Stoke City beats Queens Park Rangers 1-0 with a goal scored by W. Burger. HIGHLIGHTS

STOKE. Stoke City beats Queens Park Rangers 1-0 after W. Burger scored just 1 goal (45').

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Luke Meyer
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Stoke City beats Queens Park Rangers 1-0 with a goal scored by W. Burger. HIGHLIGHTS

STOKE. Stoke City defeats Queens Park Rangers 1-0 after W. Burger scored just 1 goal (45′). Queens Park Rangers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 19,307 spectators.​ The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the help of Hristo Karaivanov and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was light snow. The temperature was freezing at -10.75 degrees Celsius or 12.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Stoke City

1 - 0

Team 1

Queens Park Rangers

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 102 Attack 104
  • 42 Dangerous attack 60
  • 112 Ball safe 131
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Queens Park Rangers had a strong ball possession 59% while Stoke City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Queens Park Rangers had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Stoke City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Stoke City shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers shot 10 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Stoke City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers received 1 yellow card (Isaac Hayden).

Match Timeline

Wouter Burger(goal)Luke McNally
45'
64'
Isaac Hayden- Yellow
67'
Lucas Andersen- sub ->Paul Smyth
67'
Michael Frey- sub ->Sinclair Armstrong
Wesley- sub ->Niall Ennis
74'
Ben Pearson- sub ->Wouter Burger
75'
78'
Chris Willock- sub ->Jack Colback
Lynden Gooch- sub ->J. Tchamadeu
81'
Josh Laurent- sub ->Joon-ho Bae
81'
85'
Sam Field- sub ->Isaac Hayden
85'
L. Dykes- sub ->Jake Clarke-Salter
Mehdi Léris- sub ->Luke Cundle
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this match, Stoke City has 35 points like Birmingham City to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers will stays with 29 points to remain in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will host Coventry City on the 17th of February with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Coventry City (4 draws).

Queens Park Rangers will play away against Bristol City on the 17th of February with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Bristol City (8 draws).

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City
G
Daniel Iversen 1.Denmark
7.0
D
Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland
7.3
D
Luke McNally 23.Republic of Ireland
8.1
D
Michael Rose 5.Scotland
7.5
D
Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands
7.5
M
L. Baker 8.England
7.5
M
Wouter Burger 6.Netherlands
8.4
75' Goals45'
M
Daniel Johnson 12.Jamaica
M
Luke Cundle 25.England
7.3
89'
F
Niall Ennis 14.England
7.0
74'
F
Bae Jun-Ho 22.South Korea
7.0
81'
F
J. Tchamadeu 24.Cameroon
6.8
81'
Substitutes
G
J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland
D
B. Wilmot 16.England
M
Lynden Gooch 2.United States
6.8
81'
M
Ben Pearson 4.England
6.6
75'
M
Mehdi Léris 27.Algeria
6.3
89'
M
Josh Laurent 28.England
6.3
81'
F
T. Campbell 10.England
F
Wesley 18.Brazil
6.7
74'
F
M. Manhoef 42.Netherlands

Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Daniel Johnson, Daniel Iversen (7.0), Ki-Jana Hoever (7.5), Luke McNally (8.1), Michael Rose (7.5), Jordan Thompson (7.3), Luke Cundle (7.3), Wouter Burger (8.4), Lewis Baker (7.5), J. Tchamadeu (6.8), Niall Ennis (7.0) and Joon-ho Bae (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Wilmot, Million Manhoef, Lynden Gooch (6.8), Ben Pearson (6.6), Tyrese Campbell, Jack Bonham, Wesley Moraes (6.7), Mehdi Léris (6.3) and Josh Laurent (6.3).

Stoke City could not rely on the presence of Ben Pearson (injured).

Substitutions

Stoke City made 5 changes: Niall Ennis for Wesley Moraes (74′), Wouter Burger for Ben Pearson (75′), J. Tchamadeu for Lynden Gooch (81′), Joon-ho Bae for Josh Laurent (81′) and Luke Cundle for Mehdi Léris (89′).

Player of the match: Wouter Burger​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Wouter Burger.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 39 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 8.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Asmir Begovic 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.5
D
Reggie Cannon 20.United States
7.3
D
K. Paal 22.Suriname
7.1
D
Steve Cook 5.England
7.5
D
Jake Clarke-Salter 6.England
7.0
85'
M
Paul Smyth 11.Northern Ireland
6.4
67'
M
Jack Colback 4.England
7.0
78'
M
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
7.3
M
Isaac Hayden 14.England
6.8
85' 64'
M
Joe Hodge 16.Republic of Ireland
7.5
F
S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland
6.3
67'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Archer 13.Scotland
D
Jimmy Dunne 3.Republic of Ireland
D
Morgan Fox 15.Wales
M
Sam Field 8.England
6.7
85'
M
E. Dixon-Bonner 19.England
M
Lucas Andersen 25.Denmark
6.6
67'
M
Chris Willock 7.England
6.7
78'
F
L. Dykes 9.Scotland
6.8
85'
F
Michael Frey 12.Switzerland
6.8
67'

Queens Park Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Martí Cifuentes Corvillo played with: Asmir Begović (7.5), Reggie Cannon (7.3), Steve Cook (7.5), Jake Clarke-Salter (7.0), Kenneth Paal (7.1), Jack Colback (7.0), Isaac Hayden (6.8), Paul Smyth (6.4), Joseph Hodge (7.5), Ilias Chair (7.3), Sinclair Armstrong (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Chris Willock (6.7), Michael Frey (6.8), Jimmy Dunne, Samuel Field (6.7), Lyndon Dykes (6.8), Jordan Archer, Morgan Fox, Elijah Dixon-Bonner and Lucas Andersen (6.6).

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 5 changes: Paul Smyth for Lucas Andersen (67′), Jack Colback for Chris Willock (78′), Isaac Hayden for Samuel Field (85′), Jake Clarke-Salter for Lyndon Dykes (85′) and Sinclair Armstrong for Michael Frey (67′).

Player of the match: Asmir Begović​

The most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was the goalkeeper: Asmir Begović. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​