QPR v WEST BROM
Championship
Tuesday 19th February 2019
Kickoff: 1945hrs
Pick: West Brom AH0
Bookmaker: Marathonbet
Odds: 1.62 (odds taken at 10:01 GMT, 18 Feb 2019)
There’s action from the Championship on Tuesday night with QPR taking on West Brom as the betting tips continue at Loftus Road with the hosts seemingly in free-fall as The R’s have plummeted down the league table.
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QPR Prediction
QPR’s fall from grace has seen the London club fall steadily down the Championship league table down to 18th place following a miserable run of five league defeats on the trot with losses to Sheffield United, Preston North End, Wigan Athletic, Birmingham City and Bristol City which has transformed QPR from being play-off hopefuls to occupants of the lower reaches of the division.
QPR had actually put together a decent run of form prior to these string of defeats as they’d lost just twice in the previous 10 league matches, a sequence that included four wins and four draws under manager Steve McClaren, but since then, the wheels have well and truly fallen off and the confidence levels have dropped significantly.
Home form has also dipped in recent weeks as the hosts have gone three matches without a win at Loftus Road with the defeats to Preston North End and Birmingham City, preceded by a draw with relegation threatened Reading amidst an overall record that now stands at 7-2-6 23/21.
- QPR have lost their last 5 matches on the trot in the Championship
- QPR have conceded 4 goals in each of their last 2 home matches
- West Brom have won 7 of their last 8 away matches
West Brom Prediction
West Brom registered another huge win away from home on the weekend when they beat Aston Villa 2-0 at Villa Park in a west midlands derby win that has consolidated The Baggies’ play-off spot in 4th place in the second tier.
Although West Brom have appeared to have the wobbles at The Hawthorns as they’ve now gone four matches without a win on home soil, the visitors have upped the ante away from home as they’ve collected seven wins from their last eight away matches within an impressive looking away record that now stands at 9-3-4 27/17.
A forward line that boasts Gayle (16 goals) and Rodriguez (17 goals) should be respected wherever they play, and even with Gayle suspended, Rodriguez popped up with a goal to help West Brom over the line at Villa Park.
Goals have been a feature wherever West Brom have played, and on the road they’ve scored in 13 of their 16 away matches to date, scoring 2 goals or more in 9 of these matches, so they’re not likely to be without their goalscoring chances at Loftus Road.
Betting Tips Verdict
QPR’s confidence is fragile to say the least while West Brom’s is on a crest of a wave particularly having beaten Aston Villa in their own backyard on the weekend. Back the visitors with the handicap here.
