QPR vs Swansea prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-01-20 15:00.
Neil Critchley has declared his QPR side needs to be savvier if they’re to push back into the Championship promotion race after last week’s 2-2 draw extended their winless run to five competitive matches (D3, L2). Critchley’s men found themselves 2-0 down in that game, prompting the boss to admit afterwards that the team has to improve on their “know-how”.
Falling behind is a bad habit that the Rs need to kick, as they have netted first in just three of their last 11 Championship outings. Only one of those fixtures ended in victory (D4, L6), which is a big reason why they’ve tumbled out of the play-off places. A return to Loftus Road doesn’t inspire much confidence in kick-starting their campaign either, as they are without a win in their last five outings on home soil (D1, L4).
If it comes as any consolation to QPR fans, visitors Swansea are another team struggling to keep pace with the top six after a run of just two victories from their last 11 league fixtures (D5, L4). The Swans come into the round still one point above Rangers in the table and with positive memories of this venue after going unbeaten in their last three league visits here (W2, D1), while they secured a 5-0 Premier League win at Loftus Road during the 2012/13 season, which remains the club’s joint-biggest away victory.
Manager Russell Martin would certainly welcome another ruthless attacking performance like that here, especially after his side squandered 17 goal attempts during a 2-1 FA Cup third-round replay defeat to Bristol City on Tuesday. That led to the boss revealing it could be a busy end to the transfer window for Swansea as he declared he’s scouring the market for players who will “really change the dynamic of the squad.”
Players to watch: QPR forward Ilias Chair has recorded his joint-most career assists against Swansea of three in six matches (W3, L3). Trying to outshine him will be striker Joël Piroe, who netted in a 1-0 victory over QPR earlier this season and has lost just one of his last fourteen goalscoring appearances (W7, D6) for Swansea.
Hot stat: QPR haven’t scored in 11 of their 27 league matches this season. Ahead of the round, only Cardiff and Preston have failed to net in more games (12).