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Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship

3–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Queens Park Rangers won 3–0.

Shots
134
Shots on target
72
Expected goals
1.50.1
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

Queens Park Rangers beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0. Recorded in this match (Queens Park Rangers – Sheffield Wednesday): shots 13–4, shots on target 7–2, expected goals 1.5–0.1, possession 48%–52%. 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.

Queens Park Rangers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.46 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 goals/match1.46 goals/match1.37 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

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

2.88 days ▲Rest daysQueens Park Rangers · Sheffield Wednesday2.88 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricQueens Park RangersSheffield WednesdayBaseline
Rest days2.88 days2.88 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Queens Park Rangers have a visible home split

moderate

Queens Park Rangers's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14.7 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14.7 shots/match12.6 shots/match12.5 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots4 shotsQueens Park Rangers 13 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 4 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots2 shotsQueens Park Rangers 7 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.5 xG0.1 xGQueens Park Rangers 1.5 xG, Sheffield Wednesday 0.1 xG
  • Possession48%52%Queens Park Rangers 48%, Sheffield Wednesday 52%
  • Corners5 corners2 cornersQueens Park Rangers 5 corners, Sheffield Wednesday 2 corners
  • Fouls9 fouls14 foulsQueens Park Rangers 9 fouls, Sheffield Wednesday 14 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.

Charlie McNeill · Sheffield Wednesday · 66′ · 0.01 xG · on targetCole McGhee · Sheffield Wednesday · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 59′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarry Amass · Sheffield Wednesday · 65′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 81′ · 0.03 xG · goalKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBarry Bannan · Sheffield Wednesday · 77′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 78′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKwame Poku · Queens Park Rangers · 22′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNicolas Madsen · Queens Park Rangers · 29′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 8′ · 0.07 xG · on targetKaramoko Dembélé · Queens Park Rangers · 68′ · 0.08 xG · on targetRumarn Burrell · Queens Park Rangers · 18′ · 0.11 xG · on targetRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 88′ · 0.14 xG · goalRumarn Burrell · Queens Park Rangers · 14′ · 0.35 xG · goalRumarn Burrell · Queens Park Rangers · 9′ · 0.49 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Queens Park Rangers: 13 shots, 7 on target, 1.49 xG. Sheffield Wednesday: 4 shots, 2 on target, 0.09 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Rumarn Burrell · Queens Park Rangers · 14′Rayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 81′Rayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Queens Park Rangers 1.49 xG · Sheffield Wednesday 0.09 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Queens Park Rangers
2Draws
3Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday — Queens Park Rangers · Championship1–1
Queens Park Rangers — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship0–2
Sheffield Wednesday — Queens Park Rangers · Championship1–1
Queens Park Rangers — Sheffield Wednesday · Championship0–2
Sheffield Wednesday — Queens Park Rangers · Championship2–1

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 11 of 11 directional metrics · Sheffield Wednesday in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Queens Park Rangers26 matchesSheffield Wednesday25 matches
1.46 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/250.72 goals/match
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/252.04 goals/match
1.24 xG/match ▲Expected goals26/250.95 xG/match
12.6 shots/match ▲Shots25/249.67 shots/match
3.92 shots/match ▲Shots on target25/242.96 shots/match
46.9%Possession25/24● 47.2%
4.96 corners/match ●Corners25/244.79 corners/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls24/2311 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 25home / 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: Sun, 4 Jan 2026, 16:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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