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

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Championship · 2023-24

Sunderland AFC

0 – 0

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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 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1 Hristo Karaivanov
Assistant 2 Michael Webb

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

Standings

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

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

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

3/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

Richard Kone	5 G	1 A
Paul Smyth	3 G	1 A
Jimmy Dunne	3 G
Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sunderland AFC host Queens Park Rangers FC — let the battle begin!
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adil Aouchiche is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Lyndon Dykes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Queens Park Rangers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
45' Poor challenge from Jimmy Dunne. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' Sunderland AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Queens Park Rangers FC backline.
57' Sunderland AFC make a change. Abdoullah Ba trudges off to be replaced by Chris Rigg on 57 minutes.
62' It looks surprising Queens Park Rangers FC does not make any changes. Lucas Andersen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
63' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Ilias Chair is replaced by Joe Hodge.
68' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Trai Hume is booked for Sunderland AFC — card on 73.
78' Mason Burstow is replacing Romaine Mundle for the Sunderland AFC side.
83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 376 games and scored 489 goals.
84' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Paul Smyth comes on to replace Lucas Andersen.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Chris Willock on 87 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Daniel Ballard	1
Abdoullah Ba	1
Nicolas Madsen	1
Ilias Chair	1
Seny Dieng	1
Ross Stewart	1
Ellis Simms	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.