Match Report
The table gap was wide: 58 points between Queens Park Rangers (15th, 58 pts) and Sheffield Wednesday (24th, 0 pts). The last five rounds placed Sheffield Wednesday 16th in the league for form — higher than their 24th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Queens Park Rangers 1.33 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Sheffield Wednesday 0.63 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.3.
15 games without a win framed Sheffield Wednesday's arrival.
22 meetings are on record — 7 won by Queens Park Rangers, 8 by Sheffield Wednesday, 7 drawn, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 32% of the meetings went to the host. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 68% of the meetings.
MATRADE Loftus Road, capacity 18,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Queens Park Rangers led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Queens Park Rangers: R. Burrell (14'), Rayan Kolli (81'), Rayan Kolli (88')
Key stats
Possession: Queens Park Rangers 48% · Sheffield Wednesday 52% · Total shots: 13-4 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 5-2