Queens Park Rangers
- QPR are also in good form at Loftus Road, going unbeaten in 3 with 2 wins and a draw, but they have won just 10, drawn 3 and lost 8 of their 21 home games in the Championship.
- Julien Stéphan brought a more structured, possession-based style of play when he took charge in June 2025, but his team will be up against it on Saturday against a Derby team that can punish slow turnover with their speed and energy.
Derby County
- Derby County have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, currently sitting 8th in the Championship with 66 points from 43 games.
- Derby County can keep their playoff push on track by claiming all 3 points in an important away fixture against Queens Park Rangers this Saturday.
- They have won 9, drawn 3 and lost 9 of their Championship away games this season, which is a decent away record but a little below par for a team of their standing.
- John Eustace has done a fine job at the club since he took over in February 2025, and his tactical flexibility has helped the East Midlands club maintain momentum in the second half of the campaign.
Head-to-Head
- The contrast in the two sides’ playing styles should make this a fascinating chess match at Loftus Road, with QPR more likely to play in a patient, possession-based manner and Derby County more suited to playing at a higher tempo and creating chaos.
- The Rams are all about transition play, using wide overloads and aggressive pressing to win the ball back and get forward quickly.
- The fact that the R’s are scoring an average of 1.76 goals per game at home and conceding 1.52 suggests they can get on the scoresheet, but they also leave space in defense that Derby County will be able to exploit.
- QPR drew 0-0 at home with Bristol City and lost 2-0 at Millwall, while their home head-to-head record against Derby is mixed.
- The R’s have beaten Derby once in the last three, while Derby won the other two, with Derby taking the points 1-0 when these sides last met 5 months ago.
Prediction
Derby are in better form, have a better league position, have won 2 of the last 3 meetings and appear to have the momentum to pull off a win, so we’re going with an away win at 2.75 in this one.
