Championship · 2025Sat, 20 Sept 2025, 11:30 UTCFull timeLoftus Road StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricQueens Park RangersStoke City
Shots14 shots/match7 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match1 shots/match
Expected goals1.33 xG/match1.09 xG/match
Possession35%65%
Corners3 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match13 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.

Richard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 20′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 52′ · 0.02 xG · on targetNicolas Madsen · Queens Park Rangers · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLewis Baker · Stoke City · 38′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 67′ · 0.03 xG · on targetNicolas Madsen · Queens Park Rangers · 89′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 6′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 30′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 48′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 49′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAaron Cresswell · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLewis Baker · Stoke City · 26′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRhys Norrington-Davies · Queens Park Rangers · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 75′ · 0.05 xG · goalAaron Cresswell · Stoke City · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetLamine Cissé · Stoke City · 80′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 57′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 4′ · 0.20 xG · on targetRumarn Burrell · Queens Park Rangers · 76′ · 0.28 xG · off target or blockedRumarn Burrell · Queens Park Rangers · 68′ · 0.34 xG · on targetMillion Manhoef · Stoke City · 53′ · 0.66 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Queens Park Rangers: 14 shots, 7 on target, 1.35 xG. Stoke City: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.98 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′Harvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 75′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Queens Park Rangers 1.35 xG · Stoke City 0.98 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Stoke City's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Stoke City's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.5 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/match1.5 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

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

1.67 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 6/61.5 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 6/60.67 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 6/61.2 xG/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 6/61.17 xG/match
13 shots/matchShotsseason · 6/610.7 shots/match
14.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 6/611.5 shots/match
4.33 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 6/64 shots/match
4.5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 6/63.17 shots/match
46.3%Possessionseason · 6/651.3%
4.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 6/65.5 corners/match
5.83 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 6/64.5 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
9.67 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 6/610.8 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
17%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 6/633%
100%Scoring frequencyseason · 6/667%

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.

Queens Park Rangers31.2
Stoke City60.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Queens Park Rangers69.4
Stoke City47.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Queens Park Rangers20.8
Stoke City79.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Queens Park Rangers64.6
Stoke City10.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Queens Park Rangers27.1
Stoke City43.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Queens Park Rangers35.4
Stoke City77.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Queens Park Rangers49
Stoke City49.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.8 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.2 goals/match
2.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.6 goals/match
1.06 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.22 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots5/510.4 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.4 shots/match
44%Possession5/548%
4.2 corners/matchCorners5/55.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.2 fouls/matchFouls5/510.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

6 / 6 matches
1.67 goals/matchGoals scored6/61.5 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed6/60.67 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.2 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots6/610.7 shots/match
4.33 shots/matchShots on target6/64 shots/match
46.3%Possession6/651.3%
4.33 corners/matchCorners6/65.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.67 fouls/matchFouls6/610.8 fouls/match

Window

Season

6 / 6 matches
1.67 goals/matchGoals scored6/61.5 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed6/60.67 goals/match
1.04 xG/matchExpected goals6/61.2 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots6/610.7 shots/match
4.33 shots/matchShots on target6/64 shots/match
46.3%Possession6/651.3%
4.33 corners/matchCorners6/65.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.67 fouls/matchFouls6/610.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

3 / 3 matches
1.67 goals/matchGoals scored3/31.67 goals/match
0.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/30.67 goals/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals3/31.55 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots3/310.3 shots/match
5.33 shots/matchShots on target3/33.67 shots/match
46%Possession3/348.7%
3 corners/matchCorners3/35.33 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls3/311.7 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

6.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples6 / 6home / 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, 20 Sept 2025, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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