Norwich vs QPR prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-11-24 15:00.
Norwich City were seemingly in Championship freefall with no wins in six matches from the start of October (D1, L5) until David Wagner’s side overturned a 2-1 deficit to beat Cardiff City 3-2 prior to the international break. With the bleeding stemmed, they will now be focusing on getting themselves back into the play-off picture, which will take some work since they’re down in 16th place, albeit just six points adrift of the top six.
The Carrow Road faithful will be especially hopeful that their Canaries can revive that winning feeling in Norfolk, after recently seeing their team fall to three consecutive Championship defeats on their own patch for the first time since February 2006. At the bare minimum, they’ll want to stop their home losing run, and a fixture against Queens Park Rangers often brings good fortune, since Norwich have lost only one of their last 18 home H2Hs (W12, D5).
To add to the hosts’ confidence, they may never encounter QPR in such a fragile state again, with the visitors deep in the relegation zone having won just twice this Championship campaign (D4, L10). They are only off the foot of the table thanks to Sheffield Wednesday’s diabolical start to the season, while the west Londoners’ 11 league goals scored this term would be the competition’s worst tally if it wasn’t for Wednesday’s dismal output of seven.
To his credit, new manager MartĂ Cifuentes has secured two draws in his first two games, a source of encouragement considering he inherited a side on a six-match losing streak. Being on their travels may be good news for QPR however, as their last four league victories have all come away from Loftus Road.
Players to watch: Norwich’s Jonathan Rowe netted the winner against QPR when these teams met earlier this season in the EFL Cup, the first of four of his six most recent goals for the Canaries which have come after half-time. As for QPR, their hopes might lie in the hands of Lyndon Dykes, seeing as he’s scored in two of his last three league meetings with Norwich.
Hot stat: Twelve of Norwich’s 16 Championship games in 2023/24 have seen both sides score – a joint league-high figure.