Sorry to be lopsided about QPR prospects of a second Wembley visit in two years.

But odds are stacked slightly against Rs despite a recent surge and two great wins without conceding a goal. But while there is Hooped hope - there is also realism.

After all, SkyBet have Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's men at an incredible 100-1 to REACH the Championship play-offs - never mind win them.

So think like a bookie, and ask what are the chances?

The daunting fixture list

Of the sides they face in the last nine matches, only three: Leeds, Reading and Bristol City are in the lower half of the table.

Rs also encounter Middlesbrough, Burnley and Brighton (away) who are already in the top six shake-up.

Average number of points needed for Championship sixth place takes the breath away

The average points amassed for sixth and final play-off spot over the last 10 years is 72.7, according to stats compiled by our colleagues at Middlesbrough.

Rangers can only reach 77 max. Rounding up the decimal, they can only afford to lose one and draw one, while winning the rest if things go to form.

Other sides need to drop points by the pailful

OK, stating the obvious, but it needs a lot of sides above them to flounder while Rangers make up the nine points and inferior goal difference to Sheffield Wednesday in sixth.

And now the good news...

Rangers have finally hit form

Be honest. Would you have taken them to do a number on Derby (note pic gallery above) and Brentford without conceding a goal? If Rangers can beat Derby, they can beat the rest.

There's always one dark horse in the Championship play-off race galloping the outside.

In recent years, Crystal Palace and even neighbours Brentford last season made the cut against the odds while others faltered.