Championship · 2025Tue, 24 Feb 2026, 20:00 UTCFull timeSt. Mary's StadiumFull-time recap
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

MetricSouthamptonQueens Park Rangers
Shots13 shots/match5 shots/match
Shots on target9 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals1.56 xG/match0.26 xG/match
Possession57%43%
Corners5 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls6 fouls/match12 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis · Southampton · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 77′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTaylor Harwood-Bellis · Southampton · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 34′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedShea Charles · Southampton · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 17′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLeo Scienza · Southampton · 50′ · 0.04 xG · on targetKuryu Matsuki · Southampton · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 57′ · 0.06 xG · on targetFinn Azaz · Southampton · 10′ · 0.08 xG · goalJames Bree · Southampton · 70′ · 0.08 xG · goalCameron Archer · Southampton · 90′ · 0.08 xG · on targetCaspar Jander · Southampton · 43′ · 0.09 xG · on targetLeo Scienza · Southampton · 59′ · 0.10 xG · goalJimmy Dunne · Queens Park Rangers · 18′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedKuryu Matsuki · Southampton · 50′ · 0.11 xG · goalJames Bree · Southampton · 53′ · 0.16 xG · on targetKuryu Matsuki · Southampton · 45′ · 0.68 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Southampton: 13 shots, 9 on target, 1.54 xG. Queens Park Rangers: 5 shots, 1 on target, 0.26 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Finn Azaz · Southampton · 10′Kuryu Matsuki · Southampton · 45′Kuryu Matsuki · Southampton · 50′Leo Scienza · Southampton · 59′James Bree · Southampton · 70′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Southampton 1.54 xG · Queens Park Rangers 0.26 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Southampton's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Southampton, Queens Park Rangers. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Southampton's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Southampton's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.59 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.6 goals/match1.59 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Southampton, Queens Park Rangers.

3.21 daysRest daysSouthampton · Queens Park Rangers3.31 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSouthamptonQueens Park RangersBaseline
Rest days3.21 days3.31 days
Matches last 14 days1 matches2 matches

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

Queens Park Rangers have a visible away split

moderate

Queens Park Rangers's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.6 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season12.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.6 shots/match12.7 shots/match12.3 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Southampton
0Draws
0Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park RangersSouthampton · Championship12

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Southampton favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Queens Park Rangers in 3 · 3 too close

1.59 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 34/341.35 goals/match
1.32 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 34/341.53 goals/match
1.64 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 34/341.17 xG/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 34/341.16 xG/match
14.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 33/3312.7 shots/match
12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 33/3311.6 shots/match
5.27 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 33/333.94 shots/match
3.45 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 33/333.88 shots/match
56.8%Possessionseason · 33/3346.4%
5.7 corners/matchCornersseason · 33/334.97 corners/match
4.7 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 33/335.09 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 32/3210.6 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
24%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 34/3426%
85%Scoring frequencyseason · 34/3479%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Southampton93.8
Queens Park Rangers22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Southampton88.2
Queens Park Rangers53.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Southampton53.5
Queens Park Rangers49.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Southampton56.2
Queens Park Rangers89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Southampton47.9
Queens Park Rangers43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 47%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Southampton77.1
Queens Park Rangers47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Southampton76
Queens Park Rangers50
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
0.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.09 xG/match
13.8 shots/matchShots5/514.2 shots/match
6.4 shots/matchShots on target5/55 shots/match
55.6%Possession5/547.4%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/55 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls5/510.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.2 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
1.39 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.96 xG/match
14 shots/matchShots10/1012.7 shots/match
5.3 shots/matchShots on target10/104.1 shots/match
55.6%Possession10/1045.8%
5.8 corners/matchCorners10/105.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.1 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

34 / 34 matches
1.59 goals/matchGoals scored34/341.35 goals/match
1.32 goals/matchGoals allowed34/341.53 goals/match
1.64 xG/matchExpected goals34/341.17 xG/match
14.5 shots/matchShots33/3312.7 shots/match
5.27 shots/matchShots on target33/333.94 shots/match
56.8%Possession33/3346.4%
5.7 corners/matchCorners33/334.97 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.7 fouls/matchFouls32/3210.6 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

17 / 18 matches
1.53 goals/matchGoals scored17/180.94 goals/match
0.82 goals/matchGoals allowed17/181.56 goals/match
1.67 xG/matchExpected goals17/180.87 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShots17/1710.6 shots/match
5.41 shots/matchShots on target17/173.24 shots/match
58.8%Possession17/1744.9%
6.35 corners/matchCorners17/174.12 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.19 fouls/matchFouls16/1710.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.21 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13.31 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples34 / 34home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 25 Feb 2026, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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