Southampton FC
Football England - EFL Championship St. Mary's Tue 24 Feb 15:00
Queens Park Rangers FC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Championship Betting Preview: Southampton vs QPR

Southampton host QPR at St. Mary's, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Tuesday 24 February.

Side With Saints to Secure a Victory

We’re going for a straight pick on Southampton when it comes to the Full-Time Result market. We think the hosts can achieve some kind of victory against QPR, with odds of -147 currently available.

Southampton Won 2-1 in Teams’ Last Meeting

Southampton drew their last game 1-1 at home, with the action taking place at St. Mary's against Charlton Athletic. The South Coast club had eight shots on target and boasted 71% possession, with Ross Stewart getting the goal.

Queens Park Rangers got the win in their previous game. A 3-1 victory occurred on the road at MKM Stadium when playing Hull City. Rangers had 41% possession and eight shots on goal, while Paddy McNair (own goal), Daniel Bennie and Richard Kone were on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Southampton beat QPR in their last head-to-head clash. It was a 2-1 scoreline away at Loftus Road. In the past 3 H2H meetings, Southampton have won every time.

Championship G W D L GF GA GD GD P
6 Southampton logo Southampton 40 18 12 10 68 49 19 68:49 66
12 QPR logo QPR 41 16 9 16 58 63 -5 58:63 57
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Southampton – Last 10 League Games

Southampton have 4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 4.8 shots on goal and 13.7 attempts. The Saints have averaged 56.1% possession and 5.5 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 1.2 goals from 3.3 shots on goal, 12.7 attempts and 4.9 corners.

Ross Stewart is the top goalscorer with 3, Leo Scienza has 2, with Jack Stephens and two other players on 1. Leo Scienza is the leading assists maker on 4.

QPR – Last 10 League Games

QPR have 3 victories, 4 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 1.3 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 11.9 attempts. Julien Stephan's team have averaged 46.8% possession, 5.2 corners taken and 4.4 corners against, while conceding 1.2 goals from 3.6 shots on goal and 10.3 attempts.

Richard Kone and Rayan Kolli have scored 2 goals, followed by Daniel Bennie with 1. Nicolas Madsen has managed 3 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Southampton confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Daniel Peretz (GK), James Bree, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jack Stephens, Ryan Manning, Flynn Downes, Caspar Jander, Kuryu Matsuki, Finn Azaz, Leo Scienza, Cyle Larin.

QPR confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Joe Walsh (GK), Amadou Salif Mbengue, Jimmy Dunne, Ronnie Edwards, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Harvey Vale, Isaac Hayden, Nicolas Madsen, Koki Saito, Richard Kone, Rayan Kolli.

Southampton vs QPR Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Southampton vs QPR betting guide delivers expert insight, including a main match pick, our corners angle, scoreline advice, standout player props and bet builder recommendations. Dive into each section below for more.

Match Prediction

If you agree with our verdict that Southampton can claim a Championship victory, then there’s the chance to get betting odds of -147 that this happens. We think that this price sticks out.

The Championship experts at Sportsgambler.com always keep close tabs on team news. We also use a form guide for our football betting tips along with checking out the stats that are going to help inform our final decision.

Key Southampton vs QPR league stats:

  • Southampton have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Southampton have won 3 of their last 5 games.
  • Southampton have won the last 3 games between these teams.
Southampton to Win Probability

The betting apps are estimating that there is a 59.5% likelihood of this pick landing a return. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 65-70%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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For those that think Southampton will be able to oblige with a victory along with achieving a shut out, then we recommend backing them to win along with the BTTS No option at bigger odds.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Southampton Southampton logo 2 - 0 QPR logo QPR

Southampton are available at +650 to win by a 2-0 scoreline. Correct score betting allows us to bet at bigger odds and it’s also a fun type of wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Ross Cameron Stewart to Score +210 BetMGM logo

Ross Cameron Stewart (Southampton) has scored at least one goal in his past two Championship games. We’ll bear these numbers in mind and take odds of +210 that he is able to feature on the scoresheet when we wager on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Ross Cameron Stewart Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

