Norwich City vs Queens Park Rangers prediction
Our assessment
In the Championship, Norwich City sit 12th, taking 18 points from 14 games. QPR hold 11th place on 21 from 14 games, 3 points ahead.
Across their last 6, Norwich City took 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats, scoring 11 and conceding 7. In their last 6, QPR posted 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, scoring 12 and conceding 10.
This season, both teams scored in 64% of Norwich City matches, while 79% of them had more than 2.5 goals. For QPR, the rates were 64% and 57%. In expected goals, Norwich City generate 1.48 per game and concede 1.40. QPR generate 1.67 and concede 1.07.
Since August 2024 our results show 4 meetings between them: Norwich City took 2, QPR took 1 and 1 ended level. On Thursday 1 January 2026 the most recent meeting finished QPR 1-2 Norwich.
The model gives a Norwich City win the highest probability at 47% (the draw 24%, QPR 29%). It bases those probabilities on 1.78 expected goals for Norwich City and 1.35 for QPR.
Score we predict: Norwich City 2-1 Queens Park Rangers. Of all the exact scores, 1-1 at 11.1% is the most likely one. For the result we lean to, 2-1 is the top score.
Stats for Norwich City v QPR
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 5 | 5 |
| Goals scored a game | 2.00 | 2.20 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.00 | 1.80 |
| Both teams scored | 40% | 60% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 60% | 80% |
| Clean sheets | 20% | 20% |
| Corners won / conceded | 5.4 / 2.6 | 4.6 / 4.2 |
| Yellow cards a game | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| xG for / against | 1.32 / 1.19 | 1.82 / 0.79 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 14 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.93 | 1.57 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.71 | 1.21 |
| Both teams scored | 64% | 64% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 79% | 57% |
| Clean sheets | 7% | 21% |
| Corners won / conceded | 4.8 / 3.8 | 5.6 / 4.0 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| xG for / against | 1.48 / 1.40 | 1.67 / 1.07 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | 7 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.71 | 1.57 |
| Both teams scored | 71% | 71% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 71% | 57% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 14% |
| Corners won / conceded | 5.1 / 3.1 | 4.3 / 4.6 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| xG for / against | 1.29 / 1.44 | 1.18 / 1.27 |
| Per game | ||
|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 4 |
| Goals scored a game | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Goals conceded a game | 1.50 | 1.50 |
| Both teams scored | 75% | 75% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 75% | 75% |
| Clean sheets | 0% | 25% |
| Corners won / conceded | 6.5 / 4.8 | 4.8 / 6.5 |
| Yellow cards a game | 2.0 | 2.8 |
Fair prices for each market
| Match result | Norwich City win | 47% | 11/10 |
| Draw | 24% | 16/5 | |
| QPR win | 29% | 5/2 | |
| Double chance | Norwich City or draw | 71% | 2/5 |
| QPR or draw | 53% | 10/11 | |
| Draw no bet | Norwich City | 62% | 8/13 |
| QPR | 38% | 13/8 | |
| Both teams to score | Yes | 62% | 8/13 |
| No | 38% | 13/8 | |
| Goals | Over 1.5 | 83% | 1/5 |
| Over 2.5 | 61% | 4/6 | |
| Under 2.5 | 39% | 6/4 | |
| Over 3.5 | 38% | 8/5 | |
| Result and BTTS | Norwich City and yes | 26% | 14/5 |
| Draw and yes | 19% | 4/1 | |
| QPR and yes | 17% | 5/1 | |
| Result and goals | Norwich City and over 2.5 | 33% | 2/1 |
| QPR and over 2.5 | 19% | 4/1 | |
| Norwich City and under 2.5 | 14% | 6/1 | |
| QPR and under 2.5 | 9% | 10/1 | |
| Half time / full time | Norwich City / Norwich City | 29% | 12/5 |
| QPR / QPR | 17% | 5/1 | |
| Draw / Norwich City | 15% | 11/2 | |
| Draw / Draw | 13% | 7/1 | |
| Corners | Over 9.5 | 45% | 5/4 |
| Over 10.5 | 34% | 15/8 | |
| Cards | Over 3.5 | 54% | 5/6 |
| Over 4.5 | 37% | 17/10 |
Our fair price is 1 divided by our chance.
Who we expect to start
Norwich City 4-2-3-1
- Grimshaw, Daniel.GK
- Stacey, Jack.DEF
- Yongwa, Darlin.DEF
- Wright, Jacob.MID
- McConville, Ruairi.DEF
- Darling, Harry.DEF
- Brooks, Andre.MID
- Field, Sam.MID
- Kvistgaarden, Mathias.FWD
- Paris MaghomaMID
- Musaba, Anthony.MID
Started at Derby on Tue 3 Nov.
QPR 4-4-2
- Charles, Pierce.GK
- Adamson, Kealey.DEF
- Cirkin, Dennis.DEF
- Varane, Jonathan.MID
- Dunne, Jimmy.DEF
- Edwards, Ronnie.DEF
- Vale, Harvey.MID
- Kamara, Glen.MID
- Smyth, Paul.FWD
- Kone, Richard.FWD
- Saito, Koki.MID
Started Tue 3 Nov against Burnley.
Chances for each correct score
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 1 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 2 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| 3 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
When each side scores
QPR, 15 games; Norwich City, 17 games.
Cards and corners
- Corners expected: 9.3 (Norwich City 4.9 and QPR 4.5; the league average is 10.4).
- Yellow cards expected: 4.0 (league 3.7).
Latest form
Norwich City
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | at Derby | 4-0 | W |
| Sat 31 Oct | v Watford | 3-2 | W |
| Sat 24 Oct | at Charlton | 3-1 | W |
| Sat 17 Oct | v Portsmouth | 0-1 | L |
| Wed 14 Oct | v Southampton | 0-1 | L |
| Sat 10 Oct | at Swansea | 1-2 | L |
In these scores, Norwich City comes first.
Queens Park Rangers
| Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3 Nov | v Burnley | 1-1 | D |
| Sat 31 Oct | at Southampton | 1-4 | L |
| Sat 24 Oct | v Swansea | 5-0 | W |
| Sat 17 Oct | at Birmingham | 0-3 | L |
| Wed 14 Oct | v Derby | 4-1 | W |
| Fri 9 Oct | at West Ham | 1-1 | D |
Read the scores with QPR first.
Head to head
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | Championship | QPR 1-2 Norwich | 0-0 | 10 |
| Sat 29 Nov 2025 | Championship | Norwich 3-1 QPR | 3-1 | 15 |
| Sun 29 Dec 2024 | Championship | Norwich 1-1 QPR | 0-1 | 8 |
| Sat 7 Dec 2024 | Championship | QPR 3-0 Norwich | 2-0 | 12 |
Championship standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 22 | |
| 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 22 | |
| 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | +5 | 21 | |
| 12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | +3 | 18 | |
| 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 18 | |
| 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
Standings updated Thursday 5 November