Ace Football previews the Championship round 41 match between Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Both Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Championship table. The match takes place at Loftus Road and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.
Ranked as number 16 in the Championship standings, Queens Park Rangers, have so far collected 46 points this season, while Sheffield Wednesday collected 39 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 40 rounds.
Team form: Queens Park Rangers vs Sheffield Wednesday
Queens Park Rangers Form
Their last three matches saw Queens Park Rangers drawing 0-0 with Sunderland, before taking out Birmingham by 2-1, and Swansea by 0-1. Queens Park Rangers managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Championship. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.
Sheffield Wednesday Form
Sheffield Wednesday only managed to gain a single point in their past three games, which kicked off with a 6-0 defeat against Ipswich. A 1-1 draw with Swansea followed, before Middlesbrough ran out 2-0 winners. Sheffield Wednesday claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads 14 goals conceded and three scored.
Betting stats for Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 19 of the last 21 Queens Park Rangers matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 home matches Queens Park Rangers played, both teams scored
- In 11 of the last 13 Queens Park Rangers matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 home matches Queens Park Rangers played in the Championship, both teams scored
- In 10 of the last 12 Queens Park Rangers home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Sheffield Wednesday matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Sheffield Wednesday matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Sheffield Wednesday matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Sheffield Wednesday matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Sheffield Wednesday have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Queens Park Rangers vs Sheffield Wednesday
Steve Cook is showing good form for Queens Park Rangers, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Ike Ugbo scored once in his previous half dozen outings.
Popular betting markets: Queens Park Rangers vs Sheffield Wednesday
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Loftus Road across all tournaments Queens Park Rangers won three times, drew three and lost four times. Sheffield Wednesday claimed three wins, zero draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Queens Park Rangers scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Sheffield Wednesday only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Sheffield Wednesday managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Sheffield Wednesday have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Queens Park Rangers when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Queens Park Rangers, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Sheffield Wednesday, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.
Betting prediction: Queens Park Rangers vs Sheffield Wednesday
To sum up, the upcoming match between Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Championship game.