Southampton – Queens Park Rangers prediction, 31 October 2026 · Championship

Saturday, 31/10/2026 at 16:00 Sat 31 October, 16:00

1d 6h to kick-off

Match preview · Championship

Southampton Home 2nd in Championship

1.46

Queens Park Rangers Away tied 7th in Championship

1.29 Projected xG

Southampton: 39%; Mkt 54% Market 54%; Fair 2.55 Fair odds 2.55
Draw: 30%; Mkt 24% Market 24%; Fair 3.35 Fair odds 3.35
Queens Park Rangers: 31%; Mkt 22% Market 22%; Fair 3.24 Fair odds 3.24

2 qualified edges: Southampton not to score, Queens Park Rangers to win

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Data coverage · full

Southampton 20/20
Queens Park Rangers 20/20

Model updated 30 October, 06:30
Top odds updated 29 October, 18:00

Where the model disagrees with the market

Largest gap per question. Margin removed. Bet365 prices.

Southampton not to score Goals by team

Edge +34.3%

Model 20.7%

Market 14.6%

Fair odds 4.84 Bookmaker odds 6.50

Model skill: +3.77%
Queens Park Rangers to win Match result

Edge +29.6%

Model 30.9%

Market 22.3%

Fair odds 3.24 Bookmaker odds 4.20

Model skill: +7.20%
Under 2.5 goals Goals

Edge +11.2%

Model 46.8%

Market 39.8%

Fair odds 2.14 Bookmaker odds 2.38

Model skill: -0.89%
Queens Park Rangers 2+ goals Goals by team

Edge +3.4%

Model 37.6%

Market 33.7%

Fair odds 2.66 Bookmaker odds 2.75

Model skill: +2.61%

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Match result

Queens Park Rangers to win Match result

Edge +29.6%

Model 30.9%

Market 22.3%

Fair odds 3.24 Bookmaker odds 4.20

Model skill: +7.20%
Draw Match result

Edge +16.5%

Model 29.9%

Market 24.1%

Fair odds 3.35 Bookmaker odds 3.90

Model skill: -1.04%
Southampton to win Match result

Edge -31.3%

Model 39.3%

Market 53.6%

Fair odds 2.55 Bookmaker odds 1.75

Model skill: +7.19%

Model against the market

Queens Park Rangers to win

Model: 30.9%
Market, margin removed: 22.3%

Probability gap: +8.5 pp
Edge: +29.6%
Fair odds: 3.24
Market odds: 4.20 Bet365
Price at which a 5% edge begins: 3.40
Bookmaker margin: 6.6%

Draw

Model: 29.9%
Market, margin removed: 24.1%

Probability gap: +5.8 pp
Edge: +16.5%
Fair odds: 3.35
Market odds: 3.90 Bet365
Price at which a 5% edge begins: 3.51
Bookmaker margin: 6.6%

Southampton to win

Model: 39.3%
Market, margin removed: 53.6%

Probability gap: −14.3 pp
Edge: −31.3%
Fair odds: 2.55
Market odds: 1.75 Bet365
Price at which a 5% edge begins: 2.67
Bookmaker margin: 6.6%

Goals

Under 2.5 goals Goals

Edge +11.2%

Model 46.8%

Market 39.8%

Fair odds 2.14 Bookmaker odds 2.38

Model skill: -0.89%
Under 1.5 goals Goals

Edge -0.1%

Model 20.0%

Market 18.9%

Fair odds 5.01 Bookmaker odds 5.00

Model skill: -0.01%
Over 1.5 goals Goals

Edge -6.6%

Model 80.0%

Market 81.1%

Fair odds 1.25 Bookmaker odds 1.17

Model skill: -0.01%
Over 2.5 goals Goals

Edge -16.5%

Model 53.2%

Market 60.2%

Fair odds 1.88 Bookmaker odds 1.57

Model skill: -0.89%

Both teams to score

Both teams to score Both teams to score

Edge -6.1%

Model 61.3%

Market 60.8%

Fair odds 1.63 Bookmaker odds 1.53

Model skill: -0.43%
Both teams not to score Both teams to score

Edge -8.0%

Model 38.7%

Market 39.2%

Fair odds 2.58 Bookmaker odds 2.38

Model skill: -0.43%

Goals by team

Southampton not to score Goals by team

Edge +34.3%

Model 20.7%

Market 14.6%

Fair odds 4.84 Bookmaker odds 6.50

Model skill: +3.77%
Southampton at most 1 goal Goals by team

Edge +23.1%

Model 55.9%

Market 42.3%

Fair odds 1.79 Bookmaker odds 2.20

Model skill: +3.62% Kept answer: Southampton not to score +34.3%
Queens Park Rangers 2+ goals Goals by team

Edge +3.4%

Model 37.6%

Market 33.7%

Fair odds 2.66 Bookmaker odds 2.75

Model skill: +2.61%
Queens Park Rangers to score Goals by team

Edge +2.4%

Model 75.1%

Market 68.7%

Fair odds 1.33 Bookmaker odds 1.36

Model skill: +2.56%
Southampton to score Goals by team

Edge -11.9%

Model 79.3%

Market 85.4%

Fair odds 1.26 Bookmaker odds 1.11

Model skill: +3.77%
Queens Park Rangers at most 1 goal Goals by team

Edge -12.7%

Model 62.4%

Market 66.3%

Fair odds 1.60 Bookmaker odds 1.40

Model skill: +2.61%
Queens Park Rangers not to score Goals by team

Edge -25.2%

Model 24.9%

Market 31.3%

Fair odds 4.01 Bookmaker odds 3.00

Model skill: +2.56%
Southampton 2+ goals Goals by team

Edge -28.9%

Model 44.1%

Market 57.7%

Fair odds 2.27 Bookmaker odds 1.62

Model skill: +3.62%

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Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match

