QPR vs West Bromwich Albion Predictions

• QPR ended last season with three straight victories
• West Brom reached the play-offs but fell to Southampton
• The two sides played out a 2-2 draw in this fixture last season

Both sides can avoid defeat in score draw

QPR avoided the drop thanks to a sharp improvement in form during the latter stages of last campaign and this could help them avoid an opening day defeat to promotion hopefuls West Brom.

The Rs won five and lost just two of their final eight matches to finish 18th, six points above the bottom three, and boss Marti Cifuentes has made some key signings in the summer in the hope of improving on this position – most notably new striker Zan Celar from Lugano.

The Baggies reached the play-offs last season but were unable to defeat eventual winners Southampton in the semi-finals. They are hoping for a similar push this time around, but a pre-season that included five defeats from six friendlies will hardly have helped matters.

Both sides have also lost key men in the summer transfer window and this my hinder their chances of victory. Two of the last three meetings have ended all square and another tie could be on the horizon, with our prediction being a 1-1 draw.