QPR's home record so far: W4 D3 L4 F13 A13 with only one win in the last 7 - not the most daunting really but they have beat Ipswich, Sheff Utd and Luton there this season. Their last home match was the 2-2 draw with lowly Hull and they found themselves 0-2 down in that one and almost 0-3 at one point according to the report. The stats suggest QPR pissed on them a bit though without managing to find a winner.
Before that was a 0-2 defeat by in form Preston who sound like they got a grip on midfield there and restricted QPR to only a few chances. Preston are on a long unbeaten run though so that was always going to be a toughy. Hmmm, and their home match before that was the 1-2 Reading loss and to be honest, QPR sound pretty impressive 2nd half against the table toppers. I'm starting to sway toward the home side now.
A fine 3-0 win over Norwich (22nd Oct) and before that a 1-1 with Plymouth where they sound the dominant side without managing to turn pressure into goals. Plymouth were absorbing the QPR attacks and hitting on the break which could well be what Coventry end up doing. This is tricky now.
QPR's 0-1 defeat to Leeds; again they sound ok. A good early spell, quite lively apparently before Leeds came into it and took the lead before being reduced to 10 men and defending in numbers. QPR couldn't break through and were restriced to long range efforts. Sounds like they lack that extra wee bit needed in attack again. Same for the 2-1 win over Sheff Utd; an uneventful, scrappy match with few chances.
Coventry have shown they can keep it quite tight and I'm not convinced QPR have the killer instinct up front (same as Coventry) BUT they sound not bad in these reports and with a small slice of luck they could grab all 3 points. I'm not done yet but 2.10-2.20 for QPR is a possibilty although there are more question marks over this one than I'd like.
I think I'll be shying away from trying to pick a winner and may look into goals or bookings.... or.... something.
