Preston North End FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Fri 18 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale 14,922 HT 45' · FT 45'

Liam Lindsay 45+5' 1–0

1–1 80' Michael Frey

1–2 90+3' Lucas Andersen

Y 48' Rayan Kolli

Ben Whiteman 52' Y

Y 70' Harrison Ashby

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 46 games · 58 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Simpson
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov

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

Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-12-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 2024-04-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2023-12-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-04-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
12 Apr	Leeds United FC	A	1–2	L
08 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	2–2	D
05 Apr	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D
02 Apr	Derby County FC	A	0–2	L
30 Mar	Aston Villa FC	H	0–3	L

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
09 Apr	Oxford United FC	A	3–1	W
05 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	0–0	D
29 Mar	Stoke City FC	A	1–3	L
15 Mar	Leeds United FC	H	2–2	D

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Queens Park Rangers FC.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Queens Park Rangers FC backline.
15' Preston North End FC are deployed in a 3-1-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Queens Park Rangers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
20' 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.
25' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' Jonathan Varane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' The supporters are chanting for Rayan Kolli. He replaces Koki Saito on 40 minute.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
46' The crowd applauds Karamoko Dembele as he leaves the pitch. Paul Smyth steps in for Queens Park Rangers FC.
48' Poor challenge from Rayan Kolli. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
50' The deadlock is broken! Liam Lindsay gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ben Whiteman.
57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
66' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Min-hyuk Yang is replaced by Kenneth Paal.
70' Harrison Ashby picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
74' Michael Frey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harrison Ashby at the 74 minute mark.
75' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 75 minute. Sam Greenwood leaves to be changed by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
80' The deadlock is broken! Michael Frey gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
84' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Stefan Teitur Thordarson departs to be replaced by Will Keane.
89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
Full Time. Queens Park Rangers FC beats Preston North End FC

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady
6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman
13
David Cornell
28
Milutin Osmajic
20
Sam Greenwood ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 75'
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Will Keane 84'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

12
Michael Frey ↑ 74'
15
Morgan Fox
11
Paul Smyth ↑ 46'
22
Kenneth Paal ↑ 66'
13
Joe Walsh
25
Lucas Andersen ↑ 74'
26
Rayan Kolli ↑ 40'
27
Daniel Bennie
21
Kieran Morgan

Coach Marti Cifuentes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jimmy Dunne	3
Lyndon Dykes	3
Eberechi Eze	3
Brad Potts	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Thomas Cannon	2
Alan Browne	2
Alan Browne	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-12 Leeds United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-08 Preston North End FC 2–2 Cardiff City FC D 2025-04-05 Preston North End FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2025-04-02 Derby County FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-04-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-04-09 Oxford United FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-04-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-03-29 Stoke City FC 3–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-03-15 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Leeds United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.41 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC32% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC41%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

68%

Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC25% Draw44% Queens Park Rangers FC31%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

7.1%

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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