EFL Championship · Matchday 2

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCMATRADE Loftus RoadMatchday 2

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Queens Park Rangers 39%Draw 34%Bolton Wanderers 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Queens Park RangersBolton Wanderers
55Possession45
1.94Expected goals (xG)0.13
17Shots2
9Shots on target0
3Shots off target1
5Blocked shots1
15Shots inside box2
2Shots outside box0
9Corners2
5Offsides2
6Fouls8
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Saves9
493Passes413
407Accurate passes317
83Pass accuracy77

Match events

  • 45'Thierry Gale
  • 46'Akin Famewo Ben Davies
  • 59'Thierry Gale Samuel Iling-Junior
  • 59'John McAtee Ryan Hardie
  • 62'Richard Kone Rumarn Burrell
  • 62'Kwame Poku Nicolas Madsen
  • 62'Kealey Adamson Dennis Cirkin
  • 62'Amadou Mbengue Tariq Lamptey
  • 67'Gaizka Larrazabal Kyliane Dong
  • 73'Ryan Hardie
  • 75'Jake Clarke-Salter
  • 76'Koki Saito Paul Smyth

Queens Park Rangers · Bolton Wanderers

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Queens Park Rangers2-7-1
66.6Clarke-Salter
36.9Dunne
106.5Chair
56.5Edwards
206.5Vale
276.562'Mbengue
176.562'Poku
146.576'Saito
17.0Charles
26.562'Adamson
226.562'Kone
Bolton Wanderers3-3-4
86.5Sheehan
17.0Bonham
146.946'Famewo
226.567'Larrazabal
216.5Erhahon
56.5Brunt
106.5Dalby
36.9Forino-Joseph
456.559'McAtee
116.259'Gale
256.9Conway

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Queens Park Rangers

  • 6Jake Clarke-Salter6.6
  • 3Jimmy Dunne6.9
  • 10Ilias Chair6.5
  • 5Ronnie Edwards6.5
  • 20Harvey Vale6.5
  • 27Amadou Mbengue6.5
  • 17Kwame Poku6.5
  • 14Koki Saito6.5
  • 1Pierce Charles7.0
  • 2Kealey Adamson6.5
  • 22Richard Kone6.5

Bolton Wanderers

  • 8Josh Sheehan6.5
  • 1Jack Bonham7.0
  • 14Akin Famewo6.9
  • 22Gaizka Larrazabal6.5
  • 21Ethan Erhahon6.5
  • 5Lewis Brunt6.5
  • 10Sam Dalby6.5
  • 3Chris Forino-Joseph6.9
  • 45John McAtee6.5
  • 11Thierry Gale6.2
  • 25Max Conway6.9
Queens Park RangersTale of the tapeBolton Wanderers
2-7-1Formation3-3-4
10 ptsTable4 pts
+3Goal difference-5
0Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head1 previous meeting

Queens Park Rangers 0W1D0W Bolton Wanderers

Goals 00

  • 2026-08-22Queens Park Rangers00Bolton Wanderers

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Queens Park Rangers5311+310
Bolton Wanderers5113-54
Queens Park Rangers v Bolton Wanderers — EFL Championship | Factlen