Championship

Championship | Gameweek 45

Apr 29, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

Loftus Road

QPR
1 - 3
Sheff Utd

Austin (31')
McCallum (88'), Johansen (90+6')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Ndiaye (54'), Robinson (73'), Hourihane (90+4')
Fleck (87'), Robinson (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Queens Park Rangers

Last Six:

Last Game: Swansea 0-1 QPR
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
10	West Bromwich Albion	46	7	67
11	Queens Park Rangers	46	1	66
12	Coventry City	46	1	64

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (3-2 pen.)
Tuesday, May 17 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75
6	Luton Town	46	8	75

We said: Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Sheffield United

With a clash on the final day against Fulham still to come, Sheffield United cannot afford to slip up on Friday if they are to secure a place in the playoffs. QPR will be keen to end the campaign on a high, following a poor run of form, but we can see the Blades claiming a narrow away victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 37.98%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 34.71% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.15%) and 0-2 (6.84%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 (10.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.94%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Sheffield United
34.71%	27.31%	37.98%

Both teams to score 49.83%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.32%

55.68%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.17%

76.83%

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.6%

30.4%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.4%

66.6%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.6%

28.4%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.85%

64.15%

Score Analysis

Queens Park Rangers 34.7%

Sheffield United 37.97%

Draw 27.31%

Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Sheffield United
1-0 @ 10.27% 2-1 @ 7.7% 2-0 @ 6.12% 3-1 @ 3.06% 3-0 @ 2.43% 3-2 @ 1.93% 4-1 @ 0.91% Other @ 2.28% Total : 34.7%	1-1 @ 12.94% 0-0 @ 8.63% 2-2 @ 4.85% Other @ 0.89% Total : 27.31%	0-1 @ 10.86% 1-2 @ 8.15% 0-2 @ 6.84% 1-3 @ 3.42% 0-3 @ 2.87% 2-3 @ 2.04% 1-4 @ 1.08% 0-4 @ 0.9% Other @ 1.83% Total : 37.97%