QPR – Liverpool




Two struggling teams in the form of QPR and Liverpool will hope to see an improvement today when they meet each other at Loftus Road.

QPR is hands down the worst team in the Premier League as far as I`m concerned, they are playing dreadful football and it`s no wonder they are tied for the last place with Burnley ( QPR is actually last due to having the worst goal difference in the league). The hosts have scored just 4 goals so far and lost 5 out of the 7 matches they played, including the last two. QPR is on the back of a 2-0 defeat at West Ham. Harry Redknapp might be sacked if he loses this game and I`m shocked it took QPR so long to put him under pressure, one of the most overpaid and overrated managers I have ever seen.

Liverpool has struggled a lot after selling Suarez and it`s seems they will follow the path of Tottenham, who brought in a bunch of overpaid players with the Bale money and ruined their team. However Liverpool did not really have the chance to field the best lineup so far, they had a lot of injuries, so maybe they deserve a little bit more time before being judged. ‘Pool is on the back of a 2-1 home win over West Brom after previously being dominated and beaten by Basel in the Champions League (0-1).



Team news & lineups

QPR is simply decimated in the midfield area for today – they will miss the center midfield pairing of Barton and Mutch, also Taarabt and Faurlin are out and Kranjcar is highly questionable. Liverpool is healthier than ever ahead of this clash, only missing long term absentee Sturridge, while Flanagan and Sakho are highly doubtful.

QPR: Green – Onuoha, Caulker, Ferdinand, Traoré – Sandro, Henry – Hoilett, Fer, Vargas – Austin.

Liverpool: Mignolet – Johnson, Skrtel, Lovren, Moreno – Gerrard,  Henderson, Allen – Sterling, Balotelli, Lallana.

Listen, betting on Liverpool does not seem like the safest thing to do right now, but the circumstances here heavily favor an away win and the odds are tasty as well. I can`t see QPR troubling any decent Premier League side, they lost 4-0 against the only two top teams they met (Tottenham, Man United). A crucial factor is that the hosts will miss at least 3 key midfielders, which is a disaster for a team that likes to crows the defensive midfield area – I expect Liverpool to take control of the midfield with Gerard and Henderson supported by the returning Allen. Thea fact that Liverpool can finally field a healthy team, with only Sturridge missing, is another big argument for the visitors, who could be expected to play better football in these circumstances. My tip is Liverpool to win with a 1 goal asian handicap. Prediction: QPR – Liverpool 0-2.

Pick: Liverpool (-1 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.14