Sunderland have come here for an entertaining duel versus the hosts Queens Park Rangers. Read up on the match with this thorough Championship preview!
- Queens Park Rangers have lost all their home matches so far.
- Sunderland have yet to win a game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Queens Park Rangers form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Championship game of the season here at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 6 wins, 5 draws and 12 losses from Queens Park Rangers's 23 home games.
A strong away win for Queens Park Rangers against Middlesbrough the last match, as Colback and Dozzell were on target. Begović loved the game against Middlesbrough. With a stunning nine saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory. Goalkeeper Begović got the top rating on the team in that game; 9.4 out of ten. Begović topped it up with a clean sheet.
Heartbreak before that as QPR lost 1-2 at Southampton's place.The match schedule is unforgiving for Queens Park Rangers as they have a new game in only three days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Swansea City are visiting.
At Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, Queens Park Rangers has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Sunderland form and stats
The Championship season is young and Sunderland have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Sunderland have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Anthony Patterson. It's been 250 minutes since they last conceded in Championship.
Clarke, Rigg, Dack and Ekwah (2) scored in Sunderland's previous match, the home game against Southampton that ended 5-0. As mentioned above, Sunderland was the only team on the pitch versus Southampton in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfield player Ekwah was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.13/10. Ekwah scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Coventry City that ended 0-0.Sunderland have another fixture away from home in just four days, a Championship game against Blackburn Rovers. A strenuous programme for them!
It's early days yet, but Sunderland has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): QPR won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Sunderland managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Colback 2 goals |   P. Ekwah Elimby 2 goals |  J. Clarke 2 goals |
Queens Park Rangers missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Queens Park Rangers | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 80% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 7.2 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.4 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14.5 | 15.6 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 15.6 | 17 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | 11.6 |
| 6.4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.2 |
- Queens Park Rangers have failed to score a single goal at home.
- Queens Park Rangers have lost all their home matches so far.
- Queens Park Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sunderland have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Sunderland have yet to win a game away.
| Queens Park Rangers | Last season | Sunderland | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 24 | 48 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 11 | 19 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Scored | S | 35 | 70 | ||
| 71 | 35 | Conceded | C | 24 | 58 | ||
| 93% | 96% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 96% | 94% | ||
| 72% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 79% | ||
| 50% | 52% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | ||
| 24% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 19% | ||
| 7% | 4% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 10% | ||
| 48% | 48% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | ||
| 39% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 17% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 29% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 11.2 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Preston North End | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Hull City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Southampton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 1 |
