Stoke vs QPR prediction: ENGLAND: Championship betting tips on match 2023-04-28 14:00.
Stoke City are fortunate that they’re safe from relegation as they are limping towards the season’s finishing line with no wins across their last five Championship fixtures (D2, L3). It took a second-half penalty save to salvage a 1-1 draw against a struggling Cardiff last time out, and they now they look set for a fifth-successive finish between 14th and 16th in the second tier.
This will be the Potters fans’ last chance to cheer their side on at home this term, so they’d like to be able to sign off a win, although as they’re without one here in the league since early March (D1, L3), they might not be too hopeful. Encouragingly, they’re unbeaten in three H2Hs anywhere against Queens Park Rangers (W2, D1), which includes a 1-0 victory in this corresponding fixture just over one year ago.
Six points behind Stoke, QPR knew they’d need a bit of luck to stay out of relegation danger and they used up plenty of it last weekend as their 2-1 win over table-topping Burnley came despite them conceding 81% possession and 21 attempts on goal! Manager Gareth Ainsworth called the backs-to-the-wall performance “sensational” as it brought to an end a seven-match winless run (D2, L5).
As a result, QPR’s destiny is in their own hands and they’ve enough of a cushion ahead of the bottom three that one more win will be enough, and two draws might even do the trick. As they’ve taken four points from their last two away league games, the Londoners have survival in their sights which will then enable them to look ahead to a significant summer rebuilding job in an attempt to avoid a repeat next term.
Players to watch: Stoke’s leading league scorer this term is Tyrese Campbell with nine goals, seven of which arrived after the break, but he could be vying with Chris Martin to have the last word after he completed the scoring in both of QPR’s last two league away games.
Hot stat: QPR have conceded a league-high 24 set-piece goals (including penalties) in the Championship this term.