Championship

Championship | Gameweek 45

May 1, 2021 at 3pm UK

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke
0 - 2
QPR

Brown (86')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Austin (17'), Kakay (70')
Barbet (28'), Bonne (90')

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Charlie Austin fired QPR ahead before Osman Kakay made the game safe.

May 1, 17:16

The Match

Match Report

The Londoners lead 1-0 at the break after Charlie Austin scored his seventh goal of the season with an emphatic finish.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

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 Stoke City win with a probability of 38.5%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 33.4% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Stoke City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.02%) and 2-0 (7.2%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 0-1 (10.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.

Result
Stoke City	Draw	Queens Park Rangers
38.5%	28.1%	33.4%

Both teams to score 47.27%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.2%

58.8%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.69%

79.31%

Stoke City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.39%

29.61%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.36%

65.65%

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.15%

32.85%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.58%

69.42%

Score Analysis

Stoke City 38.49%

Queens Park Rangers 33.39%

Draw 28.09%

Stoke City	Draw	Queens Park Rangers
1-0 @ 11.83% 2-1 @ 8.02% 2-0 @ 7.2% 3-1 @ 3.25% 3-0 @ 2.92% 3-2 @ 1.81% 4-1 @ 0.99% Other @ 2.46% Total : 38.49%	1-1 @ 13.17% 0-0 @ 9.73% 2-2 @ 4.46% Other @ 0.73% Total : 28.09%	0-1 @ 10.82% 1-2 @ 7.34% 0-2 @ 6.03% 1-3 @ 2.72% 0-3 @ 2.24% 2-3 @ 1.66% Other @ 2.6% Total : 33.39%

How you voted: Stoke vs QPR

Stoke City

20.4%

Draw

32.7%

Queens Park Rangers

46.9%