Match Report
3 points and 2 places separated them: Stoke City 17th with 55, Queens Park Rangers 15th with 58. The last five rounds placed Queens Park Rangers no better than 22nd for form, against 15th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Stoke City 1.11 scored and 1.22 conceded per game, Queens Park Rangers 1.33 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.3.
Momentum sat with Stoke City, winners of their last three. Stoke City had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Queens Park Rangers, 4.
21 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Stoke City 7, draws 6, Queens Park Rangers 8, at 2.38 goals per meeting.
Bet365 Stadium, capacity 30,089, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Stoke City 73% · Queens Park Rangers 27% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 6-2