Balanced ball game between Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 15.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Champion Hill Stadium (3000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Queens Park Rangers holding 17th place and Stoke City lying 21st. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

It's no vacation for neither Queens Park Rangers nor Stoke City 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

Queens Park Rangers have played 16 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 338 minutes without scoring a league goal. J. Hugill was the last player to find the net.

Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Warburton and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Swansea City (placed 10th) in the Championship. Prior to that, an away loss at Huddersfield Town.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Queens Park Rangers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost nine.

The Queens Park Rangers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 16 league matches. Queens Park Rangers have conceded 28 from these games.

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Championship, after 4-1-10 (15 played).

The manager Michael O'Neill was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Bet365 Stadium. Stoke City suffered a 0-2 loss to Preston North End (placed 6th). A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Charlton Athletic.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stoke City playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were one Stoke City win, six draws and seven defeats.

Stoke City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 15 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Stoke City have conceded 26 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Stoke City - Queens Park Rangers 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Queens Park Rangers wins - draws - Stoke City wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Queens Park RangersE. Eze
E. Eze
10 goals
Queens Park RangersJ. Hugill
J. Hugill
9 goals
Stoke CityS. Clucas
S. Clucas
7 goals

Queens Park Rangers missing players

Stoke City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Queens Park Rangers Stoke City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 15 32
11 6 2 Won W 2 4 10
6 4 3 Drew D 0 1 4
15 6 0 Lost L 2 10 18
47 29 11 Scored S 11 17 39
56 28 8 Conceded C 9 26 49
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 91%
88% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 75%
62% 69% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 59%
41% 62% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 33% 28%
16% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 13% 12%
62% 69% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 53% 50%
12% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 22%
28% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 38%
 
4.6 5.1 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.7 4.7
5 5.1 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4 4
2.2 2 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.5 1.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
386 224 92 Total Shots T S 49 150 391
127 76 34 Shots on Target S O 21 49 117
37% 38% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 52% 35% 33%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Queens Park Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Queens Park Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stoke City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 32 17 11 4 57 34 15 7 6 2 32 20 17 10 5 2 25 14 23 62
2 Leeds United 32 16 8 8 47 30 15 8 4 3 22 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 17 56
3 Fulham 32 16 8 8 47 33 16 10 2 4 29 18 16 6 6 4 18 15 14 56
4 Brentford 32 16 6 10 53 26 16 9 4 3 29 13 16 7 2 7 24 13 27 54
5 Nottingham Forest 32 15 9 8 43 31 16 8 3 5 20 16 16 7 6 3 23 15 12 54
6 Preston North End 32 15 8 9 47 36 16 10 3 3 32 19 16 5 5 6 15 17 11 53
7 Bristol City 32 15 8 9 48 45 16 7 4 5 24 23 16 8 4 4 24 22 3 53
8 Cardiff City 32 12 13 7 46 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 17 4 7 6 24 31 3 49
9 Blackburn Rovers 32 13 8 11 46 38 17 8 6 3 22 14 15 5 2 8 24 24 8 47
10 Swansea City 32 12 11 9 37 37 17 7 4 6 21 19 15 5 7 3 16 18 0 47
11 Millwall 32 11 13 8 39 38 16 8 5 3 24 17 16 3 8 5 15 21 1 46
12 Sheffield Wednesday 32 12 8 12 41 35 15 6 5 4 14 15 17 6 3 8 27 20 6 44
13 Derby County 32 11 10 11 40 44 16 9 5 2 23 11 16 2 5 9 17 33 -4 43
14 Birmingham City 32 12 7 13 41 48 15 6 3 6 22 22 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 43
15 Hull City 32 11 7 14 43 47 16 6 2 8 23 24 16 5 5 6 20 23 -4 40
16 Reading 32 10 9 13 38 37 16 6 2 8 21 21 16 4 7 5 17 16 1 39
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 11 6 15 47 56 16 6 4 6 29 28 16 5 2 9 18 28 -9 39
18 Middlesbrough 32 8 13 11 34 42 16 6 7 3 16 15 16 2 6 8 18 27 -8 37
19 Charlton Athletic 32 9 9 14 41 45 16 6 5 5 22 19 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 36
20 Huddersfield Town 32 9 8 15 37 51 17 5 5 7 18 24 15 4 3 8 19 27 -14 35
21 Stoke City 32 10 4 18 39 49 17 6 3 8 22 23 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 34
22 Wigan Athletic 32 7 9 16 31 48 16 5 5 6 17 22 16 2 4 10 14 26 -17 30
23 Luton Town 32 8 3 21 38 66 16 6 3 7 24 25 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 27
24 Barnsley 32 5 10 17 37 58 17 4 7 6 25 31 15 1 3 11 12 27 -21 25

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 32 17 11 4 57 34 15 7 6 2 32 20 17 10 5 2 25 14 23 62
2 Leeds United 32 16 8 8 47 30 15 8 4 3 22 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 17 56
3 Fulham 32 16 8 8 47 33 16 10 2 4 29 18 16 6 6 4 18 15 14 56
4 Brentford 32 16 6 10 53 26 16 9 4 3 29 13 16 7 2 7 24 13 27 54
5 Nottingham Forest 32 15 9 8 43 31 16 8 3 5 20 16 16 7 6 3 23 15 12 54
6 Preston North End 32 15 8 9 47 36 16 10 3 3 32 19 16 5 5 6 15 17 11 53
7 Bristol City 32 15 8 9 48 45 16 7 4 5 24 23 16 8 4 4 24 22 3 53
8 Cardiff City 32 12 13 7 46 43 15 8 6 1 22 12 17 4 7 6 24 31 3 49
9 Blackburn Rovers 32 13 8 11 46 38 17 8 6 3 22 14 15 5 2 8 24 24 8 47
10 Swansea City 32 12 11 9 37 37 17 7 4 6 21 19 15 5 7 3 16 18 0 47
11 Millwall 32 11 13 8 39 38 16 8 5 3 24 17 16 3 8 5 15 21 1 46
12 Sheffield Wednesday 32 12 8 12 41 35 15 6 5 4 14 15 17 6 3 8 27 20 6 44
13 Derby County 32 11 10 11 40 44 16 9 5 2 23 11 16 2 5 9 17 33 -4 43
14 Birmingham City 32 12 7 13 41 48 15 6 3 6 22 22 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 43
15 Hull City 32 11 7 14 43 47 16 6 2 8 23 24 16 5 5 6 20 23 -4 40
16 Reading 32 10 9 13 38 37 16 6 2 8 21 21 16 4 7 5 17 16 1 39
17 Queens Park Rangers 32 11 6 15 47 56 16 6 4 6 29 28 16 5 2 9 18 28 -9 39
18 Middlesbrough 32 8 13 11 34 42 16 6 7 3 16 15 16 2 6 8 18 27 -8 37
19 Charlton Athletic 32 9 9 14 41 45 16 6 5 5 22 19 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 36
20 Huddersfield Town 32 9 8 15 37 51 17 5 5 7 18 24 15 4 3 8 19 27 -14 35
21 Stoke City 32 10 4 18 39 49 17 6 3 8 22 23 15 4 1 10 17 26 -10 34
22 Wigan Athletic 32 7 9 16 31 48 16 5 5 6 17 22 16 2 4 10 14 26 -17 30
23 Luton Town 32 8 3 21 38 66 16 6 3 7 24 25 16 2 0 14 14 41 -28 27
24 Barnsley 32 5 10 17 37 58 17 4 7 6 25 31 15 1 3 11 12 27 -21 25

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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.