Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Bristol City have lost four of their last seven games and have lost ground in the race for a Championship play-off spot as a result.

Liam Manning's side had been in decent nick before this wobble, but may have to share the spoils against a visiting QPR side who are on the up.

Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers betting tips and predictions

Draw - 5/2

QPR endured a disastrous run of 13 games without a win in all competitions across September, October and the majority of November. 

However, since then the R's have won three and drawn two of their last five games, keeping four clean sheets in the process.

Back-to-back home wins to nil against Norwich City and Oxford United have given the side a real lift and they are now just five points behind City after being detached from these opponents recently.

Goals have been an issue for Marti Cifuentes' men, only the bottom three have scored fewer than their 20 in as many games. Things have started to turn recently, though, they have netted seven times in their last four games alongside their robust defensive efforts.

They face a Robins side that have had a downturn in their fortunes after a strong start to the campaign.

Losing four of their last seven games is a blow, but perhaps the bigger worry is the fact that they have failed to score in three of their last five outings and were seen off 3-0 by Portsmouth last weekend.

A 1-1 draw away to Sunderland was a solid result, but if they are to have a say in the race for the top six then they need to turn around their recent form.

Against a Rangers side who are on the up, they may have to settle for a stalemate in what looks like a more evenly-matched clash than the prices suggest.

Anis Mehmeti to score at any time - 12/5

One of the big positives from City's season so far have been the performances of Anis Mehmeti, who has netted six goals in 14 league starts for the Robins, already two more than he netted in the entirety of last season.

The Albanian's expected goals numbers are consistent too and he looks to be finally fulfilling the promise that he showed at Wycombe.

The forward has the highest shots per 90 minutes tally in the division, 3.54, and only Andreas Weimann has a higher shots on target per game figure than Mehmeti's 1.48.

The 23-year-old is also one of the home team's penalty-takers, so looks a decent bet to get on the scoresheet in this one. 

Sam Field to be shown a card - 2/1

Sam Field was the R's hero in midweek as he netted both goals in his side's 2-0 win over Oxford, however, another big side to Field's game is doing the dirty work in QPR's midfield.

The 26-year-old has been booked at least 10 times in the last three Championship seasons and he has already picked up five cautions this term. 

QPR have one of the lowest possession figures in the second tier, so expect them to have to do plenty of work off the ball, something that Field could be overzealous in. 

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Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers Odds

Bristol City - 17/20
Draw - 5/2
Queens Park Rangers - 16/5

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