FM Preview: Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland 21 Dec 2011

Last updated : 20 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland fixture

Sunderland travel to take on Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 7 and win only 3 of the 13 games.

The last time the two teams met at Queens Park Rangers was back in November 2006, over five years ago, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rangers in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2006/2007 Sat 14 Apr Sunderland 2 - 1 Q.P.R. Championship
2006/2007 Tue 28 Nov Q.P.R. 1-2 Sunderland Championship
2004/2005 Sat 02 Apr Q.P.R. 1 - 3 Sunderland Championship
2004/2005 Sat 14 Aug Sunderland 2 - 2 Q.P.R. Championship
1998/1999 Sat 09 Jan Q.P.R. 2 - 2 Sunderland League Division One
1998/1999 Sat 08 Aug Sunderland 1 - 0 Q.P.R. League Division One
1997/1998 Fri 10 Apr Sunderland 2 - 2 Q.P.R. League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Queens Park Rangers have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Rangers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Black Cats have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Queens Park Rangers find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 16 matches.

Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 16 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Queens Park Rangers 6 1 1 4 7 11 4
Sunderland 6 1 1 4 4 7 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Sunderland are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Loftus Road with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Queens Park Rangers Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Sunderland Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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