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

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Championship · 2023-24

Sunderland AFC

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light 41,478 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Jimmy Dunne

Trai Hume 73' Y

Y 87' Chris Willock

Overview

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Sunderland AFC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 46 games · 58 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
Assistant 2 Michael Webb

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

Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-16 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 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

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–0	D
09 Mar	Southampton FC	A	2–4	L
05 Mar	Leicester City FC	H	0–1	L
02 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–1	L
24 Feb	Swansea City AFC	H	1–2	L
17 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Sunderland AFC	A	0–0	D
09 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
06 Mar	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–2	D
02 Mar	Leicester City FC	A	2–1	W
24 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W
17 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Stadium of Light will turn into a battlefield for Sunderland AFC and Queens Park Rangers FC.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Sunderland AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Queens Park Rangers FC backline.
15' It’s high time Marti Cifuentes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' The 20-year-old Jobe Bellingham has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marti Cifuentes will be considering his options from the bench.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' 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.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Jimmy Dunne.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Queens Park Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
57' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 57 minute. Abdoullah Ba leaves to be changed by Chris Rigg.
62' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Joe Hodge on, Ilias Chair off on 63 minutes.
68' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
73' Sunderland AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
78' Mason Burstow is ready to make an impact after coming on for Romaine Mundle at the 78 minute mark.
83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Queens Park Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
84' A change in the Queens Park Rangers FC ranks — Lucas Andersen exits the field as Paul Smyth enters on 84.
87' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a card on 87.
It finishes all square. Sunderland AFC and Queens Park Rangers FC share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hayes

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

12
Michael Frey
8
Sam Field ↑ 84'
15
Morgan Fox
11
Paul Smyth ↑ 84'
20
Reggie Cannon
32
Joe Walsh
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↑ 63'
21
Ziyad Larkeche
16
Joe Hodge ↑ 63'

Coach Marti Cifuentes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jack Clarke	3
Ilias Chair	1
Seny Dieng	1
Ross Stewart	1
Ellis Simms	1
Luke O'Nien	1
Kenneth Paal	1
Daniel Ballard	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-03-16 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-03-09 Southampton FC 4–2 Sunderland AFC L 2024-03-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-03-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-02-24 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2024-02-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2024-03-16 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-03-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-03-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-03-02 Leicester City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-02-24 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2024-02-17 Bristol City FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.13 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.94 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sunderland AFC39% Draw32% Queens Park Rangers FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw

71%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

61%

Sunderland AFC or Queens Park Rangers FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC26% Draw54% Queens Park Rangers FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.3%

1 – 0

13%

0 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

2.9%

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	22%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	18%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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