Sheff Wed vs QPR predictions: Hoops can pick up where they left off

Phil Agius

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Marti Cifuentes' QPR won 2-1 at Luton Town on their last outing in the Championship.

- QPR are unbeaten in their three away fixtures this season
- Sheff Wed have lost three successive Championship games to nil
- Recommended bet: QPR draw no bet

Sheffield Wednesday and QPR headed into the international break separated by eight places in the Championship table, but that represented only a deficit of two points for the Owls after each team's first four games.

Even so, the London side will be much happier with their start to the season and have a good chance of extending their unbeaten run in all competitions to six games in the 15:00 kick-off.

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Team news

James Beadle is expected to continue in goal for Wednesday as Ben Hamer continues to deal with a finger injury.

The Owls also have fitness concerns over Di’Shon Bernard, Michael Ihiekwe and Dominic Iorfa, while Jamal Lowe will also be assessed after returning from international duty with Jamaica.

Winger Olaf Kobacki could be in line for his first Championship start.

QPR are still without forward Ilias Chair due to a back injury. Alfie Lloyd and Paul Smyth are in contention to start on the left side of midfield.

Sheff Wed boss Danny Rohl will be hoping for an upturn in fortunes after three league losses to nil.

The stats

Wednesday are yet to draw this season after three wins and three losses in all competitions, while only one team has scored in each of Wednesday's first two home league games.

The Owls have lost to nil in their last three Championship matches.

Both teams have scored in all six of QPR's matches this season and Rangers are unbeaten in three away games so far in 2024-25

Wednesday won both of the teams' two meetings last season, while there have been over 2.5 goals in five of the Sheffield side's six matches this season.

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Prediction

Wednesday were hoping to improve on last season's 20th-place finish in the Championship this time around, but that is exactly where they found themselves again after the first four matches of the new season.

QPR were just two places and three points better off at the end of last term, but they have made a promising start in their quest to return to the top half of the table, with two draws and a win since their 3-1 home defeat by West Brom on the opening day.

That loss, inspired by a Josh Maja hat-trick, does not look so bad now the Baggies remain unbeaten and the Super Hoops look to be a progressive outfit under manager Marti Cifuentes this season.

Their 2-1 away win at Luton before the break caught the eye and included a goal from recent signing Nicolas Madsen and they look capable of a positive result in South Yorkshire.

Owls manager Danny Rohl is fighting a number of injury issues coming out of the break and any weaknesses in the home defence could be exploited by the visitors.

Wednesday have conceded nine goals without scoring against Sunderland, Leeds and Millwall in their last three league matches and may struggle to halt that slide on Saturday.

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