Updated 23 October 2026.
Queens Park Rangers welcome Swansea City to MATRADE Loftus Road on Saturday 24 October, kick-off 3pm UK. The league leaders arrive with the meanest defence in the Championship, while the hosts sit 9th and have been hard to beat all autumn.
Swansea City top the table on 23 points from 11 games, with seven wins, two draws and two defeats, 16 goals scored and only 8 conceded. Queens Park Rangers have 17 points from 11, with four wins, five draws and two defeats.
QPR have drawn five of their 11 league games and lost only two. They lost 3-0 at Birmingham on 17 October, three days after a 4-1 home win over Derby, and before that came a 1-1 draw at West Ham, a 2-2 draw with Preston and a 1-1 draw at West Brom.
Rangers rank 4th for shots on target at 5.18 a game and have conceded 1.09 a game, the 4th fewest in the league. They also commit the 2nd fewest fouls in the division, 8.91 a game.
Swansea lost 1-0 at home to West Ham on 17 October after four straight wins: a 1-0 win at Millwall, a 2-1 win over Norwich, 2-1 at Lincoln and 3-1 against Burnley.
Swansea concede 0.73 a game, the fewest in the division, and have kept a clean sheet in 45% of their games, the highest rate. Only 45% of their matches see both teams score, the 3rd lowest. They are 1st in the Championship table and win few corners, 4 a game, the 4th fewest.
Queens Park Rangers possible starting lineup:
Charles; Adamson, Dunne, Edwards, Varane; Kemper, Kamara, Poku, Vale; Smyth, Kone
Swansea City possible starting lineup:
Vigouroux; Ronald, Cabango, Welsh, Tymon; Stamenić, Franco, Eustaquio; Idah, Yeo, Eom
Kwame Poku has had at least one shot in eight straight league games for QPR, averaging 3.1 a game, and he is 1.06 at bet365 to make it nine. Harvey Vale has made at least one tackle in nine in a row at 1.8 a game.
For Swansea, Moussa Yeo has made a tackle in every one of his 11 games this season, 3.1 a game, and has had a shot in four of his last five. He is 1.20 at bet365 for a shot here. Ronald has shot in six straight and is 1.17 at Ladbrokes.
We make this about as even as a match can be: Queens Park Rangers 36%, the draw 29%, Swansea City 35%. The bookmakers lean slightly to the home side, who are 2.45 at Ladbrokes, with the draw at 3.40 and Swansea 2.80 at Coral. We project 1.27 goals for QPR and 1.26 for Swansea.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| QPR win | 2.45 (Ladbrokes) | 36% |
| Draw | 3.40 (Ladbrokes) | 29% |
| Swansea win | 2.80 (Coral) | 35% |
| Both teams to score | 1.73 (bet365) | 52% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.91 (bet365) | 46% |
We predict a 1-1 draw, which is the likeliest single score at 14%, with 1-0 and 0-1 both a little over 9%. We give over 1.5 goals a 73% chance and over 3.5 goals 25%, and we project 4.74 shots on target for QPR and 4.12 for Swansea.
Swansea's Stephen Eustaquio has had a shot in four of his last five and is 1.67 at Ladbrokes and Coral for one here. QPR's Glen Kamara has committed a foul in four of his last five at 1.22 with Midnite, and Swansea's Gonçalo Franco is the same price after the same record.
Queens Park Rangers host Swansea City at MATRADE Loftus Road on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 3pm UK.
We predict a 1-1 draw between Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City. It is the likeliest single score at 14%, and we make the sides almost level on win chance.
Bookmakers have Queens Park Rangers marginally ahead at 2.45 to win, with Swansea City 2.80 and the draw 3.40. Our model rates the two sides at 36% and 35%.
We give both teams to score a 52% chance, with a price of 1.73 at bet365. Swansea have kept a clean sheet in 45% of their games, the highest rate in the Championship.
Swansea City are 1st on 23 points from 11 games. Queens Park Rangers are 9th on 17 points from 11.
Kwame Poku has had a shot in eight straight games for QPR, and Moussa Yeo has made a tackle in all 11 of Swansea's games. Ronald has shot in six in a row.
QPR: Charles; Adamson, Dunne, Edwards, Varane; Kemper, Kamara, Poku, Vale; Smyth, Kone. Swansea: Vigouroux; Ronald, Cabango, Welsh, Tymon; Stamenić, Franco, Eustaquio; Idah, Yeo, Eom.