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

Full Time

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 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

Standings

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

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
#16	Position	#6
9	Points	13
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 4 / 1
12	Scored	10
12	Conceded	7
+0	GD	+3
1.13	PPG	1.63
25%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 6th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Queens Park Rangers FC

Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A
Koki Saito	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers FC face off against Queens Park Rangers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' Queens Park Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' Isaac Hayden is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
30' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
39' Sondre Tronstad has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
41' Sinclair Armstrong picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sinclair Armstrong.
47' Queens Park Rangers FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Queens Park Rangers FC winning 100% of all matches.
54' Elijah Dixon-Bonner was booked on 54.
57' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Chris Willock is replaced by Paul Smyth on 57 minute.
58' Isaac Hayden is replacing Elijah Dixon-Bonner for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
61' Magnificent from Aynsley Pears! That is 2 goals in 13 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
64' Brilliant from the ! Joe Hodge makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 64.
66' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Dilan Markanday comes on to replace Arnor Sigurdsson.
71' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
73' Against the run of play, Sam Gallagher has scored! This game has turned on its head.
77' Michael Frey gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Sinclair Armstrong and will look to change the dynamic.
79' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Ziyad Larkeche on, Kenneth Paal off on 79 minutes.
84' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
85' Semir Telalovic is replacing Samuel Szmodics for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Asmir Begovic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
Full Time. Queens Park Rangers FC beats Blackburn Rovers FC

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
Tyrhys Dolan	2
Lewis Travis	2
Jordan Hugill	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Arnor Sigurdsson	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

1.47 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC42% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC31%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

58%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC29% Draw46% Queens Park Rangers FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.6%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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