Championship · 2025Loftus Road Stadium

Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Norwich City · Championship

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Norwich City won 1–2.

Shots
1011
Shots on target
25
Expected goals
0.721.9
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Norwich City beat Queens Park Rangers 2–1. Recorded in this match (Queens Park Rangers – Norwich City): shots 10–11, shots on target 2–5, expected goals 0.72–1.9, possession 52%–48%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

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

2.8 days ▲Rest daysQueens Park Rangers · Norwich City2.8 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricQueens Park RangersNorwich CityBaseline
Rest days2.8 days2.8 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

Queens Park Rangers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

9.2 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.6 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
Shots9.2 shots/match12.6 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

Queens Park Rangers have a visible home split

moderate

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

14.8 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
Shots14.8 shots/match12.6 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots11 shotsQueens Park Rangers 10 shots, Norwich City 11 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots5 shotsQueens Park Rangers 2 shots, Norwich City 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.72 xG1.9 xGQueens Park Rangers 0.72 xG, Norwich City 1.9 xG
  • Possession52%48%Queens Park Rangers 52%, Norwich City 48%
  • Corners7 corners3 cornersQueens Park Rangers 7 corners, Norwich City 3 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls10 foulsQueens Park Rangers 10 fouls, Norwich City 10 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.

Kenny McLean · Norwich City · 4′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIsaac Hayden · Queens Park Rangers · 8′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 15′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMatěj Jurásek · Norwich City · 51′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJacob Wright · Norwich City · 68′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 16′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKaramoko Dembélé · Queens Park Rangers · 18′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMatěj Jurásek · Norwich City · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPelle Mattsson · Norwich City · 54′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRhys Norrington-Davies · Queens Park Rangers · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAmadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.03 xG · goalKwame Poku · Queens Park Rangers · 71′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJovon Makama · Norwich City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · goalRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 50′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJacob Wright · Norwich City · 62′ · 0.08 xG · on targetRumarn Burrell · Queens Park Rangers · 31′ · 0.10 xG · on targetSteve Cook · Queens Park Rangers · 15′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSteve Cook · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blockedMatěj Jurásek · Norwich City · 37′ · 0.29 xG · on targetJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 62′ · 0.51 xG · off target or blockedJosh Sargent · Norwich City · 46′ · 0.83 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Queens Park Rangers: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.70 xG. Norwich City: 11 shots, 5 on target, 1.90 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Amadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 90′Josh Sargent · Norwich City · 46′Jovon Makama · Norwich City · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Queens Park Rangers 0.70 xG · Norwich City 1.90 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Queens Park Rangers
2Draws
2Norwich City
Norwich City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship3–1
Norwich City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship1–1
Queens Park Rangers — Norwich City · Championship3–0
Queens Park Rangers — Norwich City · Championship2–2
Norwich City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship1–0

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 6 of 11 directional metrics · Norwich City in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Queens Park Rangers25 matchesNorwich City25 matches
1.4 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/251.12 goals/match
1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed25/25▲ 1.48 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals25/251.29 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots24/2412.2 shots/match
3.79 shots/matchShots on target24/243.88 shots/match
46.8%Possession24/24● 51.6%
4.96 corners/match ●Corners24/244.83 corners/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls23/249.75 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 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: Thu, 1 Jan 2026, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Turn this match into a graphicReady-made from PitchMath data · No sign-up required