Sunderland AFC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sunderland AFC

0 – 1

Full Time

Queens Park Rangers FC

Sat 3 May 2025 · 11:30 UTC Stadium of Light 41,917 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Nicolas Madsen

Dan Neil 29' Y

Luke O'Nien 55' Y

Y 57' Rayan Kolli

Y 74' Nicolas Madsen

Y 90' Michael Frey

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 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-11-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 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

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
26 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	0–2	L
21 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
18 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
12 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	0–1	L
08 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	0–0	D

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 May	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W
26 Apr	Burnley FC	H	0–5	L
21 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	1–2	L
18 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
09 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	3–1	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sunderland AFC host Queens Park Rangers FC — let the battle begin!
5' Queens Park Rangers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nicolas Madsen on 5.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Queens Park Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Queens Park Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Trai Hume has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' It’s high time Marti Cifuentes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
29' The referee calls foul for Dan Neil. He receives a card.
34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marti Cifuentes will be considering his options from the bench.
46' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Ilias Chair departs to be replaced by Rayan Kolli.
51' The travelling Queens Park Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' It’s a booking for Sunderland AFC player. Luke O'Nien gets a card.
57' Rayan Kolli catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 57.
60' The Sunderland AFC bench stirs into life. Chris Mepham is withdrawn and Daniel Ballard gets his opportunity.
62' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Morgan Fox is hanging Jack Colback on the field on 62 minute.
67' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
72' 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 Patrick Roberts suffering a number of foals already.
73' Lucas Andersen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Karamoko Dembele at the 73 minute mark.
74' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a card on 74.
75' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Chris Rigg has done his job and it is now time for Wilson Isidor to step up.
80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sunderland AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
85' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' The referee calls foul for Michael Frey. He receives a card.
90' Nicolas Madsen makes way for Kieran Morgan at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Queens Park Rangers FC players.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jack Clarke	3
Ross Stewart	1
Ellis Simms	1
Luke O'Nien	1
Kenneth Paal	1
Daniel Ballard	1
Abdoullah Ba	1
Nicolas Madsen	1

Head to Head

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-12 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-04-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–5 Burnley FC L 2025-04-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-04-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-04-09 Oxford United FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.97 Sunderland AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sunderland AFC32% Draw33% Queens Park Rangers FC35%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw

65%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

68%

Sunderland AFC or Queens Park Rangers FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sunderland AFC22% Draw54% Queens Park Rangers FC24%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.7%

1 – 1

14.5%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.5%

0 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 3

2.5%

0 – 3

2.4%

3 – 1

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap	Sunderland AFC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	19%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	21%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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