Championship · 2025Sat, 4 Oct 2025, 14:00 UTCFull timeAshton GateFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricBristol CityQueens Park Rangers
Shots11 shots/match8 shots/match
Shots on target1 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals1.21 xG/match0.48 xG/match
Possession58%42%
Corners4 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls9 fouls/match8 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.

Koki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKaramoko Dembélé · Queens Park Rangers · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedZak Vyner · Bristol City · 44′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAdam Randell · Bristol City · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRobert Atkinson · Bristol City · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedYu Hirakawa · Bristol City · 87′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 71′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYu Hirakawa · Bristol City · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 4′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRumarn Burrell · Queens Park Rangers · 48′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 66′ · 0.04 xG · goalRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 75′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRoss McCrorie · Bristol City · 82′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAnis Mehmeti · Bristol City · 73′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 71′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedNeto Borges · Bristol City · 89′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 84′ · 0.22 xG · goalEmil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 32′ · 0.32 xG · goalScott Twine · Bristol City · 15′ · 0.51 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Bristol City: 11 shots, 1 on target, 1.16 xG. Queens Park Rangers: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.49 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′Emil Riis Jacobsen · Bristol City · 32′Richard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 66′Paul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 84′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bristol City 1.16 xG · Queens Park Rangers 0.49 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Bristol City, Queens Park Rangers. A second useful context is: Bristol City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

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

3.8 daysRest daysBristol City · Queens Park Rangers2.79 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricBristol CityQueens Park RangersBaseline
Rest days3.8 days2.79 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches

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

Bristol City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Bristol City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.67 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 for1.2 goals/match1.67 goals/match1.22 goals/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Bristol City favored in 6 of 14 directional metrics · Queens Park Rangers in 2 · 6 too close

1.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 9/91.44 goals/match
1.11 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 9/91.56 goals/match
1.53 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 9/91.08 xG/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 9/91.23 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 9/912.6 shots/match
11.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 9/913.6 shots/match
3.44 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 9/93.78 shots/match
3.56 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 9/93.67 shots/match
49.3%Possessionseason · 9/947.4%
4.89 corners/matchCornersseason · 9/94.44 corners/match
5.22 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 9/95 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.78 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 9/910.8 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
33%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 9/922%
78%Scoring frequencyseason · 9/989%

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.

Bristol City39.6
Queens Park Rangers35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Bristol City70.8
Queens Park Rangers63.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Bristol City60.4
Queens Park Rangers33.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Bristol City81.2
Queens Park Rangers68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Bristol City25
Queens Park Rangers41.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Bristol City58.3
Queens Park Rangers41.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Bristol City51.5
Queens Park Rangers49.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.4 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.6 goals/match
1.5 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.24 xG/match
12.8 shots/matchShots5/512.8 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target5/54.2 shots/match
51.2%Possession5/544.6%
4.8 corners/matchCorners5/55.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.4 fouls/matchFouls5/511.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

9 / 9 matches
1.67 goals/matchGoals scored9/91.44 goals/match
1.11 goals/matchGoals allowed9/91.56 goals/match
1.53 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.08 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots9/912.6 shots/match
3.44 shots/matchShots on target9/93.78 shots/match
49.3%Possession9/947.4%
4.89 corners/matchCorners9/94.44 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.78 fouls/matchFouls9/910.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

9 / 9 matches
1.67 goals/matchGoals scored9/91.44 goals/match
1.11 goals/matchGoals allowed9/91.56 goals/match
1.53 xG/matchExpected goals9/91.08 xG/match
14.1 shots/matchShots9/912.6 shots/match
3.44 shots/matchShots on target9/93.78 shots/match
49.3%Possession9/947.4%
4.89 corners/matchCorners9/94.44 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.78 fouls/matchFouls9/910.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

5 / 5 matches
1.4 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.4 goals/match
1.6 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.04 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShots5/512 shots/match
2.4 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
53.4%Possession5/546.4%
5.4 corners/matchCorners5/54.4 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/510.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3.8 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/12.79 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples9 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 4 Oct 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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