Our prediction for this Championship match:
QPR
Match Time & Date:
27/12/2021
18:30
Prediction: 1-1
Bournemouth
QPR and Bournemouth go head to head at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium on day 24 of the new Championship campaign. Following three consecutive league wins, the Hoops suffered a 2-0 loss to Stoke City in their last league fixture, but despite the defeat they remained in the playoffs berth. All Lyndon Dykes, Lee Wallace, Jordy de Wijs, and Sam McCallum are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
Bournemouth head into the Boxing Day clash following a goalless draw with Barnsley. The Cherries are eyeing automatic promotion to the Premier League, but beating QPR in London is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. The good news for the visitors is that midfielder Jefferson Lerma is back from suspension.
Highlighted Player (Andre Gray):
Wolverhampton-born striker Andre Gray is a product of the Shrewsberry Town youth academy who hit the limelight during his two loan spell with Luton Town. A no-nonsense forward endured a difficult childhood which left him with a four-inch scar on his left cheek after he got stabbed in the face in a gang-related incident back in 2011.
Fortunately, Andre Grey was pulled out of the gang lifestyle by his mother and close friends and focused on his football career. Having scored 57 goals in 111 appearances with The Hatters, Gray was prized away by Brentford in a club-record deal at the time. Just a season later Gray moved to Burnley where he hit 23 goals in 41 Championship appearances to emerge as a vital cog in his club’s Premier League push in 2014/15. After nine goals in 32 top-flight appearances with he Clarets, Gray was transferred to Watford for yet another club-record fee.
The Englishman’s prolific goalscoring record in the Football League was brought to a halt, however, with Gray scoring just five goals in 31 Premier League appearances during the 2017/18 season.
Highlighted Team (Bournemouth):
Bournemouth are a professional football club that was formed back in 1890. The Cherries secured promotion to the Premier League in the 2015/2016 season, with the team making it to the English top flight for the first time ever.
Bournemouth play their home games at Dean Court and the capacity of the stadium is 11,469.
The Cherries enjoyed a very successful season on their Premier League debut, with the team beating the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United in the national championship. Glenn Murray scored the winner for Bournemouth in the 1-0 win over the capital club at Stamford Bridge and that is probably the greatest victory in the club’s history.
Bournemouth have been participating in the FA Cup since 1913, but they have yet to win the trophy in the prestigious competition. It has to be noted that the club’s original name Boscombe Athletic Football Club was changed to Bournemouth back in 1923 as the club owners wanted the Cherries to be more representative of the district.
