Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Preston North End FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Preston North End FC to score. At the same time, Queens Park Rangers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Lewis Gibson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Queens Park Rangers FC is showing some good football. However, Queens Park Rangers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 13' Jonathan Varane was booked on 13.
  • 18' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Queens Park Rangers FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alfie Devine made 385 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Richard Kone, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' GOAL! Brad Potts scores on 46. Assisted by Alfie Devine
  • 46' Pol Valentin Sancho is replacing Odel Offiah for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 51' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' 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 Paul Smyth suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' Preston North End 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.
  • 65' Kieran Morgan is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Andrija Vukcevic is replaced by Thierry Small.
  • 67' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 67 minute. Paul Smyth leaves to be changed by Kwame Poku.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Rayan Kolli is replaced by Daniel Bennie on 72 minute.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Lewis Gibson gets a card.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Lewis Dobbin is replaced by Daniel Jebbison.
  • 82' What a strike from Thierry Small! The score is 2-0.
  • 85' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Amadou Salif Mbengue by Jake Clarke-Salter on 85 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Jake Clarke-Salter. He receives a card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julien Stéphan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
1.43 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC37% Draw28% Queens Park Rangers FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
63%
Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC28% Draw46% Queens Park Rangers FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
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.