Portsmouth vs QPRPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Fratton Park opens the Championship season with two sides who struggled to score last year. Portsmouth produced 1.1 goals a game at home while conceding 0.9, with a clean sheet in 31% of those matches and one defeat in their last six in front of their own crowd. QPR had serious problems going forward away from London: 0.7 goals a trip, 69% of their away games without a goal and only 31% with both teams scoring. The head-to-head says something else While the season numbers point to short games, the meetings run the other way: 6-1, 1-1, 2-1, 1-2, 2-1 and 0-2. All six passed two goals in total, and four of six reached at least three. It is the most solid statistic behind the call. Two sides starting from scratch This is matchday one, with the window still open and squads being built: last season's reference points count, but need weighing. Portsmouth cleared 1.5 in 60% of their home games, QPR in 64% of their away games, figures that on their own would not be enough without the head-to-head. The verdict: two goals are needed. All six recent meetings cleared that mark and Portsmouth are blanked at home in fewer than three games in ten. The QPR attack away from home is the main note of caution. I read it around 64%. My take: two sides who have always met head on, and the goals should come at both ends.