QPR vs West Brom prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2022-11-04 15:00.
While Queens Park Rangers still have a game in hand over the Championship’s top-two, losing much more ground in a top-six ‘mini-league’ separated by just nine points will certainly be ill-advised. A midweek draw at pre-season title tips Norwich may be a slight positive, but the Rs will surely target the maximum here, after a six-game unbeaten run at Loftus Road (W4, D2).
While just one of those victories saw a successful shutout, there have been no problems up front, with three wins in that run seeing Michael Beale’s men take a lead inside the opening 20 minutes. That can only give them hope of defying a recent trend, where the home side on the day has failed to score before half-time in three of the last four Championship H2Hs.
Visitors West Bromwich Albion remain under real threat of their first demotion to the third tier since 1991, but there was mass relief at The Hawthorns on Tuesday as the final whistle blew on a 1-0 success over Blackpool. Coach Carlos Corberán showed some cautious optimism in the aftermath, but still identifies clean sheets as the primary objective.
The hard work has only just begun though, as the Spaniard’s charges are still in the Championship’s drop zone, and travel with just one win in nine competitive road trips. Ahead of what will be his first away day in charge of the Sandwell outfit, he may take some encouragement from West Brom’s positive record at Loftus Road this century (W5, D2, L4).
Key battle: In a midfield duel featuring men facing former sides, Sam Field opened the scoring in QPR’s last home game (W 2-1 vs Wigan) with only his fourth senior-level career goal, while Matt Phillips similarly drew first blood in West Brom’s previous away victory.
Hot stat: Corberán has never seen any side under his command score on an away league touchline debut! (D2, L2).