FM Preview: Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers 31 Dec 2011

Last updated : 30 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers fixture

Arsenal play host to Queens Park Rangers at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, winning 12 and drawing 8 of the 22 games played.

The last time the two teams met at Arsenal was well over fifteen years ago, back in December 1995, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2000/2001 Sat 27 Jan Q.P.R. 0 - 6 Arsenal F.A. Cup
1995/1996 Sat 02 Mar Q.P.R. 1 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
1995/1996 Tue 26 Dec Arsenal 3-0 Q.P.R. Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 08 Apr Q.P.R. 3 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 31 Dec Arsenal 1 - 3 Q.P.R. Premiership
1993/1994 Wed 27 Apr Q.P.R. 1 - 1 Arsenal Premiership
1993/1994 Mon 03 Jan Arsenal 0 - 0 Q.P.R. Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Arsenal have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 4 conceded.

The away form of Queens Park Rangers is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rangers have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Arsenal's total of 33 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Queens Park Rangers are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 18 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Arsenal 6 3 1 2 9 6 10
Queens Park Rangers 6 0 2 4 5 10 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With the Gunners being in decent shape at home at the moment, we am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Arsenal No sequences of note
Queens Park Rangers Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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