FootyMAD's Blackpool match preview

Last updated : 10 March 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool fixture

Q.P.R. play host to Blackpool at Loftus Road on Tuesday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Rangers have tasted victory on 8 of the 10 occasions the teams have met.

The last time the two teams met at Q.P.R. was just over four years ago, in August 2003, with Q.P.R. annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 01 DecBlackpool1 - 0Q.P.R.CHMP
2003/2004Sat 10 JanBlackpool0 - 1Q.P.R.LGE1
2003/2004Sat 09 AugQ.P.R.5-0BlackpoolLGE1
2002/2003Sat 29 MarBlackpool1 - 3Q.P.R.LGE1
2002/2003Mon 14 OctQ.P.R.2 - 1BlackpoolLGE1
2001/2002Sat 02 MarQ.P.R.2 - 0BlackpoolLGE1
2001/2002Tue 18 SepBlackpool2 - 2Q.P.R.LGE1

Recent respective form guides

Queens Park Rangers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Rangers, with 6 goals against.

In complete contrast to Q.P.R., Blackpool are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Seasiders have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Q.P.R. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 45 points from their 37 games played so far, Blackpool's 47 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Q.P.R.6132776
Blackpool62311199

FootyMad's prediction ...

Rangers are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Q.P.R. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Blackpool Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.