EFL Stats Gallery: Fulham vs QPR – xG, pass maps, xT zones and more | OneFootball

Fulham thrashed Queens Park Rangers 4-1 at Craven Cottage on Saturday in the EFL Championship matchday 12.

We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;

* shot maps

* xT (expected threat)

* pass networks

* xG timelines

* defensive duels

* average positions and much more!

We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals:

Why did QPR struggle in attack? Who was Fulham’s biggest attacking threat?

To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.

At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.

Fulham took the pitch in a 4-1-4-1 formation with Aleksander Mitrovic leading the attack and Ivan Cavaleiro and Neeskens Kabano as the wide midfielders.

The Cottagers played with a very high defensive line, centre-backs near the centre while all the other players pushed forward spending most of the time in the opposition half.

QPR started with a 3-4-1-2 formation with the pair of Chris Willock and Charlie Austin leading the charge supported by Ilias as the number 10.

They spent most of their time on the pitch in their own half deploying a low defensive line with only the forwards in the other half.

Fulham had 16 shots in total with seven of them on target scoring four goals with an xG of 2.40. On the other hand, QPR had six shots with only one in the back of the net from an xG of 0.57. Both teams had a nearly equal share of possession.

Aleksander Mitrovic had the highest number of shots(6) while also having the most xG of 1.52, scoring a brace. Stefan Johansen had the most final third passes with 12.

The home side had most of the shots inside the box, scoring three of their goals from there. They did force the keeper into quite a few saves as well. Fulham took shots from distance too, scoring a goal. However, most of the shots were off target.

The visitor’s struggle in front of goal is really visible from the above image. They had only shot on target, scoring from it. Half of their shots were inside the box while the other half were from distance. The keeper saved one whereas the others were way off target.

Fulham had the stronger start to the match and scored within the first 10 minutes. The Cottagers dominated the whole of the first half before QPR equalized at the start of the second half. The home side came back strongly scoring three goals in the next 20 minutes. The visitors started to threaten at the end but was not enough to save the day.

The home team had 48% of the possession with Jean Seri playing the most passes(76) while also receiving the most with 51.

Stefan Johansen attempted the most passes, 83 and also received 66 passes in return while the visitors enjoyed 52% of the ball.

The Cottagers played the maximum number of passes in the left side of midfield near the centre, attempting six smart passes, two of them being successful. Neeskens Kabano delivered the most crosses(5).

The Hoops played the majority of their passes in the defensive third. They played four smart passes, three of them being unsuccessful. They played a lot of crosses into the box from both the flanks with Barbet, Odubajo, McCallum and Willock all delivering four crosses each.

Fulham had the highest xT creation zones inside the penalty area on the right side. Bobby Reid was the best passer among the ranks with 94.12% accuracy.

Kabano was the most dangerous passer with an xT of 0.31 while he and Mitrovic both had the most xT from dribbles(0.095)

QPR had the most xT creation zones near both the wings with Jordy de Wijs being the most accurate passer of the ball with 96.72% accuracy. Chris Willock had the most xT from passes(0.44) even though his xT was lowered due to a lot of sloppy passing. He was the best dribbler as well with an xT of 0.085The Cottagers lost the majority of their defensive duels with Jean Seri losing out on most occasions(7). Kabano and Joe Bryan were unimpressive.

They were however stronger in the air with Aleksander Mitrovic being the best performer winning three duels up the pitch but also losing three times.

Fulham were much better in 50-50 ball recoveries, with Mitrovic again the stand out performer with four successful duels higher up the pitch. Denis Odoi was impressive with three wins.

QPR lost most of their defensive duels in the midfield and final third. Johansen and Rob Dickie both lost on six occasions. Sam McCallum was poor.

They were certainly better in aerial duels with de Wijs being the best performer winning all of his duels.

The Hoops were great in loose ball recoveries in the defensive third. Yohann Barbet won all of his duels while Johansen was impressive in the midfield.

Fulham were clearly the better team on the pitch in every single aspect, be it attack or defence. They were extremely clinical in the final third, taking full advantage of almost all of the chances they created. This is the area QPR should look to improve for better performances this season as they were really poor in attack and failed to do anything compact.

If you want to download the stats in PDF format you can do so here: EFL Championship Stats: Fulham vs QPR