QPR vs Sheffield Wed prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2024-04-05 14:00.
[p]Queens Park Rangers lived Easter to the extreme, as back-to-back victories resurrected their battle against Championship relegation. Having slumped to within touching distance of the drop zone following a three-game winless run (D2, L1), the R’s have since beat Birmingham and Swansea to give themselves a crucial six-point cushion down to the bottom three.[/p]
[p]The latter of those successes, a 1-0 win in South Wales, particularly impressed manager Martà Cifuentes, who said the performance “shows the progress of the team.” He will be hoping for more of the same on the return to Loftus Road, where QPR have finally found some form, losing just once in their last seven outings (W3, D3).[/p]
[p]That is not good news for opponents Sheffield Wednesday, whose own hopes of survival seem to be getting slimmer with each passing game. The Owls arrive in West London having gone four games without a victory (D1, L3), while a 2-0 defeat to Middlesbrough on Monday means they sit two points from safety in the relegation zone with just six games remaining.[/p]
[p]Manager Danny Röhl pulled no punches in his assessment of his players’ performance at the Riverside Stadium, slamming them for their “attitude” and for “not doing the basics right.” He will be demanding a reaction as the Yorkshire outfit attempt to end a run of six defeats from their last eight away games (L2) at a ground where they have won just two of their last 13 league H2Hs (D5, L6). [/p]
[p]Key battle: QPR full-back Kenneth Paal is enjoying the best goalscoring season of his career, netting four times so far, while six of his last seven strikes have come after half-time. When on defensive duties, he may have to keep an eye on fellow Dutchman Anthony Musaba, who bagged the winner in the reverse fixture and has seen each of his six goals for Sheffield Wednesday serve as the first or last of the game.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Sheffield Wednesday have scored in both halves of only three of their 40 Championship matches this season, a low for the division.[/p]