We said: Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Bristol City
With two new head coaches at the helm, everyone will be looking to impress at Loftus Road. We expect a different-looking QPR outfit to the one under Ainsworth, but Bristol City have been in solid form before the arrival of Manning, leading us to predict a narrow victory for the visitors.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bristol City win with a probability of 47.79%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 26.23% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bristol City win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.21%) and 0-2 (8.9%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 (8.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood.