Huddersfield vs QPR prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-02-03 15:00.
Huddersfield Town manager Mark Fotheringham felt "very deflated" as a 2-0 defeat at Coventry last weekend left them three points from safety. The Terriers have been active in the January transfer market with new signing Florian Kamberi already hitting the ground running with a goal in the FA Cup, but they need that momentum to translate into league action with immediate effect.
Only Cardiff have scored fewer Championship goals than Huddersfield (25) and that lack of ruthlessness could prove costly in the relegation battle. There has been signs of improvement however, as the hosts have scored three times across their last two home league outings after enduring three consecutive scoring blanks. Boosting hopes further, Huddersfield have scored in nine of their last ten matches against Queens Park Rangers avoiding defeat on each occasion (W6, D3).
The visitors will want to buck that trend as their playoff hopes are in freefall with just one win across their last 13 league games (D5, L7), including a 2-1 reverse fixture loss. Yet while 14th-placed QPR might be only five points from the top six ahead of the round, that hasn’t stopped manager Neil Critchley speaking of the "need to change quickly" after a 3-0 loss at Hull last week, probably hinting at their sagging promotion hopes.
That result was however, their only league loss this calendar year (D3, L1) meaning there might be some hope of an instant revival. The key to that could be a repeat of the defensive displays that secured two clean sheets from their last four Championship away outings, particularly considering their hosts' goalscoring issues.
Players to watch: Huddersfield’s Jordan Rhodes has seen his last three home league goals come in victories, while a goal from Chris Willock, who assisted QPR’s goal in the reverse H2H could be handy; they won the last four league games when he netted.
Hot streak: No team has lost more league matches when trailing at half-time than QPR this season (ten), including the reverse fixture.