Sports Mall previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Queens Park Rangers and Coventry City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
last place Queens Park Ranger Will aspire to reach position 21 coventry city When they are driven down Loftus Road Championship On Tuesday.
QPR are in 24th place with seven points from 10 games, but are just one point from safety, and a win on Tuesday would take them above Coventry, who have eight points after 10 games and are one place above the relegation zone.
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The hosts have flirted with relegation in the last two seasons, finishing 20th in 2022-23 and 18th in 2023-24, and look set to be back in the battle to remain in the second tier.
QPR have only won once in the league. lost 2-1 The last time was against Portsmouth on Saturday, a game in which they took the lead after nine minutes.
boss Marty Cifuentes Speaking after the defeat, he said he was calm about the situation and very optimistic that his team's plight would improve.
Those from Cifuentes have scored 10 goals and conceded 18 times, and these records place them in the fourth worst attack and in the second worst defense.
The home team has lost its last four games in the Championship by an aggregate score of 9-2 and has failed to win in its last six league games.
QPR's home record is equally worrying, having lost three and drawn two of their five most recent games at Loftus Road.
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Tuesday's visitors come to face each other lost 1-0 against Preston North End in the Championship on Saturday.
Preston were the better team that day and Coventry were lucky not to concede more than once.
Manager Mark Robbins Refusing to blame his players for the defeat, he expressed frustration in believing that a disallowed goal in the 83rd minute would have equalized the score.
The Robins have lost their last two matches and have won just once in their last eight league games, drawing twice and losing five times in that period.
Coventry have been poor away from home for some time considering they have lost five of them.
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The locals will be left without the midfielder Jack Colback and central Liam Morrison Until the end of October.
QPR does not risk the defender Jack Clarke-Salter Sifuentes reportedly said he would rest against Portsmouth because he wanted to avoid an injury setback.
Wait for a doorman Pablo Nerd The back must be protected by three Jimmy Dunne, Steve Cook AND Morgan Foxwhen Sam Field AND nicolas madson He can start as a central double in midfield.
Abroad Associated Tempel He was ruled out due to injury at the last moment and could be replaced in the starting eleven. Luke Anderson.
As for the public, they cannot choose a defender. Jack Bidwell Until the end of November, at the same time RAFAEL BORGES RODRÍGUEZ He left due to a leg injury.
Elsewhere, Coventry will have to fight without a goalkeeper ben wilsonOne who will be out for a few weeks, as well as the midfielder Jaime Allen.
Robbins will surely name olive dove Behind the back in the goal bobby thomas, Joel Ladipoutière AND Luis Binks.
In midfield, wait jose eccles, Ben Sheaf AND Jack Rudoni With one front and two back. Ellis Sims AND Norman Bassett.
Queens Park Rangers Probable Starting Lineup:
Nerd; Dunne, cook, fox; Ashby, Madson, Field, Paul; President, Frey, Anderson
Possible Coventry City starting lineup:
Pigeon; Van Ewijk, Thomas, Ladipoutière, Binx, Da Silva; Eccles, Sheaf, Rudoni; Sims, Bassett
We say: Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Coventry City
Given the precarious situation of the two teams at the bottom of the table, it would not be surprising if they played cautiously.
While QPR have failed to win for some time, Coventry have a poor record and it is difficult to see any team getting the three points.
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