Evenly matched teams: Queens Park Rangers vs Barnsley match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 03.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium

The visiting Barnsley side should be favourites in this visit to Queens Park Rangers, as the away team holds a 11 point advantage from their 32 league games this season.

It's no vacation for neither QPR nor Barnsley as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Queens Park Rangers form and stats

Overall Championship stats at home this season for Queens Park Rangers are 6-4-5 (wins-draw-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium after three straight home wins.

The fans are hoping that QPR will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Championship game against Birmingham City (placed 21st). 0-0 away at Preston North End before that.

This is expected to be a close game, with Queens Park Rangers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Queens Park Rangers as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Queens Park Rangers has won two of these, drawn four and lost eleven.

QPR are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Bristol City awaits in three days.

QPR are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, QPR have conceded 16 goals.

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Barnsley form and stats

6-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Barnsley in their Championship matches away. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Queens Park Rangers. Barnsley love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Barnsley go into this game after a win, the home game against Millwall that ended 2-1. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Stoke City.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Barnsley playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were four Barnsley wins, one draw and seven defeats.

A new game in only three days for Barnsley, the Championship home match versus Birmingham City. Busy days.

Barnsley have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 16 goals have been scored. Barnsley have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Barnsley - Queens Park Rangers 3-0, played this season. Queens Park Rangers-Barnsley H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: QPR five wins, Barnsley four wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

BarnsleyC. Woodrow
C. Woodrow
10 goals
QPRI. Chair
I. Chair
5 goals
Queens Park RangersL. Dykes
L. Dykes
5 goals

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Barnsley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Queens Park Rangers Barnsley
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 4 16 32
10 6 3 Won W 4 6 15
10 4 1 Drew D 0 3 6
11 5 2 Lost L 0 7 11
31 16 8 Scored S 8 16 38
36 16 8 Conceded C 3 19 36
87% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
71% 67% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 75%
35% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 44% 50%
13% 13% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
10% 13% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
52% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 44% 44%
29% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 25% 28%
32% 40% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 34%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
11.4 12 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10 11
3.4 2.8 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.8 3.6
30% 38% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 36% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 33 21 7 5 47 25 16 10 5 1 22 9 17 11 2 4 25 16 22 70
2 Brentford 33 18 9 6 61 35 17 10 5 2 34 18 16 8 4 4 27 17 26 63
3 Watford 33 17 9 7 43 24 16 12 2 2 32 12 17 5 7 5 11 12 19 60
4 Swansea City 31 17 8 6 39 22 17 10 5 2 21 9 14 7 3 4 18 13 17 59
5 Reading 33 16 6 11 45 37 16 9 0 7 24 20 17 7 6 4 21 17 8 54
6 AFC Bournemouth 33 14 10 9 47 32 17 10 3 4 28 16 16 4 7 5 19 16 15 52
7 Barnsley 32 15 6 11 38 36 16 9 3 4 22 17 16 6 3 7 16 19 2 51
8 Cardiff City 33 14 8 11 49 35 16 6 3 7 27 19 17 8 5 4 22 16 14 50
9 Middlesbrough 33 13 8 12 38 35 17 8 3 6 20 18 16 5 5 6 18 17 3 47
10 Stoke City 33 11 12 10 38 37 16 7 4 5 22 19 17 4 8 5 16 18 1 45
11 Bristol City 33 14 3 16 35 44 16 7 2 7 14 16 17 7 1 9 21 28 -9 45
12 Millwall 33 9 16 8 32 30 16 3 10 3 15 13 17 6 6 5 17 17 2 43
13 Preston North End 33 13 4 16 37 42 17 5 3 9 14 16 16 8 1 7 23 26 -5 43
14 Luton Town 32 11 8 13 27 37 16 6 6 4 20 19 16 5 2 9 7 18 -10 41
15 Blackburn Rovers 32 11 7 14 46 38 16 6 5 5 24 19 16 5 2 9 22 19 8 40
16 Nottingham Forest 33 10 10 13 28 32 16 5 6 5 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 18 -4 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 31 10 10 11 31 36 15 6 4 5 16 16 16 4 6 6 15 20 -5 40
18 Derby County 32 10 8 14 25 33 17 5 5 7 12 17 15 5 3 7 13 16 -8 38
19 Huddersfield Town 33 10 6 17 38 50 16 8 2 6 24 17 17 2 4 11 14 33 -12 36
20 Coventry City 33 8 11 14 30 44 16 6 6 4 17 17 17 2 5 10 13 27 -14 35
21 Birmingham City 33 8 10 15 25 41 17 3 3 11 12 28 16 5 7 4 13 13 -16 34
22 Rotherham United 31 8 5 18 33 42 16 4 3 9 20 22 15 4 2 9 13 20 -9 29
23 Sheffield Wednesday 32 9 7 16 23 38 15 6 5 4 12 9 17 3 2 12 11 29 -15 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 32 5 8 19 23 53 17 3 5 9 10 21 15 2 3 10 13 32 -30 23

