+0.03 points a game is the venue form gap, in West Ham United's favour: West Ham United takes 1.35 a game at home over the last two seasons, Queens Park Rangers 1.32 away.
West Ham United: 46 league matches in the bank, 8 from this season and the rest from last season in the Premier League. Queens Park Rangers: 50 league matches in the bank, 8 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
West Ham United -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 3, drew 0, lost 1 of 4, scoring 14 and conceding 4. Last season at home in the Premier League: won 6, drew 4, lost 9 of 19, scoring 27 and conceding 30 -- 1.16 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Millwall 2-2 away; beat Wrexham 6-0 at home; beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 away; beat Derby County 3-0 at home; beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 46 matches with one recorded (41, 5 apiece), most recently Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo with 41. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Queens Park Rangers -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 2, lost 0 of 4, scoring 6 and conceding 3. Last season away: won 6, drew 7, lost 8 of 21, scoring 19 and conceding 27 -- 1.19 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Preston North End 2-2 at home; drew with West Bromwich Albion 1-1 away; drew with Charlton Athletic 0-0 away; lost to Middlesbrough 0-1 at home; beat Cardiff City 2-1 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 36 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Julien Stéphan. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 19:01 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.