- QPR have won their last two Championship games in a row, beating Blackburn 2-1 away from home and Cardiff 2-1 at home.
- Charlton Athletic have won their 2 home games in this Championship season, but only scored 3 goals in 2 matches in front of their own fans.
- QPR have an average of 2.50 away goals per game in the Championship in 2026-2027, scoring 5 goals in 2 away matches.
Charlton and QPR to lock horns at The Valley
Charlton Athletic and Queens Park Rangers will meet at The Valley in what looks a key early season fixture in the Championship.
The Addicks, who sit 3rd with 10 points from 4 games, have responded well at home to their 4-0 EFL Cup hammering at Tottenham, beating Preston 1-0, then holding West Brom to a 1-1 away draw today. The R's are hot on their tails in 2nd, also on 10 points, and they have been perfect on the road, picking up 2 wins from 2.
Nathan Jones has kept Charlton compact and pragmatic since he took over and it looks like they are a well-balanced unit who can dig in and spring forward with a bit of pace and quality. Julien Stephan has brought a more attacking identity to QPR, getting them playing in a more possession-based manner, with more pace and flow in their combinations, while also having them press with numbers when they are out of possession.
This clash will be a battle of patience vs pressure and we think it could go to the team that makes the most of the transitions. Charlton are the more likely team to dig in and stay solid, but their players will need to be alert to the R's attacking power, while QPR can really load up the wide areas and get some numbers forward at times, but they will leave space for Charlton to counter-attack.
QPR have an extra cutting edge right now with Ilias Chair looking the most lethal finisher in the team with 2 goals in 4 Championship matches. He has some quality between the lines and could make the difference in this game. Charlton's Tyreece Campbell, who has 3 Championship goals in 4 games, is the main danger man for them, but Lloyd Jones has chipped in with 2 of their 5 goals in the last 5 matches and is a threat from set-pieces and late runs in the box.
Charlton are 137/100 favourites for this game, which looks a little tight with the R's at 187/100 and the draw at 9/4. Instead of backing Charlton to win, which we believe they will do, the smarter play looks to be both teams to score - as QPR can hurt Charlton if the Addicks don't stay compact while the hosts can always nick a goal at The Valley.
