QPR vs Huddersfield prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-09-09 14:00.
The pressure is mounting on Queens Park Rangers (QPR) boss Michael Beale, who admitted his tactics both before and during their 1-0 loss away to Swansea were below standard. Also blaming fatigue for their three-game unbeaten Championship run coming to an end, his focus could be on rotation and fitness ahead of another gruelling three-game period in eight days that begins at home to Huddersfield.
Beale also conceded that his shift to two centre-backs from three, as well as an aggressive line of defence, has played a leading role in QPR finishing the previous round as one of just three clubs yet to earn a clean sheet in the 2022/23 Championship. Although he was quick to state his belief that a full week of training will help his side, potentially boosting their chances of replicating last season’s 1-0 home win over Huddersfield.
Huddersfield narrowly missed promotion to the Premier League last season despite being one of the relegation favourites, but are now causing the kind of surprises they’d prefer to avoid in Danny Schofield’s debut season as a first team manager. Schofield has had to brush off recent suggestions that playing some squad members out of position is having a direct and detrimental effect on results.
Four defeats from four Championship clashes with clubs to start this round in the top half of the table suggests they’re thoroughly deserving of their lowly position. But as a youth team coach with Huddersfield at the time, Schofield will have memories of the seniors recovering from an even poorer eight-game start (D1, L7) to finish 18th in 2019/20, though time will tell if this is enough to save his job.
Players to watch: Already with three team opening goals to his name this Championship season, Ilias Chair was also a second-half scorer for QPR in the previous Championship H2H. We could see more minutes from exciting 19yo Huddersfield forward Patrick Jones, who scored in his first appearance of the season.
Hot stat: Huddersfield’s last 11 Championship matches have all had a half-time leader, and all but one of those went on to win the game.