Queens Park Rangers vs Southampton Prediction and Betting Tips | November 5th 2025

The EFL Championship returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Queens Park Rangers and Southampton lock horns at the Loftus Road Stadium on Wednesday. The Saints will be keen to turn a corner, having recently relieved Will Still of his role as head coach after a poor run of results.

Queens Park Rangers failed to arrest their slump in form as they fell to a 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Ipswich Town last Saturday. Julien Stephan’s men have lost three of their last four matches, conceding seven goals and scoring three, having gone unbeaten in the six games preceding this run (4W 2D).

Queens Park Rangers have picked up 18 points from their 13 Championship matches so far to sit 14th in the league standings, but could rise into eighth-place with a win on Wednesday.

Elsewhere, Southampton were left empty-handed yet again as they fell to a 2-0 defeat against Preston North End at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.

The Saints have lost three games on the spin and are without a win in 11 of their last 12 Championship matches (6D 5L) since kicking off the season with a 2-1 home victory over Wrexham.

This poor run of results has seen Southampton plunge into 21st place in the Championship table, with Belgian coach Will Still relieved of his role at the helm of affairs.

Queens Park Rangers vs Southampton Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• With 48 wins from the last 114 meetings between the long-time rivals, Southampton boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
• Queens Park Rangers have picked up 39 wins since their first encounter in October 1899, while the spoils have been shared on 27 occasions.
• Southampton are on a run of four consecutive victories against the hosts, scoring six goals and conceding twice since a 2-1 loss in March 2013.
• Queens Park Rangers have failed to win 10 of their last 12 Championship home games, losing five and claiming five draws since the start of March.

Queens Park Rangers vs Southampton Prediction

Southampton will hope the departure of Will Still will bring about a change in fortunes, as they find themselves scrambling for points just above the relegation zone.

Queens Park Rangers have suffered a drop-off in form of late, and we predict both sides will cancel out each other’s efforts at the Loftus Road Stadium.

Prediction: Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Southampton

Queens Park Rangers vs Southampton Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Draw

Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in eight of Southampton’s last 10 games)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in the visitors’ last five matches)

Edited by Peter P