Thursday , 1 October 2026

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Queens Park Rangers FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 25 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Loftus Road 17,352 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 72' Michael Smith
0–2 88' Callum Paterson
Ilias Chair 46' Y
Paul Smyth 68' Y
Y 80' Yan Valery

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Loftus Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Samuel Allison
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson
4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

5
3
4
Queens Park Rangers FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-09-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-04-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2021-04-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–2 L
21 Jan Hull City AFC A 2–1 W
18 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–0 W
11 Jan Leicester City FC A 2–6 L
06 Jan Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
01 Jan Watford FC H 3–1 W
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
22 Jan Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
19 Jan Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
11 Jan Coventry City FC A 3–4 L
04 Jan Millwall FC H 2–2 D
01 Jan Derby County FC H 4–2 W

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
Ilias Chair 2 G 1 A
Rumarn Burrell 2 G 1 A
Koki Saito 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Queens Park Rangers FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield Wednesday FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Loftus Road. Queens Park Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Michael Frey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Queens Park Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Morgan Fox, as he is very good at scoring at Loftus Road with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 30' Gabriel Otegbayo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' It’s gonna be a card for Ilias Chair.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 383 games and scored 468 goals.
  • 61' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Smith is hanging Jamal Lowe on the field on 66 minute.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Paul Smyth gets a card.
  • 70' The Queens Park Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Michael Frey is withdrawn and Alfie Lloyd gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 71 minute. Jonathan Varane leaves to be changed by Jack Colback.
  • 72' The England forward Michael Smith breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 0-1!
  • 74' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Kieran Morgan trudges off to be replaced by Rayan Kolli on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Yan Valery. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Queens Park Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' The deadlock is broken! Callum Paterson gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Gabriel Otegbayo is replacing Djeidi Gassama for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • 0-2 the final result. Queens Park Rangers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lyndon Dykes 2
Anthony Musaba 2
Djeidi Gassama 2
Jordan Hugill 2
Dominic Iorfa 2
Josh Windass 2
Michael Smith 1
Luke Freeman 1

Head to Head

2025-01-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-09-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-04-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2021-04-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2025-01-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-01-21 Hull City AFC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-01-18 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-01-11 Leicester City FC 6–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-01-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–1 Watford FC W

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2025-01-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-01-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2025-01-19 Leeds United FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-01-11 Coventry City FC 4–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-01-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Millwall FC D 2025-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC37% Draw28% Sheffield Wednesday FC35%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
63%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC28% Draw46% Sheffield Wednesday FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.