EFL Cup

EFL Cup | First Round

Aug 16, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium

QPR
0 - 1
Norwich

Field (24')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Rowe (90+9')
Omobamidele (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Queens Park Rangers and Norwich City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Queens Park Rangers

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 1-2 QPR
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Norwich City

All competitions

Last Game: Southampton 4-4 Norwich
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Norwich City win with a probability of 43.75%. A win for Queens Park Rangers had a probability of 31.3% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Norwich City win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.08%) and 0-2 (7.16%). The likeliest Queens Park Rangers win was 1-0 (7.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.76%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Norwich City in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Norwich City.

Result
Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Norwich City
31.3% ( -0.02)	24.95% ( -0.01)	43.75% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 56.52% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.34% (

0.02)

46.66% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.07% (

0.02)

68.93% (

-0.02)

Queens Park Rangers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.86% (

-0)

28.13% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

36.18% (

-0)

63.81% (

-0)

Norwich City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.64% (

0.02)

21.35% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.67% (

0.03)

54.32% (

-0.03)

Score Analysis

Queens Park Rangers 31.3%

Norwich City 43.75%

Draw 24.95%

Queens Park Rangers	Draw	Norwich City
1-0 @ 7.62% ( -0.01) 2-1 @ 7.46% ( -0) 2-0 @ 4.83% ( -0) 3-1 @ 3.15% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.43% ( 0) 3-0 @ 2.04% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1% Other @ 2.76% Total : 31.3%	1-1 @ 11.76% 0-0 @ 6.01% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.76% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.25% ( 0) Other @ 0.17% Total : 24.95%	0-1 @ 9.28% ( -0) 1-2 @ 9.08% ( 0) 0-2 @ 7.16% ( 0) 1-3 @ 4.67% ( 0) 0-3 @ 3.69% ( 0) 2-3 @ 2.96% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1.8% ( 0) 0-4 @ 1.42% ( 0) 2-4 @ 1.14% ( 0) Other @ 2.54% Total : 43.75%