West Ham vs QPR prediction: Championship match preview

West Ham and QPR form before kick-off

West Ham’s last five results read draw, loss and three wins. Their most recent league match was a 6–0 victory over Wrexham, although the sequence also includes a 2–3 League Cup defeat to Fulham and a 2–2 draw away to Millwall. In the Championship, their current form line is DWWWW.

QPR have drawn three of their last five, alongside a 0–1 defeat to Middlesbrough and a 2–1 win over Cardiff. They most recently shared the points with Preston in a 2–2 league match. The run has brought fewer wins than West Ham’s, but QPR have also avoided defeat in three consecutive league matches.

The head-to-head record across the five listed meetings favours West Ham: they won three, with the other two ending level. The most recent meeting was a 2–1 West Ham win in January 2026. Those results offer background, though the teams’ current league form and this season’s performances provide a more immediate picture.

Championship positions and home-away records

West Ham sit second with 15 points and a goal difference of plus 11, placing them in the Premier League promotion zone. They have taken three wins and one defeat from four home league matches, with one win and three draws from four away. That makes their home record a notable part of the build-up to this fixture.

QPR are sixth on 13 points, with a goal difference of plus three, in the play-off quarter-final places. Their away record is two wins and two draws from four matches, and they have not lost on the road in the league so far. They will therefore arrive with a solid away return despite being the lower-placed side.

Goals and provisional team news

West Ham have averaged 3.5 goals scored per home league match this season and one conceded per game at home. QPR’s away figures are 1.5 scored and 0.8 conceded per match. Across eight league games, West Ham have not failed to score, while QPR have done so three times; both teams have kept two clean sheets.

The team news remains provisional, with starting line-ups not yet published and normally released around 30 minutes before kick-off. The data provider lists M. Kante as suspended and J. Veltman as injured for West Ham, with A. Areola and T. Soucek marked as questionable. For QPR, I. Chair, D. Cirkin, K. Dembele, B. Kemper and R. Kone are listed as missing, while T. Lamptey is questionable; no recent confirmed update or expected line-up was found in the searched press sources.

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