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With only one point separating the two teams, Queens Park Rangers vs Swansea City could have been a Premier League matchup a few years ago; instead it’s a Championship matchup, and both teams are hoping to recapture their former greatness.
Here, at JefeBet, we’re always ready to provide you with the best sports betting information and Championship predictions, so here we leave you our prediction for this match between Queens Park Rangers vs Swansea City.
Predictions, Picks, and Betting Odds for Queens Park Rangers vs Swansea City EFL Championship Matchday 28 Game on January 21, 2023
- Where: Loftus Road Stadium – London, England
- When: Saturday, January 21, 2023, 10:00 AM E.T.
- Moneyline: Queens Park Rangers (+163) / Draw (+220) / Swansea City (+170)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (+105) Under (-129)
- Both teams score: Yes (-130) / No (+100)
Odds provided by Unibet.
Betting on Queens Park Rangers
The Park Rangers didn’t have the best possible start to the year with two draws, and have now gone four games without a win out of three. In December, they reached 6th place in the standings, but eventually fell off along the way. Now, their eyes are set on getting back into the promotion playoff places.
Neil Critchley came in as Michael Beale’s replacement on the bench, but he hasn’t found the winning formula either. He changed the tactical shape of the team, sacrificed a bit of offense to have more order and balance.
This has kind of worked, but the team’s opportunities have yet to be fulfilled. Their top scorer, Chris Willock, has only 6 goals and has not scored since matchday 13: he’s been without scoring for 10 games now and his presence in games is becoming shorter and shorter. Considering this, we might say QPR urgently needs to find another striker to get back in the race.
Possible Lineup (4-2-3-1): Seny Dieng; Ethan Laird, Jimmy Dunne, Rob Dickie, Kenneth Paal; Sam Field, Tim Iroegbunam; Tyler Roberts, Ilias Chair, Chris Willock; Lyndon Dykes
Betting on Swansea City
Swansea City is moving forward one step at a time, at a kind of inconsistent rate. However, the Swans won their most recent match 1-3 against Sunderland on the road, which is good news for them. They are not a terrible team at all, but similar to QPR, they can be disorganized during crucial stages of the game.
For this, the Scottish coach Russell Martin has set up the team depending on the opponent, but with emphasis on the middle section. He always uses a double defensive pivot made up of Matt Grimes and Luke Cundle for this purpose. These players are vacuum cleaners and provide a lot of play to the playmakers, Olivier Ntcham and Cameron Congreve.
The Cameroonian Ntcham is one of the team’s most productive players (with 5 goals scored), and when you leave him in front of goal, he poses a serious threat. Still, he has difficulty making judgments and building from the base when he starts behind three-quarters of the field, which is a challenge. This was the main reason why the coach took defensive responsibility away from him by putting two stoppers in the middle.
Possible lineup: (3-4-2-1):Andy Fisher; Kyle Naughton, Nathan Wood, Ben Cabango; Joel Latibeaudiere, Matt Grimes, Luke Cundle, Matthew Sorinola; Olivier Ntcham, Cameron Congreve; Joel Piroe
JefeBet Prediction
These teams already played in the first leg: the game ended in a 1-0 home win for Swansea. The Swans will now visit Loftus Road, where we believe that the home side will win. With this victory, QPR will be very close to the play-offs, overcoming Swansea.
The Park Rangers has been improving, and now it’s time to for them to win at home, something they haven’t done since October, when they beat Wigan 2-1.
Prediction: Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Swansea City.
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