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Q.P.R. are ready to welcome Stoke City to Loftus Road on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rangers are clearly on top, winning 7 and drawing 3 of the 11 games played.
The previous match played between the two at Loftus Road was more than three years back, in August 2001, the Rangers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Q.P.R. | 1-0 | Stoke City | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Stoke City | 2 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 15 Nov | Q.P.R. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Feb | Stoke City | 0 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 02 Nov | Q.P.R. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Rangers have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Stoke City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.
Q.P.R. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 37 points from their 28 games played so far, Stoke City's 38 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Q.P.R. only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |