Championship · 2025Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 15:00 UTCFull timebet365 StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricStoke CityQueens Park Rangers
Shots12 shots/match7 shots/match
Shots on target3 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals0.81 xG/match0.29 xG/match
Possession73%27%
Corners6 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match10 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.

Bosun Lawal · Stoke City · 8′ · 0.01 xG · on targetTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 49′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAshley Phillips · Stoke City · 56′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJun-Ho Bae · Stoke City · 74′ · 0.01 xG · on targetTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 33′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 17′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Rigo · Stoke City · 38′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDivin Mubama · Stoke City · 31′ · 0.05 xG · on targetKaramoko Dembélé · Queens Park Rangers · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJimmy Dunne · Queens Park Rangers · 30′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedKealey Adamson · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAshley Phillips · Stoke City · 86′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 38′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSorba Thomas · Stoke City · 45′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedMaksym Talovierov · Stoke City · 38′ · 0.25 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Stoke City: 12 shots, 3 on target, 0.78 xG. Queens Park Rangers: 7 shots, 2 on target, 0.29 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

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The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Stoke City 0.78 xG · Queens Park Rangers 0.29 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Queens Park Rangers's last-five shots average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Queens Park Rangers's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Queens Park Rangers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Queens Park Rangers's last-five shots average is below their season average.

8.2 shots/matchShotsLast 5 · Season12.4 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
Shots8.2 shots/match12.4 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

Queens Park Rangers have a visible away split

moderate

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

10.2 shots/matchShotsAway only · Season12.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.2 shots/match12.4 shots/match12.4 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.

0Stoke City
0Draws
1Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park RangersStoke City · Championship10

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Stoke City favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Queens Park Rangers in 4 · 7 too close

1.19 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 27/271.41 goals/match
0.85 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 27/271.44 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 27/271.21 xG/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 27/271.16 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 26/2612.4 shots/match
11.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 26/2611.7 shots/match
4.04 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 26/263.85 shots/match
3.58 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 26/263.69 shots/match
54%Possessionseason · 26/2646.1%
6 corners/matchCornersseason · 26/264.85 corners/match
4.81 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 26/265.27 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 25/2510.5 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
41%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 27/2726%
63%Scoring frequencyseason · 27/2785%

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.

Stoke City72.9
Queens Park Rangers22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Stoke City46.5
Queens Park Rangers54.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

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

Stoke City81.3
Queens Park Rangers52.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

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

Stoke City6.2
Queens Park Rangers77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Stoke City64.6
Queens Park Rangers41.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Stoke City89.6
Queens Park Rangers39.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Stoke City63.5
Queens Park Rangers44.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 95%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
0.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
0.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.62 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots5/58.2 shots/match
3.8 shots/matchShots on target5/52.8 shots/match
56.4%Possession5/543%
6.2 corners/matchCorners5/54.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.2 fouls/matchFouls5/510.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
0.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.7 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.4 goals/match
0.86 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.07 xG/match
9.9 shots/matchShots10/1010.3 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target10/103.7 shots/match
55.7%Possession10/1042.6%
6 corners/matchCorners10/104.3 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

27 / 27 matches
1.19 goals/matchGoals scored27/271.41 goals/match
0.85 goals/matchGoals allowed27/271.44 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals27/271.21 xG/match
11.6 shots/matchShots26/2612.4 shots/match
4.04 shots/matchShots on target26/263.85 shots/match
54%Possession26/2646.1%
6 corners/matchCorners26/264.85 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.2 fouls/matchFouls25/2510.5 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

13 / 14 matches
1.38 goals/matchGoals scored13/141 goals/match
0.77 goals/matchGoals allowed13/141.57 goals/match
0.95 xG/matchExpected goals13/140.89 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots13/1310.2 shots/match
4.38 shots/matchShots on target13/133.08 shots/match
55.8%Possession13/1344.2%
6.31 corners/matchCorners13/134 corners/match
Cards0/0
11 fouls/matchFouls12/1310.2 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113.1 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples27 / 27home / 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: Sat, 17 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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