QPR vs Charlton Prediction: Can Rangers bounce back from hammering?

QPR are struggling at the start of this Championship campaign. They received a hammering at Coventry last week, losing 7-1, and they have just one point to their name after three fixtures. Julien Stephan and his squad are under fire, so they will hope to alleviate that pressure when they welcome Charlton Athletic to Loftus Road (12:30, Sky Sports+). 

The Addicks have picked up four points in the Championship, but lost in the Carabao Cup to Cambridge United in midweek. Below you will find the QPR vs Charlton predictions featuring team news and betting tips.

Team News

Stephan could ring the changes after the 7-1 humiliation at Coventry, with Richard Kone surely set to be thrust into the XI after his late consolation goal. His move from Wycombe this summer should add goals to their attack, while Paul Smyth may also come into the side. 

Ilias Chair missed the trip to the Midlands having picked up an injury in training and he joins Taylor Richards, Michael Frey and Jake Clarke-Salter on the sidelines. That trio are expected back after the international break, while it remains to be seen whether the manager sticks with Joe Walsh in goal, or brings Paul Nardi in after Walsh’s CBS horror show. 

Football Odds

Nathan Jones doesn’t have the same dilemma with his squad although he will be disappointed they couldn’t make their creativity count in the 1-0 defeat to Leicester. A 3-1 loss to Cambridge United on Tuesday night saw them out of the Carabao Cup, with Karoy Anderson being shown a late red card.

Reece Burke remains an absentee after missing the cup tie, while Matty Godden is also sidelined. Charlie Kelman could come into the team to lead the line in place of Miles Leaburn, while Joe Rankin-Costello and Harvey Knibbs offer strong options from the bench if changes are made. 

QPR vs Charlton Odds

QPR are priced at 2/1 to win this game on home soil, while Charlton have been installed as the favourites at 13/10. That gives the away side an implied win probability of 44%, while a draw can be backed at 2/1. 

Over 2.5 goals is 11/10, BTTS is 4/5 and Godden is the favourite to score first at 5/1. 

Charlton to win @ 7/5

What we’ve seen from Charlton this season in their first few games back in the second tier has been pretty impressive. As with all my Championship previews this weekend, I’m largely ignoring the Carabao Cup performances, as I don’t think they hold much weight with the number of changes made. 

Charlton were, last weekend, incredibly unfortunate to lose to Leicester at home as  Abdul Fatawu wondergoal secured a 1-0 win for the Foxes. The Addicks created an xG of 1.62 compared to Leicester’s 0.49, and prior to that they had picked up four points without conceding a goal.

They are a competitive outfit that keep things tight, which is the complete opposite of QPR right now. It’s worth pointing out that they came up against one of the most efficient displays of finishing when they conceded seven last weekend - but their open style of play often lands them in defensive trouble. They’ve only picked up one point so far and I’m not sure we will see a major turnaround before the international break. Away win for me.

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Charlton to keep a clean sheet @ 9/5

Charlton kept two clean sheets in their opening two Championship matches, and the only league goal they have conceded this term was that Fatawu thunderbolt. They are yet to concede an xG of more than one in a match, and Jones clearly knows how to set up a team defensively. 

Although Kone should add some spark to the QPR attack, I’m happy to back Charlton to secure another shutout based upon the underlying data that we have seen across the opening three matches.

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