The EFL Stats Gallery: How did QPR lose with a higher xG? Who had Bournemouth’s biggest T? | OneFootball

AFC Bournemouth hosted QPR on Matchday 7 of the 21-22 EFL Championship season at the Vitality Stadium. Bournemouth won the game 2-1 with two first-half goals from Jaidon Anthony and Dominic Solanke. QPR tried to get back in the game with a goal in the second half from Sam McCallum, but the game ended 2-1 in favour of the Cherries.

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;

Which Bournemouth player completed the most number of passes? Which QPR player had the most xG?

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.

Scott Parker set up the Cherries in a 4-1-4-1 formation for the match. Dominic Solanke led the line upfront, with David Brooks on the right-wing and Jaidon Anthony on the left. Jefferson Lerma played in the holding position behind attacking midfielders, Philip Billing and Ryan Christie. Mark Travers started in goal behind a back four of left-back Jordan Zemura, centre backs Lloyd Kelly and Gary Cahill, and right-back Adam Smith. The average positions of the Bournemouth players show that they played a lot of football in the midfield and had their fair share of attacking moments in the game. They defended more in the latter stages of the game.

Mark Warburton put his QPR side in a 3-4-1-2 formation with Chris Willock and Lyndon Dykes leading the line. Ilias Chair played as an attacking midfielder ahead of holding midfielders Stefan Johansen and Dominic Ball. Sam McCallum and Osman Kakay were the fullbacks with the centre backs Yoann Barbet, Jordy de Wijs and Rob Dickle. Seny Dieng started in goal for Rangers.

The average position of QPR show that they used their width well and had a lot of attacking from their wing-backs. They attacked a lot in the latter stages of the game but could not get an equalizer.

AFC Bournemouth had an xG of exactly 1.00 in the game, where they took eight shots on goal, with four on target and two goals. The visitors QPR had an xG of 1.88, took a total of 16 shots, with seven on target. QPR had 58% possession in the game and had a lot more attacks than the home team.Rob Dickie had the highest xG in the game with 0.42 followed by the Cherries’ Dominic Solanke with 0,37. Ilias Chair had four shots in the game which was the highest, while Zemura gave ten passes in the final third.

AFC Bournemouth’s shot map shows that they took eight shots in the game, out of which four were from inside the box. They scored both their goals from shots from inside the box.

Queens Park Rangers took a total of 16 shots in the game, double of the Cherries. They took most of their shots from inside the box, with a few from outside. They could only score one goal despite many opportunities in the second half.

The xT creation timeline shows that in the first half, Bournemouth had more threat with their passing. towards the end of the game after their first goal, QPR had a lot more threat as they were looking for an equalizer. The xG of both the teams increased at a similar pace in the game, QPR having more xG towards the ending moments of the match.

AFC Bournemouth had less possession than the visitors and therefore had lesser passes than them. Jadon Anthony and Zemura both received the ball the most number of times with 31 each.

QPR record many more passes than the Cherries and had much more possession in the game. Barbet (54) and Dickie(52) had the most passes for the Rangers during the match.

The pass zones of the Cherries show that they did most of their passing on the left side of the pitch and in midfield. Jadon Anthony provided the most passes into the opposition box. They did not put many crosses into the box.

The pass zones of the Rangers show that they had a lot of passes in defence and midfield and had a decent number of passes in attack as well. Chair had the most passes into the opposition box with five.

The xT creation zones of the home team show that they created very little threat in attacking positions. They had a few opportunities and scored two goals. Jadon Anthony had the highest xT from passing and also scored a goal.

Jadon Anthony had the highest xT from passing for the Cherries, while Zemura had the highest xT from dribbling. Anthony also had some xT from dribbling.

The xT creation zones of the visitors showed that they created threat from the wings, but little from in front of the opposition box. Barbet had the highest xT from passing for the Rangers.

Other than Barbet, substitute Albert Adomah had a high xT from passing. Adomah and Chris Willock had high xT from dribbling for the Rangers.

Bournemouth faced a lot of defensive duels in attack and defence. They won most of these duels with Anthony winning three in attack and Ryan Christie also winning a couple.

The Cherries faced a few aerial duels in defensive positions and in midfield. Jefferson Lerma won the most aerial duels for them.

There were a lot of loose ball duels for the home team, and they did win a few of them. Billing made three recoveries, while Christie made a couple.

Queens Park Rangers faced a lot of defensive duels in defence and midfield. They won most of these duels, with de Wijs, Dominic Ball both winning three duels each.

QPR were involved in a lot of aerial duels upfront in attack and in midfield. Rob Dickie won nine aerial duels, while McCallum and de Wijs both won five each.

The Rangers were involved in a few loose ball duels in the midfield area of the field. Rob Dickie and Dominic Ball both won four loose balls for them.

AFC Bournemouth moved up to second in the EFL Championship table, as they gained another victory and now have 15 points in the first seven games. They will be happy with the victory, and will look forward to gaining promotion. Rob Dickie had the highest xG in the match.

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EFL Championship Stats: AFC Bournemouth vs QPR