along the way as well.

Four of QPR's final eight wins during what proved to be a season-saving sequence of results were achieved away from home with victories gained at Bristol City, Leicester City, Swansea City and Coventry City respectively and this will give the visitors confidence that they can get a result at Kenilworth Road on Friday night.

Despite losing 3-1 at home to West Brom on the opening day of this new Championship season, QPR have steadied the ship with points gained in 2-2 and 1-1 draws respectively with Sheffield United and Plymouth Argyle but just like Luton Town, Marti Cifuentes' side are also looking for their first league win of the season.

Five of QPR's last 10 matches overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals scored as well.

Luton Town v QPR Verdict

Goals look likely in this upcoming encounter as four of the last five meetings have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and three of the five games have also seen both teams score.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & BTTS Yes @ 2.20

Correct Score: QPR win @ 4.50