Portsmouth will look to end their wait for their first win of the season when they face Queens Park Rangers in Saturday's Championship clash at Loftus Road.

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QPR are languishing in the bottom three of the Championship table after winning one, drawing four and losing four of their nine league games.

The R's have taken just two points from five matches since claiming their only league win of the season in an away game against Luton Town at the end of August.

Marti Cifuentes' side played out consecutive league draws against Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall, before they fell to three consecutive defeats, including losses to Blackburn Rovers and Hull City.

They then suffered a 2-0 away loss to Derby County in their final match before the international break, leaving them in 22nd place and one point adrift from safety.

Having shipped 16 goals in nine matches, QPR currently have the third-worst defensive record in the division, highlighting a key area for improvement if they are to climb up the table.

After taking two points from their four home league games, the R's may view a game against a winless Portsmouth side as the perfect opportunity to claim their first home win of the season.

Portsmouth are sitting in 23rd position and two points behind QPR after drawing five and losing four of their nine Championship matches.

Pompey's most forgettable performance of the season took in their most recent away game against Stoke City, with John Mousinho's side falling to a heavy 6-1 defeat at the bet365 Stadium.

They followed that demoralising result with a 1-1 draw against Oxford United in a battle of two newly-promoted sides at Fratton Park.

Brighton & Hove Albion loanee Mark O'Mahony headed Pompey into a 58th-minute lead, only for Oxford's Louie Sibley to net an equaliser and deny Portsmouth their first win of the season.

After conceding 20 goals in nine matches, Pompey head into the weekend with the league's worst defensive record, while they have only mustered nine goals at the opposite end of the pitch, making them the Championship's fifth-lowest scorers alongside QPR.

With Portsmouth searching for inspiration, they may be able to find it in the fact they emerged victorious from their most recent trip to Loftus Road in August 2019 when they scored two second-half goals to win 2-0 in an EFL Cup tie.

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queens park rangers

4 (midfielder) Jack Kolback

6 (Central Defender) Clark Salter

40 (Central Midfielder) Jonathan Varan

16 (Central Defender) Liam Morrison

portsmouth

9 (Center) Cappy Bisso

6 (CB) Connor Shaughnessy

19 (left back) Jacob Farrell

34 (Central Defender) Iban Boyat

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