Swansea City and Queens Park Rangers, who have been in contrasting runs of form in the Championship, will do battle on Saturday with kickoff at 5 pm.
After starting their campaign with a draw and a heavy defeat, Swansea City put their first victory on the board as Olivier Ntcham scored late in a 1-0 triumph away at Blackpool.
Hoping to build on that result, Russell Martin’s men then hosted Millwall and looked set to win 2-0, only for own goals from Ben Cabango and Nathan Wood deep into injury time to force a share of the spoils.
The Swans have been unable to bounce back from that disappointment since, firstly losing 2-0 at home to Luton Town before being beaten 2-1 away at Middlesbrough last week, with Joel Piroe’s second-half goal from the penalty spot not enough to inspire a turnaround.
It will not be easy for the visitors, who arrive at Craven Cottage in high spirits after an encouraging start to the season.
Following the appointment of Michael Beale over the summer, Queens Park Rangers began the Championship campaign with a defeat to Blackburn Rovers before bouncing back with a 3-2 beating of Middlesbrough thanks to goals from Chris Willock, Jimmy Dunne and Lyndon Dykes.
Swansea vs QPR Head to Head
Both sides have 21 games against each other, each taking seven wins and seven draws. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Stoke City 1-1 Swansea
- Middlesbrough 2-1 Swansea
- Swansea 0-2 Luton Town
- Swansea City 2-2 Millwall
Away
- QPR 3-1 Hull City
- Watford 2-3 QPR
- QPR 1-1 Rotherham United
- QPR 0-1 Blackpool
Swansea City Team News
Swansea City centre-back Ben Cabango, who served a suspension last time, will return to contention for the weekend’s game and could come back into the defence in place of Nathan Wood. Meanwhile, Joel Latibeaudiere remains out of action through injury.
QPR Team News
Queens Park Rangers will have to do without centre-back Jake Clarke-Salter, who has been ruled out through injury, while Jimmy Dunne and Rob Dickie will continue to partner up at the heart of a back four. Key winger Chris Willock’s fitness will be monitored, although he will likely be fit for selection against Hull City.
Prediction and Odds
QPR arrive with renewed confidence, while their hosts lack momentum in the Championship, and we see Beale’s men returning to London with all three points.
- Away Win
- Goals Over 1.5
- First Half: 1-1
