Ipswich v QPR predictions: Tractor Boys can confirm promotion in glorious style
Matt Rennie
Ipswich have lost just one of their last 14 Championship matches
Ipswich's sole home defeat in the league came back in October
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Ipswich remain on course for automatic promotion, but plenty of draws recently have given the chasing pack a sniff of taking second spot from them at the last moment.
A thrilling 2-2 draw at Southampton means they are just one point clear in the crucial second-place spot, but any slip-up against QPR gives Millwall or Middlesbrough a chance of surpassing them on the final day.
An Ipswich win over the R's of course guarantees promotion.
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Team news
Ipswich have the luxury of picking from a near full-strength team, with only Conor Townsend and Ashley Young on the long-term injury list.
Kwame Poku and Jimmy Dunne are sidelined for QPR, but Ilias Chair is continuing to build up a possible return to the starting line-up following his long-term absence.
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The stats
Ipswich hold a one-point advantage in the race for automatic promotion, having lost only eight games all season.
The Tractor Boys have lost only one home game so far this term, and have the best defensive home record with 17 goals conceded from 22 games.
QPR are enduring a five-match winless run which includes each of their last three games.
Ipswich won the reverse fixture at Loftus Road 4-1 back in November.
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Prediction
Ipswich, one of the ante-post promotion favourites, remain in pole position for an immediate return to the Premier League, but they have made recently hard work of it.
While Kieran McKenna's side rarely lose, with just one defeat this year, they have been salvaging draws since being turned over 2-0 by Portsmouth this month.
Three of Ipswich's last four games have finished all square, including in midweek when they kept themselves in the promotion hot-seat with a last-gasp equaliser at Southampton.
A win would guarantee Ipswich automatic promotion and only champions Coventry have a better home record than them this season, although McKenna's men have lost only once on home turf.
Another season in the Championship awaits QPR next term, and they are floundering their way to the finish.
Three straight wins against Leicester, Portsmouth and Watford have been followed by a five-match winless run, including defeats in their last three games, losing a 3-2 thriller to Derby last time out.
Their away form leaves a lot to be desired, too, with just one win in their last five matches on the road. Three of those were losses in which they failed to score a single goal.
The Hoops' defence has been a consistent problem, with only Sheffield Wednesday having conceded more than QPR's tally of 70 goals against this term.
Ipswich can capitalise on those travails and with the division's best home defensive record, they can book their return to the top flight in comfortable fashion.
Score prediction: Ipswich 3-0 QPR
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