Preston North End FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

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Queens Park Rangers FC

Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale 15,046 HT 45' · FT 45'

Brad Potts 46' 1–0

1–1 82' Thierry Small og

Y 13' Jonathan Varane

Y 65' Kieran Morgan

Lewis Gibson 76' Y

Y 90' Jake Clarke-Salter

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 Thomas Kirk (England)
Assistant 1 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)
Assistant 2 Shaun Hudson
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2025-08-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
03 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D
20 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–1	W
14 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
11 Mar	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
06 Mar	Oxford United FC	H	1–3	L

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
03 Apr	Watford FC	H	2–1	W
21 Mar	Portsmouth FC	H	6–1	W
14 Mar	Leicester City FC	A	3–1	W
11 Mar	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L
08 Mar	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–4	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Preston North End FC launch into their encounter with Queens Park Rangers FC.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jonathan Varane.
18' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Queens Park Rangers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
23' Queens Park Rangers FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past Queens Park Rangers FC's compact 4-4-2.
33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alfie Devine suffering a number of foals already.
38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' Brad Potts doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' Odel Offiah makes way for Pol Valentin Sancho at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ronnie Edwards made 20 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
61' Ghana international Kwame Poku has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
65' Controversy at the stadium! Kieran Morgan argues furiously but the card stands.
66' The crowd applauds Andrija Vukcevic as he leaves the pitch. Thierry Small steps in for Preston North End FC.
67' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 67 minute. Paul Smyth leaves to be changed by Kwame Poku.
72' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Daniel Bennie on, Rayan Kolli off on 72 minutes.
76' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
77' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Lewis Dobbin is replaced by Daniel Jebbison on 77 minute.
82' Thierry Small doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
85' Jake Clarke-Salter is replacing Amadou Salif Mbengue for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
90' That is a card for Queens Park Rangers FC. Jake Clarke-Salter will be fuming at that decision.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Preston North End FC 1-1 Queens Park Rangers FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts ↓ Andrew Moran 66'
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
4
Ben Whiteman
1
Daniel Iversen
28
Milutin Osmajic
3
Andrija Vukcevic ↓ Thierry Small 66'
19
Lewis Gibson
21
Alfie Devine
17
Lewis Dobbin ↓ Daniel Jebbison 77'
42
Odel Offiah ↓ Pol Valentin Sancho 46'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

18
Rhys Norrington-Davies
3
Jimmy Dunne
11
Paul Smyth ↓ Kwame Poku 67'
13
Joe Walsh
37
Ronnie Edwards
40
Jonathan Varane ↓ Isaac Hayden 72'
27
Amadou Salif Mbengue ↓ Jake Clarke-Salter 85'
20
Harvey Vale
26
Rayan Kolli ↓ Daniel Bennie 72'
22
Richard Kone
21
Kieran Morgan

Bench

Coach Julien Stéphan

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

2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-04-03 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2026-03-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 6–1 Portsmouth FC W 2026-03-14 Leicester City FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2026-03-11 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-03-08 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Middlesbrough FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.99 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC25% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC48%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

75%

Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC17% Draw45% Queens Park Rangers FC38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

10.4%

0 – 2

9.7%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.2%

0 – 3

5.6%

1 – 3

5.6%

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

4.7%

2 – 0

3.1%

2 – 3

2.9%

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%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	13%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	23%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	17%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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.