Swansea vs Queens Park Rangers Prediction: Can the visitors avoid a loss?

Swansea hope to return to winning ways after their recent back-to-back losses when they welcome Queens Park Rangers to the Swansea.com Stadium on Thursday. Only two points separate both sides on the table, with both sides hoping to pick points in the battle for a playoff place. Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

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Swansea suffered a 2-1 loss to Hull City in their last game. The loss was their second in a row after they had lost 3-2 to Sunderland. The Swans have seen just two wins in their last eight games and are winless in their previous three home games. The hosts have not been performing exceptionally at home, with just 13 points in their 10 league games this season, which is the joint third-worst home record. They are also winless in 4 of their last five games against QPR at the Swansea.com Stadium.

They sit 11th on the table with 27 points in 22 games, scoring 24 goals and conceding 24. However, Josh Ginnelly (Achilles tendon rupture), Andy Fisher (groin surgery), and Oliver Cooper (foot injury) are all out of this game.

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QPR started the season poorly and were bottom of the league going into the November international break, but they have since bounced back with a 2-1 win over Preston in their last game. Milutin Osmajic put Preston ahead in the 21st minute before Rayan Kolli equalised in the 50th minute, and Jimmy Dunne scored the winner in the 89th minute. The Hoops are unbeaten in their last seven games but have managed to win just one in their previous eight games on the road. They sit 14th on the table with 25 points in 22 games, scoring 23 goals and conceding 28. Manager Cifuentes Marti has no injury problem going forward, and I think he will choose his strongest side.

Swansea — Lawrence Vigouroux, Josh Key, Ben Cabango, Harry Darling, Josh Tymon, Myles Peart-Harris, Jay Fulton, Liam Cullen, Matt Grimes, Ji-sung Eom, Zan Vipotnik.

Queens Park Rangers — Paul Nardi, Jimmy Dunne, Jake Clarke-Salter, Liam Morrison, Kenneth Paal, Sam Field, Kieran Morgan, Paul Smyth, Jonathan Varane, Koki Saito, Rayan Kolli.

• Swansea have conceded in each of their last eight games, with seven seeing the BTTS result.
• Swansea have conceded in each of their last three games against QPR.
• The last four head-to-head games between the two sides at this venue saw a 1-0 scoreline.
• There have been fewer than three goals between the two sides in the last nine games.

QPR might not have had the best start to the season, yet they were impressive recently, picking up 11 points in their last five games. Only Sheffield United (13) and Blackburn Rovers (12) have more. So, I don’t see them losing this game against a side that has not been impressive at home this season and have only picked up 5 points in their last five games. Also, Swansea have conceded in each of their previous eight games, with seven seeing the BTTS result, so it won’t be surprising to see the BTTS result in this game. However, I don’t think there will be a lot of goals scored since there have been fewer than three goals in the last nine games between the two sides.

• X2 for 1.88 odds
• Under 2.5 for 1.70 odds
• BTTS for 1.91 odds