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Championship · Championship 26/27 Model vnext-shadow-2026-10 · locked 120.6h before kickoff

Queens Park Rangers vs Swansea City

· Final

Pre-match analysis and preview

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

Queens Park Rangers host Swansea City 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 6 points (1 wins, 3 draws and 1 losses). Swansea City earned 12 points from 5 matches (4 wins, 0 draws and 1 losses). These are separate recent-form samples, not a forecast of the final score.

At home, Queens Park Rangers have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 losses in their last 5 recorded home matches. On the road, Swansea City have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 losses across 5 away matches.

Where full-quality xG is available, Queens Park Rangers average 1.51 xG and 1.28 xGA over 5 recent matches; Swansea City average 1.73 xG and 1.31 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 9 and Swansea City in position 1. The table uses matches dated before the prediction timestamp; later backfills cannot be independently excluded.

The database contains 5 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

40.3%Home
27.6%Draw
32.1%Away
Highest 1X2 probability: Home 40.3%

Total goals

50.7%Over 2.5
49.3%Under 2.5

Both teams to score

55.7%Yes
44.3%No

Form sample used at prediction time: recent matches Queens Park Rangers 5/5, Swansea City 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.

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Queens Park Rangers
Position#9
Points17
Played11
Goal difference+3
Swansea City
Position#1
Points23
Played11
Goal difference+8

Recent form comparison

Last five league matches dated before the locked prediction timestamp.

Queens Park Rangers

DDDWL
1.20Points / match
1.60Goals / match
1.51xG / match
1.28xGA / match
VS

Swansea City

WWWWL
2.40Points / match
1.60Goals / match
1.73xG / match
1.31xGA / 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-L2-2-1
Points / match1.60
Goals / match1.60
xG / match1.89
Swansea City away
W-D-L4-0-1
Points / match2.40
Goals / match1.80
xG / match1.49

xG trends

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

Queens Park Rangers

12 Sep19 Sep09 Oct14 Oct17 Oct
xGxGA

Swansea City

12 Sep19 Sep10 Oct13 Oct17 Oct
xGxGA

Expected goals & scorelines

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

Queens Park Rangers expected goals

1.44

Swansea City expected goals

1.26
1–113.3%
2–18.8%
1–08.6%
0–07.8%
1–27.7%
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

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
12 SepDA · West Bromwich AlbionxG 0.62 · xGA 1.221–1

Swansea City

17 OctLH · West Ham UnitedxG 1.05 · xGA 1.150–1
13 OctWA · MillwallxG 1.69 · xGA 0.901–0
10 OctWH · Norwich CityxG 2.36 · xGA 0.682–1
19 SepWA · Lincoln CityxG 0.92 · xGA 2.112–1
12 SepWH · BurnleyxG 2.63 · xGA 1.733–1

Head to head

Prior meetings in the SmartMatchData league database.

21 Apr 2026Queens Park Rangers — Swansea City1–2
22 Oct 2025Swansea City — Queens Park Rangers0–1
21 Apr 2025Queens Park Rangers — Swansea City1–2
26 Dec 2024Swansea City — Queens Park Rangers3–0
01 Apr 2024Swansea City — Queens Park Rangers0–1

Post-match analysis

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

Queens Park Rangers won 5–0 against Swansea City. The following review separates the final score from the locked pre-match model forecast.

Expected goals were 3.22 for Queens Park Rangers and 0.20 for Swansea City. Queens Park Rangers generated the higher xG total. Queens Park Rangers scored +1.78 goals relative to xG and Swansea City scored -0.20 relative to xG. Goals minus xG is a descriptive difference, not proof of finishing skill or luck in one match.

Queens Park Rangers registered 12 shots, with 5 on target (shot accuracy: 41.7%); Swansea City recorded 8 shots, with 3 on target (shot accuracy: 37.5%). 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 (40.3%); the actual outcome was Home, so the leading selection matched 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 Swansea City

Final score: 5–0. These are match statistics, not pre-kickoff model inputs.

Expected goals (xG): 3.22 – 0.20.

Shots: 12 – 8.

Shots on target: 5 – 3.

Possession: 41.00% – 59.00%.

Corners: 6 – 8.

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 →
✓ Hit1X2 · predicted Home, actual Home
✓ HitOver 2.5 · predicted Over, actual Over
× MissBTTS · predicted Yes, actual No

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