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Championship · Championship 26/27 Model vnext-shadow-2026-10 · locked 167.5h before kickoff

Queens Park Rangers vs Burnley

· Final

Pre-match analysis and preview

Verified historical context from before kickoff; preserved for comparison after the final result.

Queens Park Rangers host Burnley in Championship. This preview compares historical records dated before the prediction was locked with the model's pre-match probabilities. Probabilities describe estimated outcomes, not guaranteed results.

Across their last 5 recorded league matches, Queens Park Rangers collected 8 points (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 losses). Burnley earned 5 points from 5 matches (1 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses). These are separate recent-form samples, not a forecast of the final score.

At home, Queens Park Rangers have 3 wins, 1 draws and 1 losses in their last 5 recorded home matches. On the road, Burnley have 1 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses across 5 away matches.

Where full-quality xG is available, Queens Park Rangers average 2.03 xG and 1.08 xGA over 5 recent matches; Burnley average 1.36 xG and 1.73 xGA over 5 matches. xG coverage can be smaller than the recent-results sample.

At the prediction timestamp, the reconstructed league table places Queens Park Rangers in position 7 and Burnley in position 22. The table uses matches dated before the prediction timestamp; later backfills cannot be independently excluded.

The database contains 2 earlier head-to-head meetings in this competition, shown below. Historical meetings provide context, not certainty.

This analysis is based on available league records and the pre-match snapshot. Missing samples are not estimated; player availability, injuries and tactical claims are not inferred.

Model prediction

Frozen pre-kickoff probabilities recorded before kickoff.

Methodology →

1X2

60.5%Home
22.4%Draw
17.1%Away
Highest 1X2 probability: Home 60.5%

Total goals

58.6%Over 2.5
41.4%Under 2.5

Both teams to score

55.9%Yes
44.1%No

Form sample used at prediction time: recent matches Queens Park Rangers 5/5, Burnley 5/5; home/away splits 5/5 and 5/5. xG averages may be based on fewer matches where source statistics are incomplete. Model probabilities are estimates, not certainty or a calibrated confidence rating.

Pre-match league context

Reconstructed from fixtures dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

Championship page →
Queens Park Rangers
Position#7
Points20
Played12
Goal difference+8
Burnley
Position#22
Points8
Played12
Goal difference-8

Recent form comparison

Last five league matches dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

Queens Park Rangers

DDWLW
1.60Points / match
2.40Goals / match
2.03xG / match
1.08xGA / match
VS

Burnley

DWDLL
1.00Points / match
1.80Goals / match
1.36xG / match
1.73xGA / match

Home / away form

Home side's latest home matches vs away side's latest away matches before kickoff.

Queens Park Rangers at home
W-D-L3-1-1
Points / match2.00
Goals / match2.60
xG / match2.17
Burnley away
W-D-L1-1-3
Points / match0.80
Goals / match1.60
xG / match1.78

xG trends

Full-quality provider xG only, using matches played before kickoff.

Queens Park Rangers

19 Sep09 Oct14 Oct17 Oct24 Oct
xGxGA

Burnley

19 Sep10 Oct13 Oct16 Oct24 Oct
xGxGA

Expected goals & scorelines

Dixon-Coles-adjusted scoreline estimates from the locked model goal rates.

Queens Park Rangers expected goals

2.04

Burnley expected goals

1.00
1–110.6%
2–110.0%
2–09.9%
1–08.9%
3–16.8%
Scoreline percentages are a finite-grid Dixon-Coles estimate derived from the frozen model's λ values. They are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Recent matches

The same pre-kickoff history used for context above.

Queens Park Rangers

24 OctWH · Swansea CityxG 3.22 · xGA 0.205–0
17 OctLA · Birmingham CityxG 1.15 · xGA 1.300–3
14 OctWH · Derby CountyxG 1.96 · xGA 0.964–1
09 OctDA · West Ham UnitedxG 1.27 · xGA 1.441–1
19 SepDH · Preston North EndxG 2.54 · xGA 1.502–2

Burnley

24 OctLA · Lincoln CityxG 2.35 · xGA 1.901–4
16 OctLH · WolverhamptonxG 1.03 · xGA 2.001–2
13 OctDH · Charlton AthleticxG 1.01 · xGA 2.342–2
10 OctWA · WatfordxG 1.94 · xGA 0.644–0
19 SepDH · Derby CountyxG 0.45 · xGA 1.751–1

Head to head

Prior meetings in the SmartMatchData league database.

26 Apr 2025Queens Park Rangers — Burnley0–5
26 Oct 2024Burnley — Queens Park Rangers0–0

Post-match analysis

Final score, verified match data and the original model prediction.

Queens Park Rangers and Burnley drew 1–1. The following review separates the final score from the locked pre-match model forecast.

Expected goals were 1.73 for Queens Park Rangers and 0.16 for Burnley. Queens Park Rangers generated the higher xG total. Queens Park Rangers scored -0.73 goals relative to xG and Burnley scored +0.84 relative to xG. Goals minus xG is a descriptive difference, not proof of finishing skill or luck in one match.

Queens Park Rangers registered 20 shots, with 5 on target (shot accuracy: 25.0%); Burnley recorded 4 shots, with 1 on target (shot accuracy: 25.0%). Shot accuracy is shots on target divided by total shots, not a measure of chance quality.

The model's highest-probability 1X2 outcome was Home (60.5%); the actual outcome was Draw, so the leading selection did not match the result. The pre-match probabilities were not recalculated after the fixture.

Post-match statistical review

Verified final-match data, shown only where the provider supplies both teams' values.

Queens Park Rangers vs Burnley

Final score: 1–1. These are match statistics, not pre-kickoff model inputs.

Expected goals (xG): 1.73 – 0.16.

Shots: 20 – 4.

Shots on target: 5 – 1.

Possession: 58.00% – 42.00%.

Corners: 8 – 1.

Unavailable statistics are omitted rather than estimated. The original locked prediction remains unchanged.

Forward result

The prediction above remained locked; this section compares it with the final result.

Model performance →
× Miss1X2 · predicted Home, actual Draw
× MissOver 2.5 · predicted Over, actual Under
✓ HitBTTS · predicted Yes, actual Yes

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