- Team standing: Queens Park Rangers are 9th in the Championship 2026-2027 table with 20 points from 13 games.
- Opposition standing: Lincoln City are 16th in the Championship 2026-2027 with 15 points from 13 games.
QPR look to regain their rhythm at Loftus Road
Recent results
Queens Park Rangers host Lincoln City at Loftus Road on Saturday in a game of mid-table sides in the Championship 2026-2027, and the Hoops are coming off a run of results that has been just mixed enough to suggest a close and open game.
The hosts lost 3-0 at Birmingham a fortnight ago, but had beaten Swansea 5-0 at home just a week prior and then lost 4-1 at Southampton. So 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from the last 5 is a decent base for any team to grow, although it hardly reads like the work of a team on the way up.
Players and style
But QPR look more like an improving team at this stage of Julien Stéphan's reign as opposed to the beginning, and they have won their last two home games, which is a good omen going into this game.
Richard Kone has been a huge spark for the Hoops during the last five games, scoring 4 of their 11 goals, while Ilias Chair has 2 goals in 5 games to be their top scorer in the Championship 2026-2027. Chair offers the team a bit more creativity and flair between the lines, and Stéphan's team are built around a narrow 4-4-2 with 2 forwards and a solid, structured build-up, unlike the high-energy, vertical pressing style of Lincoln.
Lincoln’s momentum has been disrupted
The Imps are lower down the table than QPR, just outside the top half of the Championship 2026-2027 and need to pick up some results to make the next step. Chris Cohen's side have had a mixed run of form coming into this one – W1 D1 L3 – and they need to rediscover the form that saw them beat Burnley 4-1 at LNER Stadium in early October before being trounced at home by Birmingham.
Queens Park Rangers have averaged 2.17 goals per home game, so they should get some joy against this Lincoln City side that can be breached on their travels. The Imps have conceded 7 in 6 away games, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2, so they can travel to Loftus Road and leave with something if they land the first blow. Back the home side to edge a good game.
- Freddie Draper remains the main goal threat for Lincoln with 2 goals in 8 appearances, although the team have been scoring plenty recently and he is still their penalty box predator.
- Lincoln have a high-energy, vertical pressing style and are good at recovering the ball quickly, before trying to catch teams out on the counter with their pace.
- This should be an open game, as it pits two contrasting teams against each other, and over 2.5 goals at 1.7 looks a better alternative than backing the hosts at 1.81.
