Wigan vs QPR Predictions and Football Betting Tips for Friday

Wigan v QPR predictions and free football betting tips for the Championship play-offs 2014 with tips for Friday’s night’s Wigan v QPR match.

Wigan and QPR, two of the sides relegated from the top flight last season will come head to head on Friday night in the first leg of their play-off semi-final at the DW stadium.

Wigan vs QPR latest betting odds: Wigan to win are 6/5 with William Hill, the draw is 12/5 with Bet Victor and QPR are 13/5 with Bet365.

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QPR were many people’s favourites to win the league at the start of the season, but injuries to key men and a large scale overhaul of their playing staff has seen them struggle to find any real consistency throughout the season. However, with a squad boasting many players with Premier League experience they must been seen as serious contenders to win the 2014 Championship play-offs.

Wigan have also got one of the Championship’s strongest squads on paper, and their run in the FA Cup has shown that they are capable of performing on the big stage and under pressure, something which could give them the edge in the playoff format.

Neither side comes into this game on the back of great form, and away from home QPR have been inconsistent all year, so I fancy Wigan to win this one in my football betting tips, leaving the tie delicately poised for the second leg at Loftus Road on Monday.

QPR fans have been somewhat critical of Harry Redknapp’s style of play this season, and away from home against the bigger teams they have struggled to create chances and score goals. The addition of Ravel Morrison in January, along with the return to fitness of top scorer Charlie Austin does give them more teeth in the final third, and it would take a huge Wigan effort to keep those two in particular quiet for 90 minutes. Coral offer 17/4 on a Wigan win with both teams scoring, and makes up my second betting tip for Wigan v QPR.

I can certainly see this one being decided by the odd goal and the betting market to look at is the winning margin, and Ladbrokes offer 29/10 on Wigan to win by one. Bet Victor again lead the way in terms of goalscorer odds, and make QPR’s Austin the favourite to find the back of the net at any time in this one, at 9/5.

From a Wigan perspective, Nick Powell and Jordi Gomez comfortably lead their goalscoring charts with 12 and 11 respectively this season, and can be backed at 11/5 and 10/3 to score anytime. Ravel Morrison, with 6 goals in 14 appearances for the Hoops, and at 11/4 looks great value for a Wigan v QPR goalscorer betting tip given he is a player capable of creating a chance from nothing in the blink of an eye.

What is sure is that this tie will be one of the tightest across all the football league playoffs this weekend, as the two sides are so evenly matched. In this leg however, it will take a big QPR performance to get a result to take back to Loftus Road, and although Wigan have been far from unbeatable at the DW over recent matches, I am predicting the Latics to nick this one.

Wigan v QPR Betting Tips

Wigan to win by 1 goal – 29/10 (Ladbrokes): new accounts get £50 free via this link.

Ravel Morrison to score anytime – 11/4 (Bet Victor): new accounts get £25 free via this link.

Jordi Gomez to score anytime – 10/3 (Bet Victor)

Wigan to win and both teams to score – 17/4 (Coral): new accounts bet £5 get £20 free via this link.

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