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Q.P.R. prepare to entertain Stoke City at Loftus Road on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 8 of the 12 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Loftus Road was just last season, in January 2005, the Rangers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Stoke City | 1 - 2 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 14 Jan | Q.P.R. | 1-0 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The away form of Stoke City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Potters have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Q.P.R. see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 49 points from their 39 games played so far, Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola Championship, showing a record of 48 points from their 39 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Q.P.R. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Rangers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Stoke City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Stoke City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. |