Blackburn Rovers FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

1 – 2

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Sat 3 Feb 2024 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 61' Aynsley Pears og

0–2 64' Joe Hodge

Sam Gallagher 73' 1–2

Sondre Tronstad 39' Y

Y 41' Sinclair Armstrong

Y 54' Elijah Dixon-Bonner

Y 90' Asmir Begovic

Yasin Ayari 90' Y

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-02-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-07-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2022-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
29 Jan	Wrexham AFC	H	4–1	W
20 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
13 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–4	L
06 Jan	Cambridge United FC	H	5–2	W
01 Jan	Rotherham United FC	H	2–2	D

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
28 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
20 Jan	Millwall FC	H	2–0	W
14 Jan	Watford FC	H	1–2	L
06 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–3	L
01 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Queens Park Rangers FC
#13	Position	#8
21	Points	24
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 3
22	Scored	24
23	Conceded	18
-1	GD	+6
1.40	PPG	1.60
40%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

3/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Queens Park Rangers FC

Richard Kone	5 G	1 A
Paul Smyth	3 G	1 A
Jimmy Dunne	3 G
Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Ewood Park will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and Queens Park Rangers FC.
5' Queens Park Rangers FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jimmy Dunne scoring 1 goals.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' It looks surprising Queens Park Rangers FC does not make any changes. Joe Hodge has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Blackburn Rovers FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Queens Park Rangers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
35' Arnor Sigurdsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
39' The referee has no hesitation. Sondre Tronstad is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 39.
41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sinclair Armstrong.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sinclair Armstrong.
47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marti Cifuentes will be considering his options from the bench.
52' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
54' Elijah Dixon-Bonner was booked on 54.
57' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 57 minute. Chris Willock leaves to be changed by Paul Smyth.
58' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Isaac Hayden on, Elijah Dixon-Bonner off on 58 minutes.
61' A stunning finish from Aynsley Pears — that came from absolutely nowhere!
64' The deadlock is broken! Joe Hodge gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
66' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dilan Markanday is hanging Arnor Sigurdsson on the field on 66 minute.
71' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
73' The England Sam Gallagher breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 2-1!
77' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Sinclair Armstrong trudges off to be replaced by Michael Frey on 77 minutes.
79' The supporters are chanting for Ziyad Larkeche. He replaces Kenneth Paal on 79 minute.
84' Queens Park Rangers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
85' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Semir Telalovic comes on to replace Samuel Szmodics.
90' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Asmir Begovic gets a Yellow card.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Queens Park Rangers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
9
Sam Gallagher
11
Joe Rankin-Costello
8
Samuel Szmodics ↓ Semir Telalovic 85'
16
Scott Wharton
5
Dominic Hyam
7
Arnor Sigurdsson ↓ Dilan Markanday 66'
6
Sondre Tronstad
45
Benjamin Chrisene
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Yasin Ayari 66'
24
Andrew Moran

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Asmir Begovic
5
Steve Cook
4
Jack Colback
10
Ilias Chair
6
Jake Clarke-Salter
22
Kenneth Paal ↓ Ziyad Larkeche 79'
20
Reggie Cannon
9
Lyndon Dykes ↓ Joe Hodge 57'
7
Chris Willock ↓ Paul Smyth 57'
19
Elijah Dixon-Bonner ↓ Isaac Hayden 58'
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↓ Michael Frey 77'

Bench

3
Jimmy Dunne
–
Michael Frey ↑ 77'
–
Isaac Hayden ↑ 58'
13
Jordan Archer
15
Morgan Fox
11
Paul Smyth ↑ 57'
21
Ziyad Larkeche ↑ 79'
–
Joe Hodge ↑ 57'
29
Aaron Drewe

Coach Marti Cifuentes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Armstrong	4
Bradley Dack	3
Sam Gallagher	3
Lewis Travis	2
Jordan Hugill	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Arnor Sigurdsson	2
Tyrhys Dolan	2

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-01-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Wrexham AFC W 2024-01-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-01-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-01-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Cambridge United FC W 2024-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2024-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-01-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2024-01-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Millwall FC W 2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2024-01-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.64 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.49 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw26% Queens Park Rangers FC32%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

58%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw43% Queens Park Rangers FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.7%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.