Stoke City vs Queens Park Rangers Prediction: Nothing seems to separate these sides

Stoke City will welcome Queens Park Rangers to Turf Moor on Saturday. While Stoke have won just two of their last seven games in all competitions at home, QPR have lost their last five games on the road. Who will win? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Stoke City

Stoke City suffered a 1-0 loss to Millwall in their last game to extend their winless run to five in their last six games. During this period, they lost four and drew one. They have also won just two of their last seven games in all competitions at home. They sit 20th on the table with 39 points in 38 games, scoring 37 and conceding 51. However, Ben Gibson (leg) and Ryan Mmaee (muscle) are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers played a 2-2 draw in their last game against league leaders, Leeds United. Koki Saito scored the game's first goal in the 17th minute before Steve Cook doubled the lead in the 30th minute. However, they couldn’t hold the lead as they conceded two goals, and Koki Saito was sent off in the game's dying minutes. He will miss this game. The Rangers remain winless in their last five games and have lost their last five games on the road. QPR sit 15th on the table with 45 points in 38 games, scoring 44 goals and conceding 50. However, Zan Celar, Ilias Chair, Jake Clarke-Salter, Sam Field, Rayan Kolli, and Harvey Vale are ruled out of this game due to injuries.

Possible Starting 11

Stoke City — Viktor Johansson, Junior Tchamadeu, Ashley Phillips, Ben Wilmot, Eric Junior Bocat, Jordan Thompson, Wouter Burger, Lewis Koumas, Lewis Baker, Million Manhoef, Sam Gallagher.

QPR — Paul Nardi, Jimmy Dunne, Steve Cook, Morgan Fox, Kenneth Paal, Jack Colback, Ronnie Edwards, Paul Smyth, Lucas Andersen, Karamoko Dembele, Michael Frey.

Match Facts

• QPR have lost their last five games on the road;
• The last four games between both sides at this venue saw the BTTS-NO and Under 2.5 goals results;
• Eight of the last nine games between both sides saw the Under 2.5 goals results;
• Stoke have won just two of their last seven games in all competitions at home.

Expert Betting Tips

Nothing seems to be separating both sides now, and backing either side might be wrong. While I have a slight bias for the visitors, they lost their last five games on the road. With this, I think they will play a draw in the first 45 minutes of this game in a game that will see few goals.

Our prediction for this match is to see less than three goals for odds of 1.66 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction for this match is for a team to keep a clean sheet for odds of 1.85 at Betway.

Our third prediction is a draw in the first half at odds of 1.96 at Bet365.