Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2023-24
Queens Park Rangers FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Loftus Road 16,383 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kenneth Paal 12' 1–0
1–1 45+8' Jack Clarke
1–2 57' Daniel Ballard
1–3 81' Abdoullah Ba
Jack Colback 21' R
Sinclair Armstrong 33' Y
Osman Kakay 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Loftus Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 Lee Venamore

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
2
Queens Park Rangers FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2022-08-13 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Sunderland AFC H 1–3 L
02 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 2–0 W
26 Aug Southampton FC A 1–2 L
19 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 0–1 L
12 Aug Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
05 Aug Watford FC A 0–4 L
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–1 W
02 Sep Southampton FC H 5–0 W
26 Aug Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
19 Aug Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
12 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
06 Aug Ipswich Town FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Queens Park Rangers FC host Sunderland AFC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Trai Hume suffering a number of foals already.
  • 12' GOAL! Kenneth Paal fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 14' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Pierre Ekwah has done his job and it is now time for Alex Pritchard to step up.
  • 19' Sunderland AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Jack Colback.
  • 26' Queens Park Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sunderland AFC backline.
  • 31' Queens Park Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sinclair Armstrong.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' Queens Park Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Patrick Roberts comes on to replace Niall Huggins.
  • 51' Adil Aouchiche has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' GOAL! Jack Clarke fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 57' GOAL! Daniel Ballard fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 60' The whistle greets Paul Smyth as he departs to be replaced by Lyndon Dykes.
  • 61' Adil Aouchiche gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Mason Burstow and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' 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.
  • 68' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Sinclair Armstrong trudges off to be replaced by Ziyad Larkeche on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Niall Huggins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 74' The Queens Park Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Steve Cook is withdrawn and Jake Clarke-Salter gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Queens Park Rangers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Osman Kakay. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Abdoullah Ba makes it 1-3.
  • 83' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Jobe Bellingham departs to be replaced by Luis Semedo.
  • 88' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jack Clarke 3
Luke O'Nien 1
Kenneth Paal 1
Daniel Ballard 1
Abdoullah Ba 1
Nicolas Madsen 1
Ilias Chair 1
Seny Dieng 1

Head to Head

2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2022-08-13 Sunderland AFC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L 2023-09-02 Middlesbrough FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-08-26 Southampton FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-08-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-08-12 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-08-05 Watford FC 4–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Sunderland AFC Form

2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC W 2023-09-02 Sunderland AFC 5–0 Southampton FC W 2023-08-26 Coventry City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2023-08-19 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2023-08-06 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Ipswich Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.09 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC26% Draw27% Sunderland AFC47%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
54%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
74%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Sunderland AFC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC19% Draw46% Sunderland AFC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
8.6%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 0
6%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 22% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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