Southampton xG 1.81 xGA 1.30

W 1.71 created, 2.24 conceded against Bristol City
L 2.08 created, 0.54 conceded against Wrexham
W 1.28 created, 1.18 conceded against Portsmouth
W 2.34 created, 1.07 conceded against Norwich City
D 1.87 created, 1.22 conceded against Bolton Wanderers
W 1.55 created, 1.52 conceded against West Ham United

Queens Park Rangers xG 1.72 xGA 1.09

D 0.62 created, 1.22 conceded against West Bromwich Albion
D 2.54 created, 1.50 conceded against Preston North End
D 1.27 created, 1.44 conceded against West Ham United
W 1.52 created, 0.85 conceded against Derby County
L 1.15 created, 1.30 conceded against Birmingham City
W 3.22 created, 0.20 conceded against Swansea City

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Goals & scorelines

Total goals: 2.75
Over 2.5 goals: 53%
Both teams to score: 61%
Southampton 2+ goals: 44%
Southampton clean sheet: 25%

Most likely scorelines

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

1:1: 14.9%
2:1: 10.2%
1:2: 8.8%

Why the model leans Southampton, but not by much

Home advantage carries the lean to Southampton: in Championship, home sides score 1.19 times as many goals as visitors, and at most one of the three readings below backs Southampton.

Attack: Favours Southampton; 3rd vs 4th; Southampton attack v Queens Park Rangers defence
Defence: Favours Queens Park Rangers; 13th vs 7th; Southampton defence v Queens Park Rangers attack
Recent xG form: Favours Queens Park Rangers; +0.51 vs +0.64; xGD per match, last 6

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Team comparison

Overview Attack Defence Form Model

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Southampton and Queens Park Rangers compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading	Southampton	Queens Park Rangers
xG / match	(better) 1.81 · 4th	1.65 · 8th
xGA / match	1.33 · 10th	(better) 1.12 · 3rd
xGD / match	+0.48 · 5th	(better) +0.53 · 4th
xPts / match	1.70 · 5th	(better) 1.72 · 4th
Last 6 xGD / match	+0.51	(better) +0.64

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition.

Attack: Southampton and Queens Park Rangers compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading	Southampton	Queens Park Rangers
xG / match	(better) 1.81 · 4th	1.65 · 8th
npxG / match	(better) 1.62	1.49
Shots / match	(better) 15.2 · 5th	14.8 · 6th
npxG / shot	(better) 0.11 · 6th	0.10 · 9th

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition.

Defence: Southampton and Queens Park Rangers compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading	Southampton	Queens Park Rangers
xGA / match	1.33 · 10th	(better) 1.12 · 3rd
Shots faced / match	15.8 · 20th	(better) 11.4 · 5th
npxGA / shot	(better) 0.07 · 1st	0.10 · 14th

The last 6 matches, per match.

Form: Southampton and Queens Park Rangers compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading	Southampton	Queens Park Rangers
Last 6 xG / match	(better) 1.81	1.72
Last 6 xGA / match	1.30	(better) 1.09
Last 6 xGD / match	+0.51	(better) +0.64

Head to head

Southampton 2 Draws 0 Queens Park Rangers 0

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How the edge is calculated

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Match result

Southampton to win

39.3% 2.55 —

Draw

29.9% 3.35 —

Queens Park Rangers to win

30.9% 3.24 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals

80.0% 1.25 —

Under 1.5 goals

20.0% 5.01 —

Over 2.5 goals

53.2% 1.88 —

Under 2.5 goals

46.8% 2.14 —

Both teams to score

61.3% 1.63 —

Both teams not to score

38.7% 2.58 —

Team goals — Southampton

Southampton to score

79.3% 1.26 —

Southampton not to score

20.7% 4.84 —

Southampton 2+ goals

44.1% 2.27 —

Southampton at most 1 goal

55.9% 1.79 —

Team goals — Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers to score

75.1% 1.33 —

Queens Park Rangers not to score

24.9% 4.01 —

Queens Park Rangers 2+ goals

37.6% 2.66 —

Queens Park Rangers at most 1 goal

62.4% 1.60 —

What the model doesn't know

It reads expected goals and nothing else — not the lineups, injuries or suspensions, what either side is playing for, the weather or a congested schedule.

Model details

Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match

Southampton xG 1.81 xGA 1.30

W 1.71 created, 2.24 conceded against Bristol City
L 2.08 created, 0.54 conceded against Wrexham
W 1.28 created, 1.18 conceded against Portsmouth
W 2.34 created, 1.07 conceded against Norwich City
D 1.87 created, 1.22 conceded against Bolton Wanderers
W 1.55 created, 1.52 conceded against West Ham United

Queens Park Rangers xG 1.72 xGA 1.09

D 0.62 created, 1.22 conceded against West Bromwich Albion
D 2.54 created, 1.50 conceded against Preston North End
D 1.27 created, 1.44 conceded against West Ham United
W 1.52 created, 0.85 conceded against Derby County
L 1.15 created, 1.30 conceded against Birmingham City
W 3.22 created, 0.20 conceded against Swansea City

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Head to head

Southampton 2 Draws 0 Queens Park Rangers 0

Where the model disagrees with the market

Match result

Goals

Both teams to score

Goals by team

Recent form

Goals & scorelines

Most likely scorelines

Why the model leans Southampton, but not by much

Team comparison

Southampton attack → Queens Park Rangers defence

Queens Park Rangers attack → Southampton defence

Head to head

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Match result

Goals

Both teams to score

Team goals — Southampton

Team goals — Queens Park Rangers

What the model doesn't know