QPR v West Brom

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QPR will play host to West Brom at Loftus Road on Saturday lunchtime with both teams looking to improve upon last season's finishes of 18th and fifth place respectively in the Championship, QPR won their last three games of the season on the trot, while West Brom lost 3-1 on aggregate to eventually promoted Southampton in the play-off semi-finals.

QPR eventually clawed their way to the relative safety of 18th place in the Championship table where they finished six points above the relegation zone which was in no small way thanks to winning their last three league matches on the trot.

Important victories gained over Preston NE, Leeds United and Coventry City respectively helped Marti Cifuentes's side avoid the dreaded trap-door down to League One and have enabled the London club to fight another season in the English second tier.

Despite results towards the end of the season being a mixed bag, nevertheless, QPR were handed just three defeats in their last 14 games of last season's campaign which also included picking up eight vital wins along the way as well, including previous ‘six-pointer' wins on home soil at Loftus Road against relegation rivals Rotherham United and Birmingham City.

West Brom claimed a play-off spot at the end of last season's Championship campaign after producing a fifth place finish under manager Carlos Corberan which also became The Baggies' best league finish in the second tier for four years.

However, a 3-1 loss on aggregate to Southampton in the play-off semi-final put paid to West Brom's Premier League aspirations and another long, tough Championship campaign awaits the west midlands club as they begin their journey at Loftus Road in the nation's capital on Saturday lunchtime.

Corberan is expected to demand his players hit the ground running on Saturday following a dismal run-in towards the end of the last campaign which produced just one win in their last six matches of the season.

That victory came in the shape of a 3-0 home win against Preston NE on home soil at The Hawthorns but four defeats at the hands of Sunderland, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton suggest this upcoming trip to Loftus Road may be a tricky one for the visitors.

In addition, results away from home in the Championship have not been entirely convincing at all as The Baggies have managed to capture just two wins in their previous 13 outings on the road and slipping to six defeats in the process.

QPR v West Brom Verdict

West Brom have held the upper hand over QPR in previous exchanges but The R's produced a morale-boosting three-match winning streak at the end of last season and together with West Brom's ordinary results on the road, QPR might sneak a narrow win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be QPR win @ 2.90

Other side bets worth considering:

QPR win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.75

Correct Score: QPR 1-0 @ 7.50