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Queens Park Rangers 6–1 Portsmouth · Championship

6–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Queens Park Rangers won 6–1.

Shots
920
Shots on target
87
Expected goals
1.631.64
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Queens Park Rangers beat Portsmouth 6–1. Recorded in this match (Queens Park Rangers – Portsmouth): shots 9–20, shots on target 8–7, expected goals 1.63–1.64, possession 40%–60%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Portsmouth's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Portsmouth's last-five shots average is above their season average.

18.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots18.2 shots/match12.9 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Portsmouth have a visible away split

moderate

Portsmouth's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9.79 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots9.79 shots/match12.9 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Queens Park Rangers.

7 days ▲Rest daysQueens Park Rangers · Portsmouth4.79 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricQueens Park RangersPortsmouthBaseline
Rest days7 days4.79 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots20 shotsQueens Park Rangers 9 shots, Portsmouth 20 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots7 shotsQueens Park Rangers 8 shots, Portsmouth 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.63 xG1.64 xGQueens Park Rangers 1.63 xG, Portsmouth 1.64 xG
  • Possession40%60%Queens Park Rangers 40%, Portsmouth 60%
  • Corners1 corner9 cornersQueens Park Rangers 1 corner, Portsmouth 9 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls11 foulsQueens Park Rangers 15 fouls, Portsmouth 11 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Conor Shaughnessy · Portsmouth · 45′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAdrian Segečić · Portsmouth · 40′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTerry Devlin · Portsmouth · 45′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 61′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 84′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJohn Swift · Portsmouth · 19′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMillenic Alli · Portsmouth · 20′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 7′ · 0.05 xG · goalRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 24′ · 0.05 xG · goalJohn Swift · Portsmouth · 27′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJohn Swift · Portsmouth · 38′ · 0.05 xG · goalMarlon Pack · Portsmouth · 64′ · 0.05 xG · on targetGustavo Caballero · Portsmouth · 65′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 72′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMarlon Pack · Portsmouth · 69′ · 0.06 xG · on targetRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 55′ · 0.07 xG · goalConor Chaplin · Portsmouth · 61′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedEbou Adams · Portsmouth · 64′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedMarlon Pack · Portsmouth · 67′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRegan Poole · Portsmouth · 65′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMarlon Pack · Portsmouth · 47′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMarlon Pack · Portsmouth · 78′ · 0.11 xG · on targetEbou Adams · Portsmouth · 70′ · 0.12 xG · on targetRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 88′ · 0.12 xG · goalMarlon Pack · Portsmouth · 82′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJacob Brown · Portsmouth · 47′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedEbou Adams · Portsmouth · 34′ · 0.30 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 29′ · 0.42 xG · goalRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 86′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Queens Park Rangers: 9 shots, 8 on target, 1.64 xG. Portsmouth: 20 shots, 7 on target, 1.63 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Paul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 7′Rayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 24′Paul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 29′Rayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 55′Richard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 86′Richard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 88′John Swift · Portsmouth · 38′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Queens Park Rangers 1.64 xG · Portsmouth 1.63 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Queens Park Rangers
1Draws
2Portsmouth
Portsmouth — Queens Park Rangers · Championship1–1
Portsmouth — Queens Park Rangers · Championship2–1
Queens Park Rangers — Portsmouth · Championship1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Queens Park Rangers favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Portsmouth in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Queens Park Rangers39 matchesPortsmouth38 matches
1.41 goals/match ▲Goals scored39/380.97 goals/match
1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed39/38▲ 1.42 goals/match
1.15 xG/matchExpected goals39/381.15 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots38/3712.9 shots/match
3.87 shots/matchShots on target38/373.84 shots/match
45.3%Possession38/37● 52%
4.79 corners/matchCorners38/37● 6.11 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls37/379.92 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples39 / 38home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 21 Mar 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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