West Ham vs QPR Prediction & Betting Tips

Form heading into this one

West Ham's recent results have been eye-catching, with four wins and a draw from their last five Championship games, including a 6-0 win over Wrexham and a 4-2 win over Wolves.

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West Ham to win

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Draw

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QPR to win

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West Ham: 20 completed matches; QPR: 20 completed matches.

West Ham

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

44

Conceded

26

Difference

+18

QPR

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

23

Difference

+8

QPR's last three matches have all finished as draws, against Preston, West Brom and Charlton, continuing a pattern of tight, low-scoring away days rather than defeats.

Comparative Team Statistics: West Ham vs QPR

What's happened between them lately

The two sides met in the FA Cup back in January, with West Ham winning 2-1 at home. Beyond that, the recorded meetings stretch back over a decade to Premier League fixtures between 2012 and 2015, mostly close, low-scoring games.

None of that older history reflects where either club is now, so it's worth treating it as background rather than a guide.

Where they sit in the table

West Ham are up in second place after eight games, with 15 points from four wins, three draws and one loss. QPR sit sixth on 13 points, having won three, drawn four and lost one of their own eight matches.

The points aren't far apart, but the goal difference tells a different story. West Ham have scored 22 and conceded 11, while QPR have scored 10 and conceded just 7.

That gap in goals scored points to West Ham being the sharper attacking side, even with QPR's defence proving just as tight.

Players making the difference

Jarrod Bowen has been involved in seven goals for West Ham this season, scoring four and adding three assists in eight appearances. Konstantinos Mavropanos has also chipped in four goals, and M. Kanté has three goals to go with a red card in his eight matches.

West Ham:

Best scorers:

K. Mavropanos - 4

J. Bowen - 4

M. Kanté - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Bowen - 3

M. Solomon - 2

V. Castellanos - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Kanté x 1 x 1

QPR:

Penalty cards:

D. Cirkin x 1

J. Clarke-Salter x 4

For QPR, Joe Clarke-Salter has picked up four yellow cards in seven games, while D. Cirkin has already seen red once in seven appearances, worth noting given the physical edge some of these Championship meetings take on.

How this one might play out

West Ham's matches have generally been high-scoring, averaging well over three goals a game between both sides. QPR's have gone the other way, often finishing under three.

That contrast makes the goals side of this fixture interesting: a home side used to games full of goals up against an away side that's grown comfortable in quieter, tighter contests.

It wouldn't be a shock if the final total lands somewhere between those two patterns rather than firmly in either camp.