Thursday , 2 July 2026

Preston North End FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Queens Park Rangers FC
Wed 24 Feb 2021 · 19:45 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 69' Stefan Johansen
Y 72' Rob Dickie

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jarred Gillett
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee James Mainwaring
  • Referee Ian Hussin

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

5
3
8
Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Queens Park Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2020-10-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2020-03-07 Preston North End FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC 2019-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2019-01-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–0 D
20 Feb Cardiff City FC A 0–4 L
16 Feb Watford FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W
06 Feb Rotherham United FC H 1–2 L
30 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
20 Feb AFC Bournemouth H 2–1 W
17 Feb Brentford FC H 2–1 W
06 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
01 Feb Watford FC A 2–1 W
23 Jan Derby County FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Queens Park Rangers FC
#14 Position #15
60 Points 58
46 Played 46
15 / 15 / 16 W / D / L 16 / 10 / 20
55 Scored 61
62 Conceded 73
-7 GD -12
1.30 PPG 1.26
33% Win % 35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Deepdale Stadium as Preston North End FC face off against Queens Park Rangers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Warburton might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Denmark international Daniel Iversen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' It’s high time Mark Warburton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Lee Wallace needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 398 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' Sam Field has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Yoann Barbet has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 344 appearances.
  • 65' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 67' Chris Willock is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lyndon Dykes at the 67 minute mark.
  • 69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stefan Johansen on 69.
  • 72' Rob Dickie picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Lyndon Dykes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 78' Macauley Bonne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Charlie Austin at the 78 minute mark.
  • 80' Tom Barkhuizen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anthony Gordon on 80 minute.
  • 85' Andrew Hughes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Queens Park Rangers FC so far.
  • 87' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Ched Evans has done his job and it is now time for Emil Riis Jakobsen to step up.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Brad Potts as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Johnson steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Warburton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Eberechi Eze 3
Jimmy Dunne 3
Lyndon Dykes 3
Daniel Johnson 2
Thomas Cannon 2
Alan Browne 2
Brad Potts 2
Matt Smith 1

Head to Head

2021-02-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2020-10-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2020-03-07 Preston North End FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC 2019-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2019-01-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2021-02-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2021-02-20 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-02-16 Preston North End FC 0–1 Watford FC L 2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-02-06 Preston North End FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC L 2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2021-02-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2021-02-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-02-17 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2021-02-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-02-01 Watford FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-01-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Derby County FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC37% Draw30% Queens Park Rangers FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
63%
Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC26% Draw50% Queens Park Rangers FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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