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
- 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
Standings
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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Steven Schumacher decided to play with the following team: Daniel Johnson, Daniel Iversen
, Ki-Jana Hoever , Luke McNally , Michael Rose , Jordan Thompson , Luke Cundle , Wouter Burger , Lewis Baker , J. Tchamadeu , Niall Ennis and Joon-ho Bae .The home team had on the bench: Ben Wilmot, Million Manhoef, Lynden Gooch
, Ben Pearson , Tyrese Campbell, Jack Bonham, Wesley Moraes , Mehdi Léris and Josh Laurent .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
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 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Martí Cifuentes Corvillo played with: Asmir Begović
, Reggie Cannon , Steve Cook , Jake Clarke-Salter , Kenneth Paal , Jack Colback , Isaac Hayden , Paul Smyth , Joseph Hodge , Ilias Chair , Sinclair Armstrong .The following players were sitting on the bench: Chris Willock
, Michael Frey , Jimmy Dunne, Samuel Field , Lyndon Dykes , Jordan Archer, Morgan Fox, Elijah Dixon-Bonner and Lucas Andersen .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.
- Stoke City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- Preston North End – Middlesbrough – 2-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Coventry City – 2-2
- Millwall – Ipswich Town – 0-4
- Huddersfield Town – Sunderland – 1-0