QPR vs Preston prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-04-19 16:15.
[p]A comprehensive 3-0 defeat against Hull last weekend made it just one point from three games (D1, L2) for QPR and left them just three points above the drop zone as a result. Rs boss Martà Cifuentes has called for calm as his side must “remain together and keep pushing,” and with two of their final three league games coming at home, survival remains firmly in their own hands. [/p]
[p]Returning to Loftus Road should provide a boost for QPR, who come into this on the back of a home defeat albeit with differing results across each of their last six outings here (W2, D2, L2). That’s a trend they’d like to see continued as they welcome Preston, a side who have got the better of the London outfit more often than not across the last seven H2Hs in Shepherd’s Bush (W2, L5). [/p]
[p]The Lilywhites travel here after playing their game in hand in midweek against Southampton, a thumping 3-0 defeat that effectively ended their interest in the play-offs this season. Despite that setback, Ryan Lowe will want to see his men end the season as strongly as possible as they push for what could be just their third top-ten Championship finish in nine seasons since returning to the second-tier. [/p]
[p]The omens seem strong about another positive result in the happy hunting grounds of west London based on their positive league record against the bottom-six sides ahead of the round (W6, D1, L4). Yet their failure to score in three straight Championship away games for the first time since March 2023 suggests that Preston may struggle here against a side with arguably more to play for than themselves. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: QPR’s Moroccan midfielder Ilias Chair assisted both of his side’s goals in the 2-0 reverse H2H victory, whilst four of his five scored goals this season were match openers. As for Preston, their top league scorer Will Keane (G13) found his side’s first goal in five of his last six scoring appearances but has never won (D1, L2) or scored against QPR. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: QPR possess the Championship’s lowest win rate as pre-match favourites of just 23% (W3, D6, L4). [/p]