Match Report
Before the match
six goals for and four against accompanied Southampton's three wins, one draw and one defeat across five outings, keeping three clean sheets. A 3-2 win away to West Ham (24 October) was their most recent result.
24 October: Southampton won 3-2 against West Ham away from home in Championship, scoring three goals and allowing two. Against Bolton in Championship, Southampton scored zero and conceded zero on 17 October; the at home result was 0-0. Southampton's away from home game on 14 October (Championship) ended 1-0 against Norwich, with one goal for and zero against. On 11 October, Portsmouth faced Southampton in Championship: Southampton won 1-0 at home, having scored one and conceded zero. Championship, 19 September brought an away meeting with Wrexham; Southampton lost 1-2, a return of one goal scored and two conceded.
Southampton: 2nd, 24 points, 12 matches in the calculated Championship standings at kickoff.
QPR came into the game with two wins, two draws and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring 12 goals and conceding seven. A 5-0 win at home to Swansea (24 October) was their most recent result.
24 October: QPR won 5-0 against Swansea at home in Championship, scoring five goals and allowing zero. Against Birmingham in Championship, QPR scored zero and conceded three on 17 October; the away from home result was 0-3. QPR's at home game on 14 October (Championship) ended 4-1 against Derby County, with four goals for and one against. On 9 October, West Ham faced QPR in Championship: QPR drew 1-1 away from home, having scored one and conceded one. Championship, 19 September brought a home meeting with Preston NE; QPR drew 2-2, a return of two goals scored and two conceded.
QPR stood 9th in the results-based Championship table before kickoff, with 20 points from 12 matches.
Earlier results between these sides included a 5-0 home win for Southampton on 24 February and a 2-1 away win for Southampton on 5 November 2025.
After the match
Southampton comfortably beat QPR 4-1 on 31 October 2026. Kuryu Matsuki opened the scoring inside the first 11 minutes for Southampton to make it 1-0. Cameron Bragg added to the tally 55 minutes into the game for Southampton, set up by Ryan Manning, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Southampton extended the lead through Keven Schlotterbeck 66 minutes into the game, set up by Ryan Manning, to make it 3-0. Richard Kone got one back 68 minutes into the game for QPR, set up by Karamoko Dembélé, to make it 1-3. Welington scored the 5th goal for Southampton in the 95th minute as they extended the lead to make it 4-1. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Southampton 191 points stronger than QPR. 71.8% is Southampton's winning probability here from current model ratings, alongside their recorded victory. Southampton are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Championship. Southampton made five changes. Welington entered for Southampton at 90 minutes and later scored in minute 95. The substitution total for QPR was five. Karamoko Dembélé provided an assist following entry for QPR in the 59th minute.