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 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 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
#24	Position	#8
8	Points	24
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 3
13	Scored	24
30	Conceded	18
-17	GD	+6
0.53	PPG	1.60
13%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

3/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Queens Park Rangers FC

Richard Kone	5 G	1 A
Paul Smyth	3 G	1 A
Jimmy Dunne	3 G
Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Queens Park Rangers FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Queens Park Rangers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Preston North End FC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marti Cifuentes will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Queens Park Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' Queens Park Rangers FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Paul Smyth scoring 1 goals.
35' Queens Park Rangers FC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Koki Saito by Rayan Kolli on 40 minute.
45' The 25-year-old Koki Saito has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Paul Smyth comes on to replace Karamoko Dembele.
48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Rayan Kolli.
50' A stunning finish from Liam Lindsay — that came from absolutely nowhere!
52' The referee calls foul for Ben Whiteman. He receives a card.
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' 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.
66' Kenneth Paal is replacing Min-hyuk Yang for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
70' Poor challenge from Harrison Ashby. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
74' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Frey is hanging Harrison Ashby on the field on 74 minute.
75' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Sam Greenwood is withdrawn and Emil Riis Jakobsen gets his opportunity.
80' GOAL! Michael Frey scores on 80.
84' Will Keane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stefan Teitur Thordarson at the 84 minute mark.
89' Ronnie Edwards, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Johnny Kenny	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Thomas Cannon	2
Paul Smyth	2
Alan Browne	2

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

0.98 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC21% Draw25% Queens Park Rangers FC54%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

45%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

79%

Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC15% Draw43% Queens Park Rangers FC42%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

0 – 2

10%

0 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

0 – 3

6.4%

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.4%

0 – 4

3.2%

1 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	11%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	23%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	18%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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