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Bet 1 – QPR vs Burnley – Tuesday 3rd November at 19:45
Queens Park Rangers have an opportunity to extend their impressive home scoring record when they welcome a struggling Burnley side to Loftus Road on Tuesday evening.
The hosts have been productive in front of their own supporters, scoring 13 goals across their last five Championship home fixtures. They have found the net in four of those matches, averaging 2.60 goals per game.
Their underlying attacking statistics are equally encouraging. QPR have generated an average of 2.51 xG across those five home matches, demonstrating a consistent ability to create scoring opportunities rather than relying on unusually clinical finishing.
Those figures suggest the hosts have enough attacking quality to trouble a Burnley side struggling to establish consistency.
The visitors arrive following a frustrating goalless draw against Portsmouth in Fabio Celestini's first match in charge. Burnley dominated possession and created several opportunities but failed to convert their chances, extending their winless home sequence to 22 matches.
Although their attacking difficulties attracted attention, Burnley's defensive record away from Turf Moor provides greater encouragement for this selection.
The Clarets have conceded in each of their last five Championship away fixtures, allowing opponents an average of 1.75 xGA per match. That record suggests visiting teams have regularly found opportunities to threaten their goal.
QPR's home xG average of 2.51 compares favourably with Burnley's away xGA of 1.75, creating a promising statistical matchup for the London side.
The hosts have also scored more than once in several recent home fixtures, providing additional encouragement for a selection requiring only one goal.
With QPR consistently creating opportunities at Loftus Road and Burnley struggling to keep clean sheets on their travels, backing the hosts to score at least once looks a strong option.
- Bet: Burnley no clean sheet
- Odds: 7/50
- Bank: 10 units returns 11.40
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