In the Championship, Queens Park Rangers take on Norwich City on Wednesday, April 19, at the Loftus Road Stadium. This year, the hosts have had a terrible run of results and are getting closer to the bottom. QPR lost 3-0 to Coventry City last break and could have no bad things to say in the wake of endeavoring only a single shot on track all game. With 43 points from 42 games, QPR are 20th in the league.
Meanwhile, Norwich is still hopeful of making the playoffs despite recent mixed results in the league. Last weekend, they fell to Middlesbrough 5-1, falling behind by three goals before team leader Josh Sargent scored a consolation goal. The guests are tenth in the Title with 61 places and will enter the season finisher spots with a success.
Match Details
- Queens Park Rangers v Norwich
- Championship England
- Date – 19/04/2023
- Starting time – 18:45 UTC
- Venue: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, London, England
Prediction
In 2023, QPR has won just once in the league and has lost five of their last six league games. They have lost their last three home games and could battle here.
Still, Norwich has only won one of their last seven games and has struggled to score points. However, the visitors should prevail in this match due to the disparity in class and quality between the two teams.
Prediction: Norwich 0-1 to QPR
Head to head
- They have met 128 times before, with Norwich winning 50-41 each time.
- The two teams have played to zero goals in 37 draws, including their most recent encounter.
- In the matchup, Norwich hasn’t lost in five.
- Six games across all competitions have seen QPR fail to keep a clean sheet.
- This season, the hosts have scored 22 points at home. Only Wigan Athletic, who finished last, has scored fewer goals (18).
- With 67 losses, the Hoops have the second-worst defensive record in the second division this season.
Team news
The QPR supervisor Gareth Ainsworth will be cheerful not to have any wellness stresses to discuss in front of this game with a totally sound crew to pick from.
David Wagner, manager of Norwich City, has only one fitness concern in a team that is otherwise in good health. Due to a shin bone injury, Przemyslaw Placheta won’t be playing.
We believe that Angus Gunn, Max Aarons, Andrew Omobamidele, Jakob Sörensen, Dimitris Giannoulis, Marcelino Nez, Gabriel Sara, Adam Idah, Josh Sargent, Onel Hernandez, and Teemu Pukki will be selected by The Canaries in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Lineup
Queens Park Rangers:
- Dieng
- Dunne, Dickie, Balogun, Paal
- Dozzell, Johansen, Field
- Willock, Dykes, Chair
Norwich City:
- Gunn
- Aarons, Omobamidele, Sorensen, Giannoulis
- Sara, Nunez
- Idah, Sargent, Hernandez
- Pukki
Betting tips
Result: Goals scored by Norwich: over/under 2.5, under 2.5 (six of the visitors’ last seven games have resulted in fewer than 2.5 goals).
To score by both teams: No (in the hosts’ last five games, neither team has scored more than once.)
Where to watch
Watch the match on skysports.