FM Preview: Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers 22 Dec 2012

Last updated : 21 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers fixture

Newcastle United prepare to entertain Queens Park Rangers at St. James Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, winning 52.38% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James Park was less than a year ago, in January 2012, the Magpies carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 15 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1-0 Q.P.R. Premier League
2011/2012 Mon 12 Sep Q.P.R. 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 02 May Q.P.R. 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Championship
2009/2010 Wed 30 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Q.P.R. Championship
1995/1996 Sat 06 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Q.P.R. Premiership
1995/1996 Sat 14 Oct Q.P.R. 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
1994/1995 Sat 04 Feb Q.P.R. 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Newcastle United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Queens Park Rangers is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Rangers have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Newcastle United find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 17 matches.

Queens Park Rangers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 10 points from their 17 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Newcastle United 6 1 0 5 6 11 3
Queens Park Rangers 6 1 3 2 7 10 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Newcastle United are not exactly setting the world alight at St. James Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Queens Park Rangers in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newcastle United Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Queens Park Rangers Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 23 away matches.
5 games since last defeat.

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