ENG. CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING PREVIEW - QPR VS NORWICH CITY

Eng. Championship

2026-01-01 - QPR vs Norwich City

A Sports Betting Preview by ArmchairPunter

QPR v Norwich City
Football : England: Championship
Venue: Loftus Road
Thursday 1st January 2026, 1500hrs (GMT)

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QPR’s recent mixed bag of results in the Championship once again reared its head on Monday night when The R’s were dealt a 2-1 loss away from home at West Brom, leaving the London club in 9th place in the Championship table.

The hosts’ last eight league matches have resulted in four wins, a draw but also three defeats but three of the four wins have been registered on home soil at Loftus Road where Julien Stéphan’s side hold an encouraging home record of 6-2-3 20/15 to date this term.

All three losses were incurred on their travels, one of which was a 3-1 loss away at Norwich City, so The R’s will be highly motivated to set the record straight at Loftus Road on New Years Day by picking up a welcome three points.

Norwich City slipped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to Watford on Monday night which has left The Canaries remaining sitting second from bottom in the Championship table despite previously putting together an encouraging four-match unbeaten sequence.

The visitors had collected wins against Southampton and Charlton Athletic along with points gained by way of draws with Sheffield United and Preston NE, while the bigger picture hints at a revival with Philippe Clement’s side losing just twice in their last eight league matches.

However, like their upcoming hosts QPR, Norwich City have found clean sheets hard to come by so far this season and on the road 11 of The Canaries’ 12 away games have resulted with both teams scoring.

The Betting Verdict

Three of the last four meetings have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net and this trend looks set to continue at Loftus Road on New Years Day.

The Pick :

QPR 2-1 Norwich City

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take BTTS - YES at odds of 1.67 with Bet365