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QPR v Coventry
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Kick Off: Tuesday 22nd October at 20:00
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Competition: Championship
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Watch Live: Sky Sports Main Event
Two of the Championship’s bottom-four take on one another in the hope of securing a win that may kick-start a revival. Bottom side Queens Park Rangers suffered a fourth straight league loss on Saturday when going down to a previously winless Portsmouth 2-1 at home. Manager Martí Cifuentes recently signed a new contract with the club, but going seven without a win in all competitions has alarmed many supporters.
As for Coventry City, their weekend 1-0 defeat away to Preston North End proved the final straw for some supporters. Manager Mark Robins, who has been in charge for over seven years, had a confrontation with some fans following this latest setback. It is one win in their last eight in all competitions, of which they lost six. Matters clearly need to quickly improve and maybe a trip to Loftus Road is an appropriate destination to do so.
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Clearly neither team is in great shape heading into this contest, but certainly, the team most capable of breaking out of their slump is Coventry. They have a much, much stronger squad in comparison and have the ability to change the game to greater effect. There appears a little more desperation in the home camp, who moved away from their usual formation in their last match for the first time since this time last year.
Coventry are still seeking a first away league victory this summer but the vast majority have been close encounters. On the flip side, QPR are winless at home all season and playing in front of a frustrated crowd right now isn’t an appetising prospect for them. The away team just simply need to start taking their chances, yet for Rangers they have the worst home defence in the league. This is less easy to change in the short and long term.
👕 QPR v Coventry Predicted XI
🔍 QPR v Coventry Players to Watch
🔵 Haji Wright
Three goals may not appear a spectacular goal return for the USA international but those have come across six league starts. A 50% scoring ratio in that regard provides context and it really proves how effective he is for the Sky Blues. Injuries, rotation and various reasons have meant he hasn’t played more, yet he remains their greatest goal threat.
Wright is Coventry’s top league goalscorer this season, which is no shock give he fired in 16 Championship goals in 2023/24. This is a player that tends to be in the right place at the right time and his movement could be too much for a QPR side without a league clean sheet all season.More often than not, Wright has found himself as a left-sided forward but there is every chance he starts as an out-and-out striker on this occasion. That will only boost his chances of getting back amongst the goals a little more regularly. This player is top of the xG chart across the Coventry squad, so he is one of their better bets to score on Tuesday.
📂 QPR v Coventry Cheat Sheet
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💻 QPR v Coventry Form and Tactics
Possession is clearly not everything in football and that was proved in QPR’s weekend loss to Portsmouth. Despite achieving 65% of the ball over the 90 minutes, they not only lost the game outright but it was deserved based upon xG. 1.43-0.86 reflects a warranted fourth defeat in a row for Rangers. In fact, they’ve averaged 13.25 goal attempts in those four, yet averaged a goal return of only 0.50 per match.
Despite their bad form, QPR haven’t necessarily been taking their frustrations out on their opponents. This is because Martí Cifuentes’ side have received the second-fewest amount of yellow cards in the Championship. It works out as 1.70 on average per league fixture, although they have received two red cards; the joint-most in the division.
Coventry have made a habit of starting seasons rather sluggishly in recent years and that has continued once more. Only goal difference is currently keeping them out of the relegation zone. Ironically, their two victories came against Blackburn and Oxford, who are both currently in the top half.
One thing they cannot be accused of is a lack of effort. Mark Robins’ side are averaging 14.3 shots per league clash this season, which is one of the highest in the league. Despite this, their average shots on target per away game reads a lowly 2.00, meaning their end product is letting them down. It is likely partly why they are without an away league victory so far.
Robins is also still searching for his best team and is constantly making changes to his starting eleven per game to try and rediscover that winning formula. Only five of the starting team from their last league win, against Blackburn, began Saturday’s defeat in Preston. The formation was also different as well, moving from 4-2-3-1 to 5-3-2, although they have the players to alternate systems seamlessly.
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🏁 QPR v Coventry Ref Watch
- Referee: James Bell
- James Bell has had a few weeks off since last refereeing a game and perhaps for good reason. In each of his previous three matches he has issued a red card; four in total. Two would be for receiving double bookings and the others being instant dismissals.
- Across Bell’s seven games this season, he has issued an average of 5.43 bookings per contest. As previously mentioned, some of these would be given to the same player, but all bar one of encounters he oversaw featured a minimum of four cards.
- Bell has awarded just one penalty this season and he has been awarding an average of 25 fouls per game, too.
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