National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Queens Park Rangers or Sunderland that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland.
Queens Park Rangers form and stats
Queens Park Rangers was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Carabao Cup.Queens Park Rangers are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games. This match is a Carabao Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for QPR, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Queens Park Rangers lost their last game at Peterborough United after a 1-2 scoreline. The defeat against Peterborough United was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored one minutes into stoppage time (by S. Dembele). Midfielder Albert Adomah was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Adomah hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Previous to that game, a Championship home match hosting Blackburn Rovers in a game that was won 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Queens Park Rangers handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are nine wins, two draws and two defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for QPR as they have a new game in only three days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Nottingham Forest are visiting.
A decent goal production from QPR in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. QPR's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sunderland form and stats
Last season their Carabao Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Playing away, Sunderland have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the League One this season. When we have look at the Carabao Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Sunderland love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Sunderland failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Charlton Athletic that ended with defeat 0-1. Defender Dennis Cirkin was the best team player with a rating of 7.85. Cirkin hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 10 of 13 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-0 at Crewe Alexandra.We have checked recent matches where Sunderland have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those one game were zero victories, one draw and zero defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sunderland manager L. Johnson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Rotherham United.
Sunderland are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Sunderland struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): QPR four wins, two draws and Sunderland four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 9 goals |   I. Chair 6 goals |  L. Dykes 5 goals |
Queens Park Rangers missing players
Sunderland missing players
| Queens Park Rangers | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 48 | 29 | Scored | S | 28 | 48 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Conceded | C | 16 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 13.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Fulham | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 26 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | Millwall | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 13 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 14 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 11 |
| 22 | Hull City | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 9 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 | Derby County | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Burton Albion | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 17 | Morecambe | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 15 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 15 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 10 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 8 |