QPR
Lincoln City
Match summary
QPR beat Lincoln City 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Richard Kone put QPR ahead with a header in the 11th minute, Dom Jefferies equalised in the 29th minute, and Glen Kamara won it in the 80th minute.
The chances backed that up: QPR created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Lincoln City's 1.20 from 12.
QPR dominated possession and territory during their Championship matchday 15 fixture against Lincoln City, recording 69 percent possession and completing 665 passes compared to the visitors' 295. The home side registered 21 shots with 4 on target, generated an expected goals total of 1.62, and earned 6 corners. Lincoln City managed 12 shots with 3 on target from 31 percent possession, producing an expected goals figure of 1.20 alongside 2 corners. Both teams committed numerous fouls, resulting in 10 fouls and 2 yellow cards for QPR, while Lincoln City conceded 12 fouls and also collected 2 yellow cards.
The matchday encounter opened with quick cautions, as Conor McGrandles received a yellow card in the 1st minute before QPR's Paul Smyth was booked in the 8th minute. Richard Kone opened the scoring for QPR with an 11th-minute header to make the score 1-0. Lincoln City equalised in the 29th minute through a right-footed shot from Dom Jefferies, bringing the score to 1-1, which remained at half-time after Yunus Konak was yellow-carded in the 33rd minute. Following numerous second-half substitutions, Glen Kamara scored the winning goal with a left-footed shot in the 80th minute to seal a 2-1 final score, prior to Dennis Cirkin receiving a yellow card in stoppage time.