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 33 21 7 5 47 25 16 10 5 1 22 9 17 11 2 4 25 16 22 70
2 Brentford 33 18 9 6 61 35 17 10 5 2 34 18 16 8 4 4 27 17 26 63
3 Watford 33 17 9 7 43 24 16 12 2 2 32 12 17 5 7 5 11 12 19 60
4 Swansea City 31 17 8 6 39 22 17 10 5 2 21 9 14 7 3 4 18 13 17 59
5 Reading 33 16 6 11 45 37 16 9 0 7 24 20 17 7 6 4 21 17 8 54
6 AFC Bournemouth 33 14 10 9 47 32 17 10 3 4 28 16 16 4 7 5 19 16 15 52
7 Barnsley 32 15 6 11 38 36 16 9 3 4 22 17 16 6 3 7 16 19 2 51
8 Cardiff City 33 14 8 11 49 35 16 6 3 7 27 19 17 8 5 4 22 16 14 50
9 Middlesbrough 33 13 8 12 38 35 17 8 3 6 20 18 16 5 5 6 18 17 3 47
10 Stoke City 33 11 12 10 38 37 16 7 4 5 22 19 17 4 8 5 16 18 1 45
11 Bristol City 33 14 3 16 35 44 16 7 2 7 14 16 17 7 1 9 21 28 -9 45
12 Millwall 33 9 16 8 32 30 16 3 10 3 15 13 17 6 6 5 17 17 2 43
13 Preston North End 33 13 4 16 37 42 17 5 3 9 14 16 16 8 1 7 23 26 -5 43
14 Luton Town 32 11 8 13 27 37 16 6 6 4 20 19 16 5 2 9 7 18 -10 41
15 Blackburn Rovers 32 11 7 14 46 38 16 6 5 5 24 19 16 5 2 9 22 19 8 40
16 Nottingham Forest 33 10 10 13 28 32 16 5 6 5 15 14 17 5 4 8 13 18 -4 40
17 Queens Park Rangers 31 10 10 11 31 36 15 6 4 5 16 16 16 4 6 6 15 20 -5 40
18 Derby County 32 10 8 14 25 33 17 5 5 7 12 17 15 5 3 7 13 16 -8 38
19 Huddersfield Town 33 10 6 17 38 50 16 8 2 6 24 17 17 2 4 11 14 33 -12 36
20 Coventry City 33 8 11 14 30 44 16 6 6 4 17 17 17 2 5 10 13 27 -14 35
21 Birmingham City 33 8 10 15 25 41 17 3 3 11 12 28 16 5 7 4 13 13 -16 34
22 Rotherham United 31 8 5 18 33 42 16 4 3 9 20 22 15 4 2 9 13 20 -9 29
23 Sheffield Wednesday 32 9 7 16 23 38 15 6 5 4 12 9 17 3 2 12 11 29 -15 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 32 5 8 19 23 53 17 3 5 9 10 21 15 2 3 10 13 32 -30 23

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.