Queens Park Rangers FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

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Southampton FC

Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Loftus Road HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 42' Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Elijah Dixon-Bonner 45' Y

Y 45' Joe Aribo

Y 68' Shea Charles

Y 71' Che Adams

YR 89' Shea Charles

Y 90' Jack Stephens

Overview

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Queens Park Rangers FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Loftus Road.

Queens Park Rangers FC 46 games · 58 pts (2026/27)
Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
Assistant 2

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Queens Park Rangers FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Southampton FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Southampton FC 2023-08-26 Southampton FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Southampton FC	H	0–1	L
16 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
13 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–0	D
09 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	2–0	W
28 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	4–2	W

Southampton FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–0	W
16 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	4–0	W
13 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	1–1	D
09 Dec	Watford FC	A	1–1	D
02 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	2–0	W
29 Nov	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC		Southampton FC
#15	Position	#4
58	Points	80
46	Played	46
16 / 10 / 20	W / D / L	22 / 14 / 10
61	Scored	82
73	Conceded	56
-12	GD	+26
1.26	PPG	1.74
35%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts). Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Loftus Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marti Cifuentes will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Southampton FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' It looks surprising Southampton FC does not make any changes. Samuel Edozie has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jan Bednarek is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Southampton FC.
32' The Southampton FC bench stirs into life. James Bree is withdrawn and Ryan Manning gets his opportunity.
37' Lyndon Dykes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Queens Park Rangers FC so far.
42' GOAL! Taylor Harwood-Bellis fires home to make it 0-1!
45' Elijah Dixon-Bonner is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Queens Park Rangers FC that had 378 games and scored 398 goals.
55' Queens Park Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Southampton FC backline.
56' The supporters are chanting for Che Adams. He replaces William Smallbone on 56 minute.
57' The Southampton FC manager makes a substitution. Flynn Downes departs to be replaced by Shea Charles.
62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
67' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Elijah Dixon-Bonner by Ziyad Larkeche on 67 minute.
68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shea Charles.
71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Che Adams on 71 minutes.
74' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Chris Willock by Paul Smyth on 74 minute.
75' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Sinclair Armstrong comes on to replace Lyndon Dykes.
80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
84' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 84 minute. Andre Dozzell leaves to be changed by Charlie Kelman.
85' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Reggie Cannon by Albert Adomah on 85 minute.
86' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Adam Armstrong by Jack Stephens on 86 minute.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Shea Charles.
90' Jack Stephens picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Southampton FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

3
Jimmy Dunne
8
Sam Field
1
Asmir Begovic
17
Andre Dozzell ↓ Charlie Kelman 84'
10
Ilias Chair
6
Jake Clarke-Salter
22
Kenneth Paal
20
Reggie Cannon ↓ Albert Adomah 85'
9
Lyndon Dykes ↓ Sinclair Armstrong 75'
7
Chris Willock ↓ Paul Smyth 74'
19
Elijah Dixon-Bonner ↓ Ziyad Larkeche 67'

Bench

13
Jordan Archer
2
Osman Kakay
11
Paul Smyth ↑ 74'
37
Albert Adomah ↑ 85'
23
Charlie Kelman ↑ 84'
18
Taylor Richards
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↑ 75'
21
Ziyad Larkeche ↑ 67'
29
Aaron Drewe

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

26
Ryan Fraser ↑ 56'
6
Mason Holgate
5
Jack Stephens ↑ 86'
10
Che Adams ↑ 56'
13
Joe Lumley
3
Ryan Manning ↑ 32'
22
Carlos Alcaraz
18
Sekou Mara
24
Shea Charles ↑ 57'

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	1
Jack Colback	1
Adam Armstrong	1
Samuel Edozie	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.08 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.61 Southampton FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC27% Draw28% Southampton FC45%

Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Southampton FC

73%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Southampton FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC19% Draw46% Southampton FC35%

Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 2

8.6%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Southampton FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

Southampton FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Clean Sheet