QPR Over 3.5 Corners -147 BetMGM logo

QPR have had over 3.5 corners in six straight matches, while the last 10 Southampton home games have seen them concede an average of 5.20 corners. We’re anticipating that there will be plenty of QPR corners and that the Team Corners line will be covered, with odds of -147 on offer.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Southampton Logo Southampton
Total
10.40 5.50 4.90
Home
11.20 6.00 5.20
Away
10.80 4.90 5.90
QPR Logo QPR
Total
9.60 5.20 4.40
Home
9.30 6.40 2.90
Away
12.00 4.30 7.70
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Southampton -147
Both Team To Score No +112
Anytime Goalscorer Ross Cameron Stewart +210

If you’re up for a bet builder, then we’ve got Southampton to come out on top, one or both teams drawing a blank as well as Ross Cameron Stewart (Southampton) to be on the scoresheet.

A bet builder is a great alternative for football punters who want to focus their wagering on a single game. Bettors enjoy creating a tailored wager based on their predictions for how a match is likely to turn out.

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Southampton vs QPR Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Have Southampton as Favourites

Southampton are available at -143 to come away with a triumph in this Championship clash, meaning a 59% likelihood of winning according to the published betting odds. Queens Park Rangers are the +350 outsiders, with the draw being a different option which could yield dividends.

Southampton -0.75 on the Asian Handicap is available at -114 and means a full payout if they win by two or more against QPR. A victory by one goal means half the stake wins and the other half is refunded.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at -159.

There are hundreds of markets when it comes to betting on the Championship coupon and we recommend visiting the best betting sites to find the football wager that matches your view on the game.

Ross Cameron Stewart Heads First Goalscorer Market

Ross Cameron Stewart is the favourite to be First Goalscorer at +525. If you’re interested in backing him to find the net at anytime, then the price is +200.

Player Goals
Ross Cameron Stewart (Southampton)
First
+200
Anytime
+525
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Cyle Larin (Southampton)
First
+210
Anytime
+525
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Leo Scienza (Southampton)
First
+220
Anytime
+550
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Cameron Archer (Southampton)
First
+230
Anytime
+550
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Can Southampton Continue Unbeaten Home Streak?

Southampton haven’t lost any of their past four games at St. Mary's. The South Coast club have six wins, three draws and one loss in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 0.80.

QPR have not lost on their travels in the past four matches. Rangers have clocked up five draws, three losses and two wins in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 0.80 goals per match and conceding 1.00.

Southampton beat QPR 2-1 when the teams last met at St. Mary's.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Southampton logo Southampton Home Stats 6-3-1 2.30 1.50 0.80 4 6 6 4
QPR logo QPR Away Stats 2-5-3 1.80 0.80 1.00 4 6 5 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Southampton logo Southampton League Stats
QPR logo QPR League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Southampton vs QPR Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the Southampton vs QPR team news. We’ll have the predicted and confirmed Championship lineups for you plus all the latest on player injuries.

Southampton Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

QPR Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Southampton Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

41 Daniel Peretz
14 James Bree 6 T. Harwood-Bellis 5 Jack Stephens 3 Ryan Manning
4 Flynn Downes 20 Caspar Jander
27 Kuryu Matsuki 10 Finn Azaz 13 Leo Scienza
9 Cyle Larin
13 Joe Walsh
27 Amadou Salif Mbengue 3 Jimmy Dunne 37 Ronnie Edwards 18 R. Norrington-Davies
20 Harvey Vale 15 Isaac Hayden 24 Nicolas Madsen 14 Koki Saito
22 Richard Kone 26 Rayan Kolli

QPR Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Southampton Substitutes

  • 11Ross Stewart
  • 15Nathan Wood
  • 18Tom Fellows
  • 19Cameron Archer
  • 23Samuel Edozie
  • 24Shea Charles
  • 25George Long
  • 38Elias Jelert
  • 48Cameron Bragg

QPR Substitutes

  • 2Kealey Adamson
  • 6Jake Clarke-Salter
  • 21Kieran Morgan
  • 23Daniel Bennie
  • 28Esquerdinha
  • 29Ben Hamer
  • 30Tylon Smith
  • 40Jonathan Varane
  • 48I. A. Mulugeta

Previous Southampton Lineups

21 Feb Championship
Southampton 1-1 Charlton
14 Feb FA Cup
Southampton 2-1 Leicester
10 Feb Championship
Leicester 3-4 Southampton
07 Feb Championship
Southampton 1-0 Watford
31 Jan Championship
Stoke 0-2 Southampton
25 Jan Championship
Portsmouth 1-1 Southampton

