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The EFL Championship returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland square off at Loftus Road on Saturday. The two sides head into the weekend in contrasting form.
QPR turned in a solid defensive performance on Saturday in a goalless draw with Burnley at Turf Mor. However, Marti Cifuentes’s men are winless in nine matches across competitions, losing five, since a 2-1 win over Luton Town in August.
With nine points from 12 matches, QPR are 23rd in the Championship, only one point above rock-bottom Portsmouth.
Sunderland, meanwhile, maintained their fine run of results on Saturday with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Oxford United at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats have now four games on the bounce and are unbeaten in six outings, claiming five wins, scoring nine goals and keeping three clean sheets this month.
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Sunderland’s impressive start to the season has seen them surge to the top of the table, where they hold a five-point lead over second-placed Burnley.
Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Sunderland have won 17 of their last 41 meetings with Queens Park Rangers, who have won 14 times.
- Sunderland are on a five-game unbeaten run against QPR, winning three, since a 1-0 loss in March 2018.
- QPR are winless in six Championship home matches this season, losing three.
Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland Prediction
QPR and Sunderland have had contrasting start sto the season, with Cifuentes’s men scrambling for points at the wrong end of the table. QPR have been poor at home this season, so high-flying Sunderland should come away with maximum points at the Loftus Road.
Prediction: QPR 1-3 Sunderland
Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Sunderland to win
Tip 2: First to score - Sunderland (Sunderland have opened the scoring in their last five matches.)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in six of their last eight clashes.)
