Updated 5 November 2026.
Queens Park Rangers welcome Lincoln City to MATRADE Loftus Road on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 3pm. QPR are 11th in the Championship on 21 points and Lincoln 19th on 15, eight places and six points apart. QPR have the 6th most shots on target in the division and Lincoln the 3rd fewest.
QPR scored five and four in their two most recent home wins and conceded four and three in their two most recent away games. Lincoln have lost six of their last ten league games, including a 6-0 home defeat to West Ham.
QPR sit 11th with five wins, six draws and three defeats from 14, and a goal difference of plus five (22 for, 17 against). They average 4.93 shots on target per game, the 6th most in the Championship, and they win the 6th most corners at 5.64 a game. They also commit the 2nd fewest fouls, at 8.93 a game.
A 4-1 win over Derby was followed by a 3-0 defeat at Birmingham, then a 5-0 win over Swansea, a 4-1 loss at Southampton and a 1-1 draw with Burnley on Tuesday. Both teams have scored in 64% of their games, the 8th highest rate in the Championship.
Lincoln are 19th with four wins, three draws and seven defeats, and 14 goals scored against 24 conceded. They average 1.00 goals a game, the 5th fewest, with 3.14 shots on target a game (the 3rd fewest) and 3.64 corners (the 2nd fewest). They commit the 2nd most fouls in the Championship at 12.5 a game and pick up the 2nd most cards at 2.57.
Lincoln's last five league games: a 6-0 home loss to West Ham, a 2-2 draw at Millwall, a 4-1 win over Burnley, a 3-1 defeat to Birmingham and a 1-0 loss at Watford on Tuesday. Lincoln have kept a clean sheet in 29% of their games, the 5th highest rate in the Championship, though they concede 1.71 a game, the 7th most.
Queens Park Rangers possible starting lineup:
Charles; Adamson, Dunne, Edwards, Cirkin; Vale, Varane, Kamara; Smyth, Saito, Kone
Lincoln City possible starting lineup:
Wickens; Coubiș, Bradley, Elerewe, Oyegoke; Bayliss, Konak, Elder; Ogbene, House, Draper
Harvey Vale has made at least one tackle in 12 straight games for QPR, averaging 1.8 a game. Paul Patrick Smyth has had a shot in five in a row and is 1.08 at bet365 to make it six, while Jonathan Varane has a shot in each of his last four and is 1.62 at bet365. Koki Saito has had a shot in four of his last five and is 1.29 at bet365.
For Lincoln, Ben House has had a shot in five straight games and a shot on target in his last three, the latter at 2.20 at bet365. Freddie Draper has committed a foul in seven straight games, averaging 2.6 a game, and is 1.08 at Midnite.
Centre-back D. Elerewe has had a shot in three straight games and is 2.25 at bet365 to have one here.
We back Queens Park Rangers, who are 1.73 to win at Ladbrokes. Lincoln are 5.25 at bet365 and the draw is 4.00 at Coral.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| QPR to win | 1.73 (Ladbrokes) | 53% |
| Draw | 4.00 (Coral) | 25% |
| Lincoln to win | 5.25 (bet365) | 22% |
| Both teams to score | 1.73 (bet365) | 54% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.80 (bet365) | 53% |
The model projects 1.73 goals for QPR against 1.05 for Lincoln and gives QPR a 35% chance of a clean sheet. 1-1 is the likeliest single score at 12%, so a draw is in play, though we make QPR the more likely winner at 53%. We predict Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Lincoln City.
QPR host Lincoln City in the Championship at MATRADE Loftus Road on Saturday 7 November 2026, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time. It is a 2026/27 regular-season fixture between 11th-placed QPR on 21 points and 19th-placed Lincoln on 15 points.
Our prediction for QPR vs Lincoln in the 2026/27 Championship is a 1-1 draw, the likeliest single score at 12%. We still make QPR the likelier winner at 53%, with Lincoln on 22% and the draw on 25%.
QPR are favourites against Lincoln in the 2026/27 Championship, with our model giving them a 53% chance of winning. They are 1.73 to win at Ladbrokes, while Lincoln are 5.25 at bet365 and the draw is 4.00 at Coral.
Our model gives 54% for both teams to score in QPR vs Lincoln in the 2026/27 Championship, priced at 1.73 at bet365. Both teams have scored in 64% of QPR's Championship games this season, the 8th highest rate, against 50% for Lincoln.
Before this 2026/27 fixture QPR are 11th in the Championship with 21 points from 14 games, while Lincoln City are 19th with 15 points from 14. That is a gap of six points between the two sides.
In QPR vs Lincoln in the 2026/27 Championship, Ben House has had at least one shot in five straight league games for Lincoln City, averaging 1.6 a game, and a shot on target in three in a row. He is 1.25 at bet365 to have a shot.
QPR's predicted XI for Saturday's 15:00 Championship game is Charles; Adamson, Dunne, Edwards, Cirkin; Vale, Varane, Kamara; Smyth, Saito, Kone. Lincoln's is Wickens; Coubiș, Bradley, Elerewe, Oyegoke; Bayliss, Konak, Elder; Ogbene, House, Draper.