QPR vs Coventry

30 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee T Nield

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kenneth Paal 90’
  • Ellis Simms 56’, 68’
  • Josh Eccles 60’

Match summary

Coventry beat QPR 3-1 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Ellis Simms put Coventry ahead in the 56th minute, Josh Eccles made it 0-2 in the 60th minute, Simms made it 0-3 in the 68th minute, and Kenneth Paal pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Coventry created 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to QPR's 1.03 from 12.

Match stats

QPR Coventry
12 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.03 xG 1.55
1.03 Non-penalty xG 1.55

Key events

QPR Coventry
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
56’
Ellis Simms0-1 (Coventry)
60’
Josh Eccles0-2 (Coventry)
68’
Ellis Simms0-3 (Coventry)
Kenneth Paal1-3 (QPR)
90’
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

QPR
  • Steve Cook
  • Paul Smyth
  • Andre Dozzell
  • Sinclair Armstrong
Coventry
  • Jay DaSilva
  • Jamie Allen

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.55 56’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 0-1 56’ 60’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), 0-2 60’ 68’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 0-3 68’ 90’ Kenneth Paal (QPR), 1-3 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.03 1.55 56’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 0-1 Simms 56’ 60’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), 0-2 Eccles 60’ 68’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), 0-3 Simms 68’ 90’ Kenneth Paal (QPR), 1-3 Paal 90’
QPR 1.03 xGCoventry 1.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking QPR attacking 
90’ Kenneth Paal (QPR), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 68’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 56’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), set piece, 0.28 xG, goal 48’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 10’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 40’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 17’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Matt Godden (Coventry), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 84’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Ilias Chair (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Jake Clarke-Salter (QPR), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Luis Binks (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90’ Kenneth Paal (QPR), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 68’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 56’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), set piece, 0.28 xG, goal 48’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 10’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 40’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 51’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 17’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 19’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Matt Godden (Coventry), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 84’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 84’ Haji Wright (Coventry), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 71’ Ilias Chair (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Bobby Thomas (Coventry), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Jake Clarke-Salter (QPR), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Kyle McFadzean (Coventry), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Luis Binks (Coventry), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Lyndon Dykes (QPR), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Asmir Begović
90′ – – – – – – –
Osman Kakay
90′ – – – – – – –
Steve Cook
90′ – – – – – –
Morgan Fox Taken off
4′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Andre Dozzell
90′ – – 3 0.14 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Kenneth Paal
90′ 1 – 1 0.56 – – –
Chris Willock Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 6 0.26 – – –
Jake Clarke-Salter Came on as a substitute
86′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Sinclair Armstrong Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

QPR win 33% Avg odds 2.87
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Coventry win 39% Avg odds 2.48

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.