Aston Villa v QPR Stats: Revitalised Villains look to continue fight for survival against struggling R’s

Villa will seek to continue their resurgence under Tim Sherwood against a side that has picked up just 6 points on the road this season

Villa Park has seen an upturn in form since Tim Sherwood took over, and they will expect to continue that against away-day strugglers QPR on Tuesday

1) QPR have lost 9 of their last 11 games, shipping 20 goals in the process. They are 11/10 to continue that poor form by losing to Aston Villa.

2) The Villains have scored just 20 goals this season, an average of 0.65 per game – and only 4 more than QPR’s top scorer Charlie Austin

3) However they have shown signs of improvement – since Tim Sherwood took over at Villa Park his side have scored 8 times in 6 games – it took them 17 games to reach that tally before his arrival

4)If the Villains want to build on that improvement then they face the ideal opposition – Chris Ramsey’s men have the worst defensive record in the league, having shipped 55 goals  – 13 more than their opponents on Tuesday

5) The R’s also have the worst away record in the league – their win at the Hawthorns on Saturday was just their 2nd away win all season, with all of their other 13 fixtures away from Loftus Road ending in defeat

6)75% of Aston Villa’s goals this season have come in the first half. The first 45 minutes to have more goals is priced at 21/10

7) QPR have lost 5 of their away games 2-1. It is 8/1 they will repeat that result in this fixture

8) Christian Benteke has finally found his goalscoring touch, having netted 4 times in his last 4 games. The big Belgian is priced at 4/1 to score first on Tuesday