Charlton vs QPR prediction and betting tips – Derby delight for rampant Rangers?

A huge London derby takes place in the Championship on Wednesday night with two of the top six in the table going head to head as Charlton and QPR come to blows at the Valley.

Both teams have made impressive starts to the new Championship season and are sat level on points, just one point off the top of the table.

Charlton vs QPR head to head overview

Charlton vs QPR quick tips

• QPR to win and both teams to score at 7/2 with Sky Bet
• Rumarn Burrell to score at 9/4 with Sky Bet
• Ronnie Edwards to be carded at 9/2 with Sky Bet
• All three combined into bet builder – 37/1 with SBK

Charlton vs QPR prediction

Despite being level on points in the league table five games into the new campaign, and both teams sitting in the top six of the Championship table, QPR make the trip across the capital as favourites for victory in Wednesday night’s London derby.

Julien Stephan’s side fell to their first league defeat of the season on Saturday afternoon following a 1-0 home loss against Championship promotion contenders Middlesbrough.

The Rs had won three of their four opening matches against Portsmouth, Blackburn and Cardiff and will be now be looking to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat with victory at the home of their local rivals, which would be their first win at the Valley since 2007.

Charlton were also consigned to their first defeat of the league season last weekend but fell to theirs in a much more emphatic fashion, being beaten 4-0 by a Stoke side who started the day in the relegation zone after losing three of their opening four matches.

After winning their opening three games of the campaign, Nathan Jones’ side have since picked up just one point from their two matches, having held West Brom to a draw a week ago.

The thrashing at the bet365 Stadium has done some damage to their goal difference, with all of their wins coming by a one goal margin, which means despite being level on points with second placed Middlesbrough, the Addicks sit down in sixth, the only team in the top half of the table with minus goal difference.

Despite being locked on the same number of points, QPR have been the more impressive team throughout this season, particularly after Chartlon’s potentially morale crushing hammering on the weekend, leaving perhaps a 2-1 away win the most likely scoreline.

Charlton vs QPR tips

Derby delight for Queens Park Rangers

QPR head into the midweek round of Championship matches sat up in third in the standings after an impressive opening month or so of the new campaign, only falling to their first league defeat of the campaign on Saturday against a promotion chasing Middlesbrough side.

Meanwhile, Charlton may well still be reeling from their 4-0 hammering by a Stoke side who started the day in the relegation zone.

The Rs are unbeaten in their last three matches against the Addicks in 90 minutes, while Stephan is unbeaten across his two managerial meetings with Jones, who is winless in nine of his 10 games managed against the west London side.

• QPR to win and both teams to score at 7/2 with Sky Bet

Burrell banging the goals in

No QPR players has scored more goals this season than Rumarn Burrell following his brace in last week’s victory over Cardiff, picking up where he left off last season after reaching double figures in his first ever season in the Championship following his transfer from Burton, despite the Jamaica international having missed almost half of the season.

• Rumarn Burrell to score at 9/4 with Sky Bet

Ronnie in the wrong

No player on either team has been on the receiving end of more yellow cards this season than versatile QPR defender Ronnie Edwards.

The 23-year-old has been booked in both of the Rs away games so far this season, and in a local derby on Wednesday that trend could well be set to continue.

• Ronnie Edwards to be carded at 9/2 with Sky Bet

Charlton vs QPR predicted lineups

Charlton (4-2-3-1): Okonkwo (GK); Mesik, Jones, Bindon, Bell; Coventry, Skipp; Grant, Carey, Campbell; Leaburn

QPR (4-4-2): Charles (GK); Mbengue, Dunne, Edwards, Lamptey; Vale, Kamara, Madsen, Saito; Smyth, Burrell

Charlton vs QPR latest odds

Find the latest Charlton vs QPR betting odds here. All odds are provided by our recommended football bookmakersand are subject to change.

• Charlton – 21/10 with Sky Bet
• Draw – 12/5 with Sky Bet
• QPR – 5/4 with Tote

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Important historical facts about Charlton vs QPR

The last six London derbies between the two teams leaves nothing to separate the sides, howeveer Charlton are unbeaten in four of their last five matches against QPR.

The west London side are winless in their last six visits to the Valley, where they haven’t won in 19 years, and have lost on four of their last five visits, without scoring so much as a goal in their last four in the league.

• Last meeting: Charlton 0-0 QPR (Feb 2026, Championship)
• Last 6 matches: Charlton wins – 2; QPR wins – 2; Draws – 2.

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