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Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? 23:43 - Jan 1 with 564 views

After yet another poor start to the second half against Norwich, I thought I'd take a look at previous results to identify whether QPR have a real problem with conceding goals either side of half time. Here's what I came up with:

MATCH MINUTE RESULT
Preston (H) 48’ Drew 1-1
Plymouth (A Cup) 48’, 54' Lost 2-3
Coventry (A) 43’, 47’ Lost 1-7
Charlton (H) 54’ Won 3-1
Millwall (H) 45+4’ Lost 1-2
Ipswich (H) 47’ Lost 1-4
Southampton (H) 50’ Lost 1-2
Hull (H) 51’ Won 3-2
Middlesbrough (A) 50’ Lost 1-3
Portsmouth (A) 45’ Drew 1-1
West Brom (A) 55’ Lost 1-2
Norwich (H) 46’ Lost 1-2

That's 14 goals conceded either side of HT across 12 matches. QPR lost 8 of these games and won just 2. 7 of these defeats were in the League, representing 70% of our 10 defeats to date.

At the time of writing QPR have conceded 39 league goals, the second worst defensive record in the Championship only behind our next opponents Sheffield Wednesday. 31% (12 goals) have been conceded either side of half-time, and a staggering 26% (10 goals) conceded just after the restart.

For completeness, I'd like to know what the average is for the division but these raw statistics clearly show a key weakness that opponents are exploiting. IMHO, starting second halves slowly is a mentality issue but I'd be interested in hearing what other folk think about this problem and how to address it.

[Post edited 1 Jan 23:59]

Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? on 23:52 - Jan 1 with 508 views

Logman

Interesting reading

I agree we have a problem with conceding goals around half-time, particularly at the re-start.

I think it's just a matter of some of the players not being fast enough after a 15 minute break in a warm changing room and if I was the manager I would get the fitness coach to make them do a minute of shuttles on the pitch before the second half kicked off.

Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? on 00:20 - Jan 2 with 421 views

CLAREMAN1995

Thank you so much for taking the time to dig up those numbers I have been hoping for a while someone would get them.
It actually looks better that I thought going off my memory I thought we gave up more that that .
Really strange that we almost never get our heartsbroked at the end of the game we constantly get scored on here around the half
QPR have won way more games late on that our opponents we just need to get to added time level

Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? on 13:10 - Jan 2 with 217 views

Benny_the_Ball

Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? on 23:52 - Jan 1 by Logman
Interesting reading I agree we have a problem with conceding goals around half-time, particularly at the re-start. I think it's just a matter of some of the players not being fast enough after a 15 minute break in a warm changing room and if I was the manager I would get the fitness coach to make them do a minute of shuttles on the pitch before the second half kicked off.

I would understand that if our opponents were warming up before the second half kicks off but in the vast majority of cases they simply come out of the tunnel raring to go. For me it's more mental than physical and the more it happens, the greater the mental block.

Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? on 13:26 - Jan 2 with 176 views

Benny_the_Ball

Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? on 00:20 - Jan 2 by CLAREMAN1995

My pleasure.

Yes, we've scored late winners against Charlton (H), Stoke (H), Bristol City (A), Blackburn (A), and Birmingham (A). Of those matches only Charlton scored just after half time. By contrast only Norwich have scored against us late on so it appears that if we can get through the first half and re-start unscathed, we have a good chance of nicking a win.

The trouble is that when QPR do concede after the re-start, more often than not they lose the game. They have shown glimpses of bouncing back in games ( Charlton and Hull H) but more often than not conceding swifts the momentum in the opponent's favour.

Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? on 13:38 - Jan 2 with 151 views

jeffranger50

Been the same for ages & we seem to have 10/15 min right after H/T where we let teams dictate the play & more or less score, it’s so bloody annoying

Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? on 13:44 - Jan 2 with 136 views

Benny_the_Ball

Goals conceded around Half Time - Mentality Minions? on 13:38 - Jan 2 by jeffranger50
Been the same for ages & we seem to have 10/15 min right after H/T where we let teams dictate the play & more or less score, it’s so bloody annoying

And I wonder whether that's now playing on the player's minds. Rather than re-start on the front foot, they tend to try and keep it tight, something we're not particularly adept at doing.

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