Preston have lost four of their last seven league visits to Loftus Road
The visitors have suffered defeat in seven of their last eight outings
Recommended bet: QPR to win, under 3.5 goals and Rumarn Burrell anytime goalscorer at 5/1 with LiveScore Bet
QPR find themselves on a three-game winless run in the Championship but they still occupy a play-off place and will be hopeful of getting the show back on the road at home to struggling Preston.
Despite a drop in form, QPR have lost only one of their first seven matches and that defeat came at the hands of Middlesbrough, a side that should be challenging for promotion to the Premier League.
The Hoops have responded to that setback with draws against Charlton and West Brom and this could represent an easier opportunity against second-bottom Preston.
The Lancashire visitors have suffered six defeats in their opening seven assignments and, with only six goals scored, it is clear where the problems lie.
Team news
Paul Smyth is a major injury doubt for QPR after limping off in last weekend’s 1-1 draw with West Brom while Tariq Lamptey, Karamoko Dembele, Richard Kone, Jimmy Dunne and Ilias Chair all remain sidelined for the hosts.
Preston remain without midfield trio Ali McCann, Theo Carroll and Brad Potts.
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The stats
QPR are unbeaten in six league games against Preston, winning four times.
Last season’s two Championship clashes both ended in 1-1 draws.
Preston have lost four of their last seven league visits to QPR.
The visitors have suffered defeat in seven of their last eight outings, failing to score in three of their last four reverses.
Preston (-4.2) and QPR (-2.7) are two of the four biggest underperformers when it comes to xG differential between goals scored and xG in the Championship this season.
QPR's last three games in the Championship have all gone under 2.5 goals.
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Prediction
QPR flew out of the blocks in the Championship, taking 10 points from their first four outings, but their progress has stalled with a three-game winless run.
However, two of those setbacks came against West Brom and Middlesbrough, who are in the division’s top four, and they should be able to rediscover their groove against Preston.
The visitors already look like relegation candidates in the Championship, having suffered six defeats in seven outings, and a lack of firepower is costing them dear.
Six of the last eight meetings between this pair have featured two or fewer goals and this is unlikely to be a high-scoring classic.
QPR are missing some key attacking players so may have to settle for a narrow margin of victory, but Rumarn Burrell can get it on the act.
Burrell scored both goals in a 2-1 win at home to Cardiff earlier this month and he has had 14 shots in seven league games, hitting the target on six occasions.
Score prediction: QPR 2-0 Preston
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