Ipswich Town vs QPR Championship preview, team news and prediction

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Ipswich Town host Queens Park Rangers on Saturday afternoon knowing a win would seal promotion to the Premier League . If they fail to win then the hosts will be nervously looking at how Millwall and Middlesbrough are doing on the final day of the season to see if promotion is secured or if the yare destined for the play-offs.

The Tractor Boys start the weekend second in the Championship , while QPR have slipped to 14th. Ipswich have won just one of their last five matches, but Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at in-form Southampton kept them on the cusp of an immediate return to the top flight.

The bookies have them as the odds-on favourites at 2/7 with BetGoodwin while William Hill is offering 8/1 longshot odds on QPR to sink their promotion chances and a draw is 9/2 with Betfred . You can also find more at the Mirror Betting Hubs Free Bets offers .

Defeat would leave them vulnerable to being caught by Millwall and Middlesbrough, while a draw could drop them to third if Millwall beat Oxford United. McKenna can still point to strong underlying form, with Ipswich losing only one of their last 14 league games and just one of 22 at Portman Road. Their only recent blemish in front of goal is that they have gone nine straight league matches without scoring more than twice.

QPR arrive under pressure, with head coach Julien Stephan needing a response after a sharp downturn in results. The Hoops went five unbeaten up to April 11, but have since lost three in a row, most recently a 3-2 defeat to Derby in their final home game of the season. Away from home, they have taken 25 points from 22 trips, with two of their six away wins coming in their last six matches.

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Kieran McKenna is expected to bring Jack Clarke back into the Ipswich starting XI, with Wes Burns one of the players who could make way. Anis Mehmeti and George Hirst are also pushing for minutes in attack, although Joe Taylor is a significant doubt after missing the trip to Southampton. Ashley Young, currently sidelined through injury, has confirmed he will retire at the end of the season.

Over at QPR, Rumarn Burrell is ruled out, while Paul Smyth and Richard Kone could also be left out as a precaution after picking up problems in the derby. Ilias Chair and Rayan Kolli are both in contention to start, with Harvey Vale potentially shifting to a wider role.

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