-0.32 points a game is the venue form gap, in Lincoln City's favour: Queens Park Rangers takes 1.48 a game at home over the last two seasons, Lincoln City 1.80 away.
Queens Park Rangers: 50 league matches in the bank, 14 from this season and the rest from last season. Lincoln City: 50 league matches in the bank, 14 from this season and the rest from last season in the League One.
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
Queens Park Rangers -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 3, drew 3, lost 1 of 7, scoring 14 and conceding 6. Last season at home: won 8, drew 1, lost 9 of 18, scoring 34 and conceding 33 -- 1.39 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Burnley 1-1 at home; lost to Southampton 1-4 away; beat Swansea City 5-0 at home; lost to Birmingham City 0-3 away; beat Derby County 4-1 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.
Lincoln City -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 3, drew 1, lost 3 of 7, scoring 6 and conceding 8. Last season away in the League One: won 10, drew 5, lost 3 of 18, scoring 30 and conceding 18 -- 1.94 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Watford 0-1 away; lost to Birmingham City 1-3 at home; beat Burnley 4-1 at home; drew with Millwall 2-2 away; lost to West Ham United 0-6 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 17 matches with one recorded (11, 6 apiece), most recently Tom William Shaw with 6. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 10:04 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.