This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Queens Park Rangers and Portsmouth at 20:00 on Tuesday, 1st February 2011 in the Championship.
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Q.P.R. play host to Portsmouth at Loftus Road on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 17 games played, Rangers have recorded 8 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Q.P.R. was more than a decade ago, in November 2000, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 09 Nov | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | Q.P.R. | 1-1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 07 May | Portsmouth | 1 - 3 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Q.P.R. | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Q.P.R. | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 31 Aug | Portsmouth | 3 - 0 | Q.P.R. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Queens Park Rangers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Rangers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Q.P.R. are leading the way in the Npower Championship, with their 28 games giving them a return of 53 points. Portsmouth find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 27 matches.
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 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Q.P.R. may be coming up against a decent side in Portsmouth, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Rangers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Q.P.R. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |
