- QPR and Lincoln have been two of the teams in this Championship 2026/2027 season, which could lead to an open match.
- Queens Park Rangers are slight favourites at 81/100, with Lincoln at 59/20 and the draw at 14/5.
- QPR have won their last two home games, while Lincoln have won just one of their last five.
Imps could make Loftus Road a good stop for QPR
Queens Park Rangers are 9th in the Championship 2026/2027 after 13 games with 20 points and Lincoln City are 16th with 15 points after 13 matches. QPR are the slightly better team and are on a better run, but Lincoln, who are the visitors on Saturday, could keep things close in a game that is likely to be open.
Julien Stéphan has built his QPR side around a two-forward formation which can line up as a 4-4-2. They have structure in their build-up play and can play in a disciplined way when counter-pressing, but they are not a side that presses every single time they lose the ball.
Lincoln City play an entirely different style of football with their high-energy, vertical pressing game designed to disrupt opponents and force them to make mistakes. The Imps will want this game to be frantic and chaotic because it should suit them, while Stéphan will want it to be rhythmical and flowing so his side can probe and find the right holes.
Richard Kone has provided a spark for QPR in their recent games, scoring four of their 11 goals in the last five matches. Ilias Chair has been their top scorer in the Championship 2026/2027 with two in five, and they have more creativity and penetration between the lines with those players in their team.
Lincoln's Freddie Draper leads the Championship 2026/2027 scoring charts with two goals in eight games, although he is still their main threat in the penalty box. Lincoln's last two results have gone a long way to stalling their momentum. They beat Burnley 4-1 at home, then lost 1-3 to Birmingham at home, making it 1-1-3 in their last five.
QPR lost 3-0 at Birmingham, beat Swansea 5-0 at home, then were beaten 4-1 at Southampton. That's a patchy 2-1-2 run that has left them in mid-table. They'll be happy to see that they have won their last two at Loftus Road, however, and Lincoln's 3-1-2 record on the road suggests they will find this tough.
Over 2.5 goals at 7/10 looks the sharper alternative market in this matchup of two teams that have been positive in the Championship 2026/2027, but this one could go to the home side if Lincoln land the first punch and are unable to recover.