Previous QPR Lineups

21 Feb Championship
Hull 1-3 QPR
14 Feb Championship
QPR 1-3 Blackburn
06 Feb Championship
Charlton 0-0 QPR
31 Jan Championship
QPR 2-1 Coventry
24 Jan Championship
QPR 2-3 Wrexham
20 Jan Championship
Oxford 0-0 QPR

Injuries & Suspensions

Southampton Injury Table
Type Name Info
Mads Roerslev Knee
Alex McCarthy Wrist
QPR Injury Table
Type Name Info
Nicolas Madsen Hamstring
Justin Obikwu Muscle
Rumarn Burrell Hamstring
Karamoko Dembele Knee
Ilias Chair Muscle
Murphy Cooper Groin
Ziyad Larkeche Cruciate ligame
Team Squads

Southampton Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Tonda Eckert

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 21 D 28 2520 28 4 4 1 8 0
Ryan Manning 3 M 30 2170 23 10 5 2 4 0
Finn Azaz 10 M 31 2109 26 6 8 5 1 0
James Bree 14 D 26 2109 24 2 2 4 8 0
Caspar Jander 20 M 28 2095 25 3 2 0 5 0

QPR Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Julien Stephan

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Jimmy Dunne 3 D 31 2761 31 0 3 3 4 0
Nicolas Madsen 24 M 33 2759 31 2 3 6 1 0
Richard Kone 22 F 31 2368 27 5 7 2 4 0
Amadou Salif Mbengue 27 D 29 2239 25 5 2 0 10 1
Rhys Norrington-Davies 18 D 27 2049 23 8 0 0 6 0
England FlagChampionship Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 41 25 9 7 84:42 84
2 Millwall 42 21 10 11 56:47 73
3 Ipswich 39 20 12 7 69:40 72
4 Middlesbrough 41 20 12 9 62:41 72
5 Hull 41 20 8 13 63:58 68
6 Southampton 40 18 12 10 68:49 66
7 Wrexham 41 17 13 11 63:58 64
8 Derby 41 18 9 14 60:51 63
9 Norwich 41 17 7 17 55:48 58
10 Watford 41 14 15 12 52:49 57
11 Bristol City 41 16 9 16 52:51 57
12 QPR 41 16 9 16 58:63 57
13 Stoke 41 15 9 17 48:45 54
14 Preston 41 13 15 13 48:52 54
15 Swansea 41 15 9 17 49:54 54
16 Birmingham 41 14 11 16 49:52 53
17 Sheffield Utd 41 15 6 20 57:58 51
18 Charlton 41 12 13 16 38:49 49
19 Blackburn 41 12 11 18 37:49 47
20 West Brom 42 11 13 18 42:56 46
21 Portsmouth 40 10 12 18 40:57 42
22 Leicester 41 11 14 16 54:63 41
23 Oxford 41 9 14 18 39:54 41
24 Sheffield Wed 41 1 10 30 25:82 -5
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Coventry 20 15 3 2 43:17 48
2 Ipswich 21 13 7 1 38:15 46
3 Watford 21 10 7 4 30:21 37
4 Southampton 19 10 6 3 29:14 36
5 Middlesbrough 20 10 6 4 28:16 36
6 Swansea 21 10 6 5 30:24 36
7 Millwall 21 11 3 7 29:25 36
8 Birmingham 20 9 8 3 33:20 35
9 Hull 21 10 4 7 32:32 34
10 Derby 21 9 6 6 29:25 33
11 Wrexham 21 9 6 6 37:35 33
12 Stoke 20 9 5 6 31:21 32
13 QPR 20 10 2 8 37:32 32
14 Preston 21 8 7 6 27:25 31
15 West Brom 21 7 9 5 25:25 30
16 Sheffield Utd 20 8 4 8 33:26 28
17 Bristol City 21 8 4 9 29:27 28
18 Charlton 20 8 4 8 19:21 28
19 Norwich 20 8 2 10 24:24 26
20 Leicester 20 7 5 8 28:30 26
21 Portsmouth 20 6 5 9 21:22 23
22 Oxford 20 5 8 7 18:25 23
23 Blackburn 21 4 8 9 18:25 20
24 Sheffield Wed 21 0 6 15 11:42 6