Reading v QPR Prediction 28th April 2013

Reading v QPR Betting Preview
This should be a fun encounter at the Madejski with both sides looking pretty doomed. This could be the deciding match to determine who finished bottom of the pile. There are just twelve points available for both sides to claw their way out of the drop zone. Sitting level on 24 points each, they are ten points points adrift of safety. So it is unlikely that either are going to be playing Premier League football next season. Both sides are in terrible form and a win now would be nothing more than a bit of a consolation  in attempting to avoid finishing completely last for the season.

Reading v QPR Betting Odds at online bookmaker Ladbrokes
Reading 8/5, QPR 7/5, Draw 12/5

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Reading v QPR Recommended Bet:
This was setting itself up to be a crucial relegation battle but the form of the two clubs have been so terrible that it is too late for salvation most likely. The loser of this game will definitely be relegated, and if the two sides produce a draw, all that Aston Villa will need is a point on Monday against Sunderland to relegate both the Royals and the R’s. So a bit of pride is really all that is on the line here and the hopes of not having the sword of relegation fall upon them just yet. The form of the Royals has just nose-dived since the beginning of February. From Boxing Day through Febraury 2nd inclusive, they have lost just one game, and won four of seven. Since then it has been eight defeats in nine matches, an awful return which has sunk them down to this position. They are lightweight up front, having produced the fewest shots on goal of all Premier League sides this season.

Reading have recorded just one point from the last 27 available and they are the only side to average less than 40% possession in the Premier League this season. They did pick up a point at Loftus Road earlier in the season after opening the scoring. Reading’s hoe form this season reads W4 D7 L6, just a 23% success rate. They are without a win in four and they have failed to score in their last two home matches. Overall they have scored at a rate of 1.3 goals per game at the Madejski this season and have conceded at a rate of 1.8 per game. 79% of their 24 points earned this season have come on home soil. They have left things late in scoring goals, with 62% of all their goals being scored in the second half of matches, and ten of their 37 league goals this season have been scored by substitutes. So can the Royals sink the QPR ship?

Rangers have slumped badly since Harry Redknapp’s initial revival after taking charge of the club. They have now lost four of the last five played, the exception being a point picked up against Wigan, a game they should have actually won, but threw away at the death. Had they beaten Wigan, this game would have a totally different complexion. Rangers have lost their last two games by a 2-0 scoreline (against Everton and Stoke) and in total have produced just two wins in their last thirteen Premier League matches. They have suffered four defeats in their last five away matches and have posted just two away wins all term in a W2 D4 L11 record. Rangers average exactly a goal per game on the road, and they have conceded at a rate of 1.8 per away match.

Hard to get a read on what will happen here. QPR probably have a little bit more going forward, but defensively both struggle badly. This has the making of a feisty match as well but would just edge things in favour of the visitors and a QPR 1 Goal Winning Margin is offered at 3/1 at online bookmaker Ladbrokes.

Form
Reading LLLLDL, QPR WLLDLL

Stat Attack
Reading and QPR have conceded 121 league goals between them this season
There have been five red cards in the last five meetings between the two clubs
It is now three hours and five minutes since QPR last scored
Reading have produced the fewest shots on goal of all Premier League teams this term