Huddersfield Town and Queens Park Rangers meet at the John Smith's Stadium on Saturday afternoon with just one point separating the clubs in the Championship standings.
Both teams have lost three of their last six matches, leaving them to look over their shoulders towards the relegation zone.
Match preview
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Having collected four points from games against Wycombe Wanderers and Middlesbrough, Carlos Corberan would have felt that his Huddersfield side were very much back on track.
However, the manner of their 3-0 reverse at Cardiff City earlier this week has changed that feeling, and the Spaniard is again tasked with trying to lift the mood at the training ground.
Huddersfield remain an equal distance between the playoffs and relegation zone, a scenario which will lead to Corberan believing that a return to form can keep them in contention for a return to the Premier League.
Five defeats have come from nine outings, however, and the first target will be taking advantage of home fixtures against QPR and Sheffield Wednesday.
On the plus side, the Terriers have scored in their last half a dozen home matches, something Mark Warburton will have to take into consideration when selecting his lineup for the weekend.
QPR performed well in defeats to Brentford and Bristol City, but failure to collect any points from that double-header may lead to their boss placing greater emphasis on grinding out a result.
While the London outfit have the quality to keep away from the relegation zone, they now sit just seven points above the bottom three in the standings.
QPR have scored in seven matches in succession, but their two shutouts during their last 10 outings have been against goal-shy Birmingham City and Derby County.
Huddersfield Town Championship form: LDLDWL
Queens Park Rangers Championship form: WLDWLL
Team News
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Despite his frustration after the Bristol City game, Warburton could name the same QPR XI.
However, Todd Kane will return to the squad after serving a one-match ban for his dismissal against Brentford.
Corberan will make several changes to his Huddersfield side after making the decision to freshen up his team against Cardiff.
Isaac Mbenza, Fraizer Campbell and Adama Diakhaby could all return in attack, while Ryan Schofield may be considered for a return between the sticks.
Rarmani Edmonds-Green is in contention for a start in defence, potentially at the expense of Christopher Schindler.
Huddersfield Town possible starting lineup:
Hamer; Duhaney, Schindler, Sarr, Toffolo; O'Brien, Hogg, Eiting; Mbenza, Campbell, Diakhaby
Queens Park Rangers possible starting lineup:
Dieng; Kakay, Dickie, Barbet, Wallace; Ball, Carroll; Samuel, Chair, Willock; Dykes
We say: Huddersfield Town 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
While both teams will have points to prove after their defeats in midweek, that may not result in the most entertaining of games. A draw will be viewed as acceptable by each side, and we expect a low-scoring affair in Yorkshire.
Top betting tip
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Huddersfield Town win with a probability of 40.01%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 31.75% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Huddersfield Town win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.14%) and 2-0 (7.63%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 (10.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Huddersfield Town would win this match.
