Queens Park Rangers FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Queens Park Rangers FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Loftus Road.
- Queens Park Rangers FC 7 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- Swansea City AFC 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Leigh Doughty
- Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
- Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United FC | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea City AFC | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough FC | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic FC | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Southampton FC | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Birmingham City FC | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Stoke City FC | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Bristol City FC | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | Norwich City FC | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | Millwall FC | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | Sheffield United FC | 6 | 9 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 7 | 8 |
| 16 | Lincoln City FC | 6 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford FC | 7 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth FC | 6 | 7 |
| 19 | Wrexham AFC | 7 | 7 |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 7 | 7 |
| 21 | Cardiff City FC | 7 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby County FC | 7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston North End FC | 7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley FC | 7 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr | Swansea City AFC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Apr | Millwall FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Apr | Bristol City FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Apr | Preston North End FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Apr | Watford FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Mar | Portsmouth FC | H | 6–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr | Queens Park Rangers FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Apr | Southampton FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Apr | Leicester City FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Apr | Middlesbrough FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Apr | Sheffield United FC | A | 3–3 | D |
| 21 Mar | Coventry City FC | H | 0–3 | L |
Season Stats
| Queens Park Rangers FC | Swansea City AFC | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #2 |
| 12 | Points | 14 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 3 / 3 / 1 | W / D / L | 4 / 2 / 1 |
| 8 | Scored | 11 |
| 5 | Conceded | 5 |
| +3 | GD | +6 |
| 1.71 | PPG | 2.00 |
| 43% | Win % | 57% |
Key Stats
31%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
38%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
57%
Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season
Swansea City AFC this season
Queens Park Rangers FC are 5th (12 pts). Swansea City AFC are 2nd (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ 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 |
Swansea City AFC
| Ji-sung Eom | 2 G | 2 A |
| Adam Idah | 2 G | 1 A |
| Joseph Opoku | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Queens Park Rangers FC have kicked off against Swansea City AFC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 2' Brilliant from the ! Ronald makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 2.
- 7' Cameron Burgess, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 12' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 17' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 23' That is a card for Queens Park Rangers FC. Kieran Morgan will be fuming at that decision.
- 28' Kieran Morgan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
- 29' Kwame Poku makes way for Paul Smyth at the 29 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
- 34' 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.
- 39' It’s high time Julien Stéphan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' Lawrence Vigouroux has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 57 appearances.
- 49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 54' It looks surprising Queens Park Rangers FC does not make any changes. Sam Parker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' Queens Park Rangers FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 60' Ilias Chair is replacing Rayan Kolli for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
- 60' Rhys Norrington-Davies is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
- 61' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Tylon Smith comes on to replace Steve Cook.
- 62' The crowd applauds Rumarn Burrell as he leaves the pitch. Richard Kone steps in for Queens Park Rangers FC.
- 66' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Adam Idah is replaced by Zan Vipotnik.
- 67' The whistle greets Leo Walta as he departs to be replaced by Malick Yalcouye.
- 72' Rayan Kolli has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 73' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Joel Ward on, Sam Parker off on 73 minutes.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Liam Cullen. He replaces Melker Widell on 76 minute.
- 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Zan Vipotnik makes it 0-2.
- 85' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' A moment of madness from Ronald on 90 minutes earns him a card. Swansea City AFC will be frustrated.
- 90' Against the run of play, Rhys Norrington-Davies has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.
Lineups
Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 18
-
5
Steve Cook ↓ Tylon Smith 61'
-
15
Isaac Hayden ↓ Nicolas Madsen 61'
-
16
Rumarn Burrell ↓ Richard Kone 62'
- 13
-
17
Kwame Poku ↓ Paul Smyth 29'
- 37
- 20
-
26
Rayan Kolli ↓ Ilias Chair 60'
- 2
- 21
Bench
- 29
-
10
Ilias Chair ↑ 60'
-
11
Paul Smyth ↑ 29'
-
24
Nicolas Madsen ↑ 61'
- 40
- 27
- 28
-
22
Richard Kone ↑ 62'
-
30
Tylon Smith ↑ 61'
Coach
Julien Stéphan
Swansea City AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4
- 15
- 22
- 5
- 14
-
33
Adam Idah ↓ Zan Vipotnik 66'
-
17
Goncalo Franco ↓ Ji-sung Eom 66'
-
21
Leo Walta ↓ Malick Yalcouye 67'
- 35
-
41
Sam Parker ↓ Joel Ward 73'
-
7
Melker Widell ↓ Liam Cullen 76'
Bench
-
25
Joel Ward ↑ 73'
-
20
Liam Cullen ↑ 76'
- 1
- 6
-
9
Zan Vipotnik ↑ 66'
- 18
-
8
Malick Yalcouye ↑ 67'
-
10
Ji-sung Eom ↑ 66'
- 44
Coach
Vítor Matos
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tomer Hemed | 2 |
| Liam Cullen | 2 |
| Jay Fulton | 2 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 2 |
| Harry Darling | 1 |
| Massimo Luongo | 1 |
| Joel Piroe | 1 |
| Darnell Furlong | 1 |
Head to Head
Queens Park Rangers FC Form
2026-04-21
Queens Park Rangers FC
1–2
Swansea City AFC
L
2026-04-18
Millwall FC
2–0
Queens Park Rangers FC
L
2026-04-11
Queens Park Rangers FC
0–0
Bristol City FC
D
2026-04-06
Preston North End FC
1–1
Queens Park Rangers FC
D
2026-04-03
Queens Park Rangers FC
2–1
Watford FC
W
2026-03-21
Queens Park Rangers FC
6–1
Portsmouth FC
W
Swansea City AFC Form
2026-04-21
Queens Park Rangers FC
1–2
Swansea City AFC
W
2026-04-18
Swansea City AFC
1–2
Southampton FC
L
2026-04-11
Leicester City FC
0–1
Swansea City AFC
W
2026-04-06
Swansea City AFC
2–2
Middlesbrough FC
D
2026-04-03
Sheffield United FC
3–3
Swansea City AFC
D
2026-03-21
Swansea City AFC
0–3
Coventry City FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.96
Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for:
Swansea City AFC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 65%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Swansea City AFC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
69%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Swansea City AFC
68%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Swansea City AFC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
2.9%
0 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2%
Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC
| Handicap | Queens Park Rangers FC covers | Push | Swansea City AFC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 8% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 18% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +1 | 62% | 22% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

