Why Ipswich Town vs Qpr is making news

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Ipswich Town vs Qpr has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in Kenya.

Key facts

• Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
• Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna hopes history will repeat itself with a win on their own ground to return them to the Premier League.
• Extra road closures will be in place around the town centre during and after Ipswich Town's crunch clash this weekend.
• Ipswich Town square off against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday afternoon looking for the victory that would guarantee promotion to the Premier League.
• While this could prove to be a nervy afternoon for Ipswich, we cannot ignore QPR's recent losing streak.

What we know

Going deeper, Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna hopes history will repeat itself with a win on their own ground to return them to the Premier League.

On the substance, Extra road closures will be in place around the town centre during and after Ipswich Town's crunch clash this weekend.

Beyond the headlines, Ipswich Town square off against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday afternoon looking for the victory that would guarantee promotion to the Premier League.

More precisely, while this could prove to be a nervy afternoon for Ipswich, we cannot ignore QPR's recent losing streak.

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By the numbers

At this stage, At a time when the Tractor Boys sit in second position in the Championship table, QPR have recently dropped down to 14th place.

On a related note, the 2-2 draw at in-form Southampton on Tuesday night has ensured that beating QPR would secure an immediate return to England's top flight.

Going deeper, McKenna will take confidence from the fact that Ipswich have lost just one of their last 14 fixtures in the Championship.

On the substance, Furthermore, Ipswich have suffered just one defeat in 22 games at Portman Road, recording 13 wins and eight draws respectively.

The wider context

On a related note, after losing to Millwall and Swansea City, QPR went down by a 3-2 scoreline to Derby County in their final home encounter of the season.

Going deeper, QPR have accumulated 25 points from their 22 away fixtures this campaign, two of their six wins coming across their last half-a-dozen encounters.

On the substance, Suffolk Highways have stated extra road closures in Ipswich and near Portman Road will be in place before and after Saturday's game.

Beyond the headlines, Town won their final home game of the season when they went up from League One in 2023 and again 12 months later as they reached the top flight for the first time in 22 years.

More precisely, while Kieran McKenna will be disappointed that Ipswich have only won one of their last five fixtures, it has proven to be enough to move them to the brink of promotion.

The bottom line

• While this could prove to be a nervy afternoon for Ipswich, we cannot ignore QPR's recent losing streak.
• The 2-2 draw at in-form Southampton on Tuesday night has ensured that beating QPR would secure an immediate return to England's top flight.
• After losing to Millwall and Swansea City, QPR went down by a 3-2 scoreline to Derby County in their final home encounter of the season.