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 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 46 games · 58 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Geoff Eltringham
Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 16 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
#20	Position	#15
52	Points	58
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	16 / 10 / 20
42	Scored	61
56	Conceded	73
-14	GD	-12
1.13	PPG	1.26
28%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Queens Park Rangers FC get this one started.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Tyrhys Dolan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sondre Tronstad on 39 minutes.
41' The referee has no hesitation. Sinclair Armstrong is booked for Queens Park Rangers FC — Yellow card on 41.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sinclair Armstrong.
47' Dominic Hyam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 28 Yellow cards this season.
52' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marti Cifuentes might look to freshen things up shortly.
54' Queens Park Rangers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
57' The supporters are chanting for Paul Smyth. He replaces Chris Willock on 57 minute.
58' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Isaac Hayden on, Elijah Dixon-Bonner off on 58 minutes.
61' Aynsley Pears does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
64' GOAL! Joe Hodge scores on 64. Assisted by Sinclair Armstrong
66' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Arnor Sigurdsson by Dilan Markanday on 66 minute.
71' Lyndon Dykes, a Scotland , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
73' Sam Gallagher doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
77' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Sinclair Armstrong has done his job and it is now time for Michael Frey to step up.
79' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Kenneth Paal departs to be replaced by Ziyad Larkeche.
84' 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.
85' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Samuel Szmodics is withdrawn and Semir Telalovic gets his opportunity.
90' Asmir Begovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

1.59 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC45% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC28%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

55%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC32% Draw45% Queens Park Rangers FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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