Swansea – QPR SOCCER PICKS
Swansea City and Queens Park Rangers meet at Liberty Stadium, in a match for the 10th round of the Championship. In the last 3 years there is only record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one on 01-01-2015, which ended in a draw by (1-1), and another one on 02-12-2014, which ended in a victory of Swansea City by (2-0). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Swansea City:
The home team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Stoke City, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Middlesbrough, by (0-0). 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 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 8 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 15 suffered. For the league, Swansea City won 5 points out of 12 possible points, after 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 4 home matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 17 of the last 26 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that scores only few times and was only able to open the scoring in 2 of its last 9 matches for the Championship, of these 2 reached the halftime advantage in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 9 matches played in this competition, got the comeback in 2 of the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Swansea enters this round after a draw as a visitor, to zero, in the visit to the grounds of Middlesbrough. The home team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-4-2, privileging fast transitions, mainly through the wings. One of the weak points of the local set is the completion of the dangerous situations that it manages to create. The coach of Swansea will not be able to count on Wilfried Bony, for being injured.
Queens Park Rangers:
The away team is currently in the 16 th position, with 10 points won, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Millwall, by (2-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Norwich City, by (0-1). 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 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 17 suffered. In the last match they played, for the League Cup, they lost to Blackpool by (2-0). In the last away game in this competition, they have won by (1-2) against Bolton Wanderers. In the last 4 away league matches Queens Park Rangers has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 12 possible. In 9 matches in this competition, they never got the comeback in the 4 games in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Queens Park Rangers enters this unmotivated performance, after a 2-0 away defeat, on the visit to the Blackpool field, to count for the English League Cup. Unlike the rival of this round, the Queens Park Rangers usually acts in a 4-4-2, in which the two most advanced players are Wells and Hemed. The visiting club, when it invests in the offensive process, usually does so through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by left-back Bidwell. The technician of the foreigners must have all the players available for this match.
