QPR didn’t lose any of their last seven league games at Loftus Road this season (W4 D3), a run that included a 1-0 win over Wigan.
The Latics have only scored four goals in six previous league trips to Loftus Road.
The R’s are unbeaten in six matches against Wigan Athletic (W2 D4).
In six previous visits to Loftus Road, Wigan have recorded just one victory (D2 L3).
Wigan Athletic registered just one win over their final five league games away from home (D1 L3).
QPR conceded just 16 first half goals this season in the league; a league-low number.
Wigan did not lose any points from leading positions this season away from home; the only team to do so in the Championship.
Only 16% of teams that finished in fourth place in the Championship have been promoted via the play-offs; the lowest proportion. In contrast, 28% of the sides that placed fifth have won the play-offs.
There has been just one goal scored over the last three games played out between these sides.
QPR have scored in each of their last 12 home league matches.
Uwe Rosler’s men shipped four goals in their last match on the road (v Blackburn Rovers).
Junior Hoilett has claimed five league assists this season, all of them coming at Loftus Road.
Only three of 14 goals scored between Jordi Gomez and Nick Powell in the Championship this season came away from home.
QPR Team News:
Matt Phillips and Alejandro Faurlin remain sidelined through injury.
Possible line up:
SIMPSON – ONUOHA – DUNNE – HILL
HOILETT – CARROLL – BARTON – TRAORE
MORRISON
AUSTIN
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Wigan Team News:
Nick Powell is a major doubt with a hamstring injury.
Possible line up:
PERCH – CALDWELL – KIERNAN – BOYCE
MCMANAMAN -COLLISON – MCARTHUR – GOMEZ
FORTUNE – WAGHORN
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Match Facts & Stats
LAST FIVE
QPR: LWDWD
Wigan: LLWLD
HEAD 2 HEAD
QPR: 4
Wigan: 2
Draw: 7
LAST TIME OUT
Championship – 09/05/14
DW Stadium
Wigan 0
QPR 0
Team: Green, Dunne, Hill, Onuoha, Simpson, Morrison (Kranjcar), O`Neill, Barton, Traore (Doyle), Hoilett (Yun), Austin.
Attendance: 14,560
Ref Watch:
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Assistants: Simon Beck & Gary Beswick
Fourth Official: Andre Marriner
Mark Clattenburg is the match official for tonight`s clash against the Latics. This season, Clattenburg has issued 141 yellow cards and 6 red cards in 41 games.
Match Prediction:
1-0 Home win
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