The big picture

Queens Park Rangers come in 8th on the ladder with 24 points; Bristol City are 17th on 18. Queens Park Rangers have the higher position to protect.

Queens Park Rangers are 6–3–6 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.2 against.

Bristol City are 5–7–3 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.1 goals for and 1.6 against.

Form

Queens Park Rangers have won two of their last five and most recently beat Lincoln City 2–1.

Bristol City have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Norwich City 0–5.

Head to head

These sides have met 20 times on our records since 2016: Queens Park Rangers 6, Bristol City 9, 5 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), it was a draw 0–0 at MATRADE Loftus Road.

Biggest margin between these two: Bristol City by 3 goals in 2018-19 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Queens Park Rangers, watch Richard Kone (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Jimmy Dunne (0.2 goals a game in 2026-27).

For Bristol City, watch Scott Twine (0.4 goals a game in 2026-27) and Dominic Ballard (0.3 goals a game in 2026-27).

At MATRADE Loftus Road

Queens Park Rangers have won 9 of their last 21 at MATRADE Loftus Road.

The deeper numbers

Queens Park Rangers haven't beaten Bristol City at MATRADE Loftus Road since 2016-17: 9 meetings there since then.

Bristol City haven't beaten Queens Park Rangers at MATRADE Loftus Road since 2022-23: 3 meetings there since then.

What the numbers say

On form, ladder and history, Queens Park Rangers have the edge.