Leeds United vs QPR Prediction: Massive home win on the cards

Leeds United remain the favourites to win the Championship, but they suffered a defeat to Millwall in midweek, meaning they have now failed to score in their last two away matches. They return to the comforts of home to face QPR on Saturday (15:00), as Daniel Farke looks to get his side back into the top two. 

Meanwhile QPR sit 23rd in the division, and manager Marti Cifuentes is coming under pressure. Below you can find my Leeds United vs QPR prediction featuring team news and betting tips.

Team News

Leeds United remain without Largie Ramazani for the foreseeable, while Ilia Gruev and Ethan Ampadu are still stuck in the treatment room. Joe Gelhardt has been absent in recent weeks with a hip issue but could feature in the matchday squad.

After a disappoint defeat to Millwall, Manor Solomon and Mateo Joseph could be put into the starting XI, but other than that, I’m not expecting any changes from the former Norwich boss with Joe Rothwell and Ao Tanaka likely to have to continue in midfield given the injuries to Gruev and Amapadu. 

For QPR, Harrison Ashby picked up a hamstring issue v Sunderland and will miss this game, as will long-term absentee Jack Colback. Michael Frey’s absence is being felt the hardest though, and the big striker’s calf issue just won’t ease up, ruling him out until the international break at the least. Jake Clarke-Salter has also missed the last two games with his recurring calf problem, while Kenneth Paal and Karamoko Dembele are also going to be sidelined for the trip to Elland Road. 

Ilias Chair is the latest name to be added to the injury list after he was taken off against Middlesbrough, giving Cifuentes real issues heading into this tough test. Zan Celar is expected to continue up top, and despite a 4-1 hammering from Boro, it is difficult to see too many other options for the manager right now. 

Leeds United vs QPR Odds

Leeds are priced at 2/9 to win this game, giving them an implied win probability of 81%. QPR are available at 12/1, a draw is 5/1 and over 2.5 goals is 4/6. BTTS can be backed at 5/4 and Joseph is the favourite to open the scoring at 4/1. 

Leeds United -2 @ 15/8 

This should be one-way traffic from Leeds United. They battered Plymouth 3-0 in their last home game, and didn’t even allow the away side to get a shot off at goal. I think QPR are of a similar level to Plymouth this term, and with their current injury crisis, are going to find it very difficult at Elland Road. 

With the attacking quality that Leeds have, I’m expecting a big home win with the threats of Joseph, Joel Piroe, Brenden Aaronson and Dan James too much for QPR to handle. There’s a huge gap in quality between QPR and Leeds and I think it will be incredibly apparent come Saturday afternoon. 

Leeds 5-0 QPR @ 22/1

I’ve just got a really bad feeling about this from a QPR perspective. They were shoddy at the back against Boro, conceding four, and without Clarke-Salter they have lost their best defender. Steve Cook is going to struggle with the movement and pace of the Leeds attack and I expect them to be camped in their own half for the majority of the game. 

Leeds can rack up a massive scoreline here and I think there is some value in backing them to hit five. They will have a point to prove after dropping points in midweek, and I expect them to come out firing in a bid to return to the automatic promotion spots. 

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