Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Queens Park Rangers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It’s high time Julien Stéphan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 13' Controversy at the stadium! Jonathan Varane argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 18' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 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' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rhys Norrington-Davies made 10 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' GOAL! Brad Potts scores on 46. Assisted by Alfie Devine
  • 46' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pol Valentin Sancho is hanging Odel Offiah on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Queens Park Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' Odel Offiah is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
  • 65' That is a card for Queens Park Rangers FC. Kieran Morgan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 66' Preston North End FC make a change. Andrija Vukcevic trudges off to be replaced by Thierry Small on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Paul Smyth has done his job and it is now time for Kwame Poku to step up.
  • 72' Daniel Bennie has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rayan Kolli on 72 minute.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a card for Lewis Gibson.
  • 77' Daniel Jebbison is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lewis Dobbin at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Thierry Small gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Amadou Salif Mbengue is replaced by Jake Clarke-Salter.
  • 90' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Eberechi Eze 3
Jimmy Dunne 3
Lyndon Dykes 3
Daniel Johnson 2
Thomas Cannon 2
Alan Browne 2
Brad Potts 2
Matt Smith 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
3 / 4
0.59 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC27% Draw40% Queens Park Rangers FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
73%
Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC
60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC15% Draw66% Queens Park Rangers FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.8%
0 – 1
17.8%
1 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.4%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
1.5%
2 – 2
1.4%
1 – 3
1.1%
3 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 18% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 22% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗

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