In-form QPR will look to maintain their push for a playoff place as they host Swansea City in a midweek English Championship fixture. The Welsh side have looked out of sorts in recent weeks and the hosts will be confident or coming out on top on Tuesday.
QPR have looked a different side since the turn of the year and are making a push for a playoff spot. They are also in the mix for automatic promotion, sitting fourth on the table, just two points behind second place Bournemouth having played a game less.
The London side head into Tuesday’s clash off the back of a 2-1 victory at Coventry City in their previous fixture. Goals in each half from Andre Gray and Albert Adomah were enough to earn them a fourth consecutive Championship victory.
Although there have been a few disappointing results, QPR have generally been solid at home this season. Mark Warburton’s men have won six of their last nine matches at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium and claimed a 1-0 victory over West Brom in their last home fixture.
Swansea City have been on a different trajectory to QPR as they are currently struggling in the bottom half of the table. However, they have a healthy 11 point lead above the relegation zone and will be looking to make a late push for the top 10.
The Welsh side claimed a 1-0 victory over Preston North End last time out in the Championship with Ryan Manning’s second half effort the difference. That was a much-needed win for Russell Martin’s men as it ended a run of three defeats and a draw from their previous four matches.
Swansea City have also struggled on their recent travels with just one win from their last three away matches. Defending has been a problem all season and they have kept just one clean sheet in their last five Championship matches.
How the bookies view it
QPR have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 59/50 by Unibet to claim the win. A victory for Swansea City is valued at 13/5 by Skybet while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 with SBK.
Head to head
There have been 20 previous matches between QPR and Swansea City with seven wins each and six draws. QPR claimed a 1-0 victory in the last meeting between both teams with Lyndon Dykes getting the only goal.
Players to watch
Top scorer Lyndon Dykes is in the middle of a drought so Andre Gray will be the one to watch for QPR. The striker was on target last time out against Coventry City and is priced at 12/5 by Unibet to get on the score sheet.
As always Joel Piroe will be the one to watch for Swansea City as he looks to add to his 11 Championship goals this season. Vbet has the striker at odds of 9/4 to find the net on Tuesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
QPR and Swansea City have some quality in attack and both teams could be backed to score on Tuesday at 6/7 with 10bet. QPR have seen over 2.5 goals in three of their last four Championship matches and a similar outcome is priced at 11/10 with Unibet.
QPR have opened the scoring in their last three Championship matches and could be tipped to score first on Tuesday at 4/5 with Sport Nation.
This England Championship match between QPR and Swansea City will be played on Jan 25, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best QPR vs Swansea City prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
