Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th September 2024

Queens Park Rangers go up against Sheffield Wednesday this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Hillsborough.

A look at the Championship standings shows that two points and eight places currently separate the two teams.

Sheffield Wednesday find themselves as number 20 in the league table with three points from their initial four matches this campaign. As number 12, two points above them, Queens Park Rangers have played four rounds this season.

The two sides seem evenly matched, but Sheffield Wednesday can leapfrog Queens Park Rangers in the Championship table with a win on Saturday. They will, of course, be extremely eager to do just that, the question is, how will the visitors respond to the threat?

Sheffield Wednesday scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 13 goals against. This is an average of 1.3 goals against per match with four clean sheets along the way.

Queens Park Rangers managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

Sheffield Wednesday had a good reading on Queens Park Rangers in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 2-0, respectively.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers Prediction

Sheffield Wednesday Form

Showing inconsistent form, Sheffield Wednesday lost two of their past three matches, going down 0-2 against Leeds, before beating Grimsby 1-5. The joy was short-lived, as Millwall proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat. Sheffield Wednesday only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded six goals.

Queens Park Rangers go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, and if they can build some momentum early on, perhaps even throw their hat in the ring for a place in an international tournament.

Queens Park Rangers Form

Queens Park Rangers have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw with Plymouth. This was followed by another draw with Luton, this time 1-1, before they outclassed Luton by 1-2. Queens Park Rangers won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight while also conceding eight times.

Queens Park Rangers go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, and if they can build some momentum early on, perhaps even throw their hat in the ring for a place in an international tournament.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, when it comes to goals. We see no reason for this trend to end here, and we expect an entertaining match once again between Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers Squads

Sheffield Wednesday Squad

The 35-year-old coach of the home team, Danny Roehl, will select the lineup against Queens Park Rangers from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Ben Hamer (0/0), James Beadle (0/4), Pierce Charles (0/0), Akin Famewo (0/0), Di'Shon Bernard (0/4), Dominic Iorfa (0/3), Liam Palmer (0/3), Max Lowe (0/4), Michael Ihiekwe (0/1), Pol Valentin (0/4), Yan Valery (0/4), Barry Bannan (0/4), Djeidi Gassama (0/4), Josh Windass (1/4), Marvin Johnson (0/3), Nathaniel Chalobah (0/0), Olaf Kobacki (0/2), Shea Charles (0/0), Svante Ingelsson (0/4), Anthony Musaba (0/4), Callum Paterson (0/0), Charlie McNeill (0/0), Ike Ugbo (0/3), Jamal Lowe (1/4), Michael Smith (1/4).

Queens Park Rangers Squad

Here is the full team squad of Queens Park Rangers. The 42 year-old Marti Cifuentes will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Joe Walsh (0/0), Matteo Salamon (0/0), Paul Nardi (0/4), Harrison Ashby (0/0), Hevertton Santos (0/0), Jake Clarke-Salter (0/4), Jimmy Dunne (1/4), Kenneth Paal (0/4), Liam Morrison (0/0), Morgan Fox (0/0), Steve Cook (0/4), Alexander Aoraha (0/0), Alfie Tuck (0/0), Daniel Bennie (0/1), Elijah Dixon-Bonner (0/0), Ilias Chair (0/0), Jack Colback (0/3), Jonathan Varane (0/4), Karamoko Dembele (0/3), Lorent Talla (0/0), Lucas Andersen (1/3), Nicolas Madsen (1/2), Sam Field (0/4), Alfie Lloyd (0/4), Koki Saito (0/3), Michael Frey (2/4), Paul Smyth (0/4), Rayan Kolli (0/2), Zan Celar (0/4).

Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers Team News

Sheffield Wednesday just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Queens Park Rangers at Hillsborough. There is no need for Barry Bannan to show up in the Sheffield Wednesday dressing room, as he is suspended.

Apparently, Queens Park Rangers have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

Harrison Ashby and Rayan Kolli all face a spell on the sidelines for Queens Park Rangers due to various injuries.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers H2H

Sheffield Wednesday go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 2-0 the last two times they played Queens Park Rangers. Queens Park Rangers seem to have a bit of a love affair with Sheffield Wednesday, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Queens Park Rangers to win this match at best price odds of 11/5.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies on Saturday.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Queens Park Rangers Betting Tips

Sheffield Wednesday won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Hillsborough. They drew four and lost two as well, while Queens Park Rangers won six of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost one. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Hillsborough on Saturday? Sheffield Wednesday scored the opening goal six times in 10 home games, while Queens Park Rangers did it in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Sheffield Wednesday managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Queens Park Rangers averaging 1.8 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield Wednesday, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Queens Park Rangers, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game.