QPR v Swansea

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With both QPR and Swansea City finding themselves languishing in the lower reaches of the early Championship league table, this upcoming clash in the nation's capital at Loftus Road has all the makings of a dour and low-scoring affair as both sides look to re-ignite their respective Championship campaigns.

QPR slumped to a third defeat in four games in recent weeks in the English second tier on Saturday when they were handed a disappointing 3-1 defeat at home to Sunderland and this defeat followed on from previous losses to Ipswich Town and Southampton which has left The R's in a lowly 20th place in the Championship table.

Tuesday night's hosts have managed to pick up wins against Cardiff City and fellow strugglers, Middlesbrough, within their opening six games of this new Championship season but an opening day of the season heavy 4-0 rout away from home at Watford has made it four defeats in their first six games of this new term.

The bigger picture shows QPR have collected a meagre four wins from their previous 16 matches overall in the Championship and this sort of form will be causing the alarm bells to be ringing rather loudly around Loftus Road especially as QPR have registered just one win from their last 17 home games, slipping to no fewer than 13 defeats in the process.

Swansea City will also be eager to set the record straight in Tuesday night's battle at Loftus Road as the Welsh visitors have produced a poor start to this new Championship campaign after picking up just two points from a possible 18 on offer so far this season, whilst also slipping to four defeats as well.

The two points picked up to date came in the form of draws at home with Birmingham City 1-1 and a 1-1 draw with Coventry City but the four losses to the likes of West Brom, Preston NE, Bristol City and most disappointing of all, Friday night's 2-0 defeat away at fierce rivals, Cardiff City, have resulted with The Swans dropping down into the relegation zone.

This alarming slump in form is in stark contrast to how Swansea City finished last season's campaign as The Swans put together an impressive nine-match unbeaten run to sign off at the end of last term which included seven wins in the process.

QPR v Swansea City Verdict

Both QPR and Swansea City have really struggled to gain a foothold in this season's Championship campaign to date and this upcoming encounter in the nation's capital at Loftus Road may well unfold into a dour spectacle on Tuesday night, especially as each of the previous seven meetings have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Swansea City win @ 2.55

Correct score: Swansea City 2-0 @ 13.00