QPR – Aston Villa SOCCER PICKS
Queens Park Rangers and Aston Villa meet at Loftus Road Stadium, in a match for the 15th round of the Championship. The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams met in this stadium was on 11-18-2017, in a Match for the Championship that ended with the victory of Aston Villa by (1-2). J. Mackie (18 ‘) scored the goals of the game, for Queens Park Rangers, and A. Adomah (45’ and 58 ‘), for Aston Villa. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Queens Park Rangers:
After 6 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 11 th position, with 20 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Sheffield Wednesday by (3-0), after in the previous match they have won (0-2) an away match against Ipswich Town. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 17 suffered. In the last 7 home league matches Queens Park Rangers has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 21 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.
The Queens Park Rangers enter this motivated day, after a home win by 3-0 in the reception at Sheffield Wednesday: the goals were scored by Freeman, Hemed and Wells. Due to the excellent moment of form that crosses, the local set should privilege the offensive transitions and the attacks through the lateral corridors. The three arrows pointing to the opponent’s goal will be Wszolek, Hemed and Freeman, being the responsible for defining the offensive moment is the midfielder Eberechi Eze. The coach will not be able to count on the injured Shodipo.
Aston Villa:
After 4 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 18 points won. In the last match, they have lost in an away match against Norwich City by (2-1), after in the previous match they have won at home, against Swansea City, by (1-0). This is a team that, oddly enough, was better outside than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 7 away league matches Aston Villa has a record of 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 21 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 6 away matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have only won 1 result.
Aston Villa enter this unmotivated performance, after a defeat away from home against Norwich, by 2-1: James Chester was the author of the only goal of the challenge. To point out that the moment of the visitors is not the best, since it registers only 1 victory in the last 6 matches played. The visiting team usually acts in a 4-4-2, privileging a slower style of play, attacking, in general, through the central corridor. It is possible that Adomah, Whelan, Hourihane and El-Mohamady act in the middle zone of the terrain. On the other hand, Tammy Abraham is one of the best finalists of this team, with 4 goals scored. The coach will not be able to count on the injured McKirdy.
