Hoops Stats - 2018/19 Update 9

Yeah I do like how I chose to get these in right before an absolute free-for-all match haha

The next 2-3 months will be really important for the club, because it will prove how far the current team can progress with everyone fit and available; and it will give a strong indication of who from those out on loan could realistically make the first team squad. That will enable McClaren to plan for the next season - who to let go, who to keep, and what extra talent is needed.

Post West Brom

The 3-2 defeat against West Brom leaves us 18th as with it being a game in hand no other matches were taking place.

It was our 6th league defeat in a row and 8th league game in all without a win.

We have therefore only taken 2 points from the last 24 available.

We still haven't kept a clean sheet or won in the league in 2019.



We are now 14 points off the play offs and the gap we have over the bottom 3 has come down slightly to 10 points.

The current bottom 4 all only have 13 games remaining and aren't even averaging a point a game to this point this season so for us to be caught they will need a big upturn in form.

That doesn't look likely right now as the bottom 4 teams between them only have 2 wins from the last 5 rounds of matches, so although we are on a terrible run the teams at the very bottom are faring little better.

The bottom 3 especially (Ipswich, Bolton and Rotherham) each only have 1 win in their last 9 league games; the same as QPR.

Post Middlesbrough:



Despite the defeat against Middlesbrough we stay 18th.

We have lost 7 league games in a row for the first time since 1995/96 when we had a bad run over the same time of year from December to February.

The QPR record is 9 league defeat in a row from 50 years ago so we are closing in on that unwanted record.

We are currently on a run of 9 league games without a win since Boxing Day.

Our advantage over the bottom 3 has been cut from 10 points to 9 points but I have to point out again that the team currently 3rd from bottom (Rotherham) have no win in their last 8 games (5 draws, 3 defeats).

This time last season we had the very same 39 points from 33 games. De-ja-vu.



Luke Freeman missed his first league match of the season leaving Jake Bidwell as the only player with a 100% record of appearing in every league game this season.

It is actually the first match of any kind Freeman has missed since the Blackpool League Cup match at the end of September.

All the stats below keep proving is how important Cameron and Rangel are to the team.

Although worryingly until a few weeks ago the best defeat percentage belonged to Hemed so we were saying the same thing about him. Yet since he returned we still haven't picked up a point!

This season a lot of reference is made to our 'bad start to the season' but it took us until the 16th game to lose for the 7th time this season. Now we have lost 7 in a row.

Post Leeds


Our first win of 2019 - and first clean sheet of 2019 to boot - move QPR up 1 place to 17th

It was of course our first win in 10 league games dating back exactly 2 months to Boxing day after 2 draws and 7 straight defeats

We now have a 12 point cushion over the bottom 3 with 12 games left to play. (we are technically closer to the play offs again than the drop zone)

Rotherham and Reading both have 30 points from 34 games so don't even average a point a game which they would need to catch us; they will need to improve on that and then some for us to seriously become relegation candidates.

We could probably not pick up another point and still be safe. And of course we will pick up at least a few points from our remaining 12 games. It is just a shame we had the run we did to render the rest of the season a bit pointless now in truth!

12 dead rubbers to 'enjoy' ahead. We need 14 points to better last seasons total of 56 so perhaps that will be the focus and aim.



It is nice to finally see some green on the QPR Stats below!

Josh Scowen made an appearance for the first time in 4 league games

Hemed tasted victory for the first time since he was on the pitch when we beat Aston Villa in October

Grant Hall and Bright Osayi-Samuel each tasted league victory for only the second time this season.

Interestingly Matt Smith missed a league match for the first time since Boxing Day - the last time we won.

I wonder if they can be recalled? As stoatey said elsewhere if we can we should send Hemed, Wells etc back to cut expenses. That would give even more opportunity to the young lads.

Oteh in particular joined a struggling Walsall and had dropped to the bench so would probably do better here.


Also on the stats I've noticed Matt Smith didn't play last night and we won. Our previous win was also the last time he missed a league game. Every match Smith hasn't appeared in this season we've won. Quirk of the stats or weak link?