Stoke vs QPR prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-02-13 19:45.
A fixture with huge relegation implications will take place at the bet365 Stadium when Stoke City, who are very much trending in the wrong direction, host a somewhat resurgent Queens Park Rangers. Stoke are in freefall having lost each of their last four Championship matches, while QPR have managed to accumulate eight points in that same time frame to really close up the foot of the table (W2, D2).
As a result, the hosts nervously sit just three points above their 22nd-placed visitors, and based on current form, trading places seems a likely outcome in the not too distant future. Stoke manager Steven Schumacher will be feeling the pressure to mastermind a change in fortune, but the home faithful aren’t likely to arrive in an expectant mood since the Potters haven’t won any of their last eight home league games (D4, L4), meaning they’re the only Championship side without a home win in that time.
To make matters worse, Stoke have lost three of their last four home Championship games against QPR (W1), contributing to them winning just twice in the last 11 H2Hs overall (D4, L5). That includes a 4-2 loss in the reverse fixture in November, meaning QPR are gunning for only their second league double over Stoke since the 2011/12 season.
Getting that feather in their cap will require them to do something they haven’t yet achieved this season – go three consecutive away league matches without a loss (W1, D1). But potentially preventing that achievement will be their defensive line, which has kept just two clean sheets in their last ten outings on the road, although it’s worth noting those two did come in their last five such games.
Players to watch: Loan signing Luke Cundle will be hoping to open his Potters account since his last six goals have all come in home matches. Hoping to outgun the youngster will be QPR’s Lyndon Dykes, who netted a brace in the reverse fixture, the first of which contributed to 11 of his last 15 club goals coming before half-time.
Hot stat: Over the last two seasons, Stoke have lost a league-high 16 Championship matches at home when starting as the betting favourite (W8, D8).