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

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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 0 games · 0 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	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	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
#25	Position	#8
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Queens Park Rangers FC — let the battle begin!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Queens Park Rangers FC backline.
15' Kenneth Paal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 232 appearances.
20' David Cornell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' Queens Park Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Colback made 372 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Rayan Kolli is replacing Koki Saito for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Karamoko Dembele trudges off to be replaced by Paul Smyth on 46 minutes.
48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rayan Kolli on 48.
50' Assisted by Robbie Brady with the perfectly-timed delivery and Liam Lindsay makes no mistake. 1-0!
52' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
57' Ronnie Edwards is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
66' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Min-hyuk Yang is replaced by Kenneth Paal.
70' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Harrison Ashby gets a card.
74' Michael Frey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harrison Ashby at the 74 minute mark.
75' Sam Greenwood makes way for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
80' The deadlock is broken! Michael Frey gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
84' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Stefan Teitur Thordarson is replaced by Will Keane.
89' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
1-2 the final result. Preston North End FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Daniel Johnson	2
Thomas Cannon	2
Alan Browne	2
Brad Potts	2
Andre Gray	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

1 / 4

0.57 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC23% Draw36% Queens Park Rangers FC41%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes28% 0% No72%

Avg goals/match: 1.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	75%	25%
± 1.5	45%	55%
± 2.5	20%	80%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

77%

Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC13% Draw62% Queens Park Rangers FC25%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

25.1%

0 – 1

19.2%

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 2

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

3.4%

2 – 0

3.3%

0 – 3

2.7%

1 – 3

1.8%

2 – 2

1.7%

3 – 1

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	15%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	25%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	11%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

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