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

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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 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#23	Position	#6
4	Points	13
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 4 / 1
8	Scored	10
15	Conceded	7
-7	GD	+3
0.50	PPG	1.63
13%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Queens Park Rangers FC are 6th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Queens Park Rangers FC

Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A
Koki Saito	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Preston North End FC and Queens Park Rangers FC get this one started.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Paul Smyth is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Varane on 13.
18' 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 Lewis Gibson suffering a number of foals already.
23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonathan Varane, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Queens Park Rangers FC winning 0% of all matches.
33' 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.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' Brad Potts makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Preston North End FC are in front.
46' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Pol Valentin Sancho comes on to replace Odel Offiah.
51' 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.
56' Jake Clarke-Salter is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' Kieran Morgan picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
66' Thierry Small gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Andrija Vukcevic and will look to change the dynamic.
67' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Paul Smyth by Kwame Poku on 67 minute.
72' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Bennie is hanging Rayan Kolli on the field on 72 minute.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Lewis Gibson on 76 minutes.
77' Lewis Dobbin makes way for Daniel Jebbison at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
82' Goal! Thierry Small scores his 4 goal in 324 matches.
85' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Amadou Salif Mbengue departs to be replaced by Jake Clarke-Salter.
90' The referee calls foul for Jake Clarke-Salter. He receives a card.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Alan Browne	2
Brad Potts	2
Johnny Kenny	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Thomas Cannon	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

0.93 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC26% Draw29% Queens Park Rangers FC45%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

74%

Preston North End FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC17% Draw49% Queens Park Rangers FC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

12.2%

0 – 0

11%

0 – 2

9.6%

1 – 2

8.9%

1 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 3

4.7%

1 – 3

4.5%

2 – 2

4.2%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	14%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	24%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	15%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

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