Queens Park Rangers FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Queens Park Rangers FC

0 – 4

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Loftus Road HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 19' Tyrhys Dolan

0–2 23' Arnor Sigurdsson

0–3 59' Arnor Sigurdsson

0–4 66' Samuel Szmodics

Jake Clarke-Salter 22' Y

Y 43' Samuel Szmodics

Y 90' Zak Gilsenan

Paul Smyth 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Loftus Road.

Queens Park Rangers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Josh Smith (England)
Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

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

Queens Park Rangers FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-02-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-07-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2022-02-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2021-10-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–4	L
04 Oct	Leeds United FC	A	0–1	L
30 Sep	Coventry City FC	H	1–3	L
22 Sep	Birmingham City FC	A	0–0	D
19 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	1–3	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	4–0	W
04 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Oct	Leicester City FC	H	1–4	L
23 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	A	3–4	L
20 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	1–3	L
16 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#8	Position	#6
0	Points	1
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
0	Scored	2
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	1.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Queens Park Rangers FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Travis made 382 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tyrhys Dolan makes it 0-1.
22' Jake Clarke-Salter picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
23' Arnor Sigurdsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
28' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
33' Callum Brittain is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dilan Markanday, as he is very good at scoring at Loftus Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Samuel Szmodics on 43.
48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' Arnor Sigurdsson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
61' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 61 minute. Dilan Markanday leaves to be changed by Callum Brittain.
66' Samuel Szmodics doubles the advantage! 0-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
71' Paul Smyth gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Jack Colback and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Osman Kakay is replacing Ziyad Larkeche for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
77' Tyrhys Dolan makes way for Niall Ennis at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
79' The Queens Park Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Stephen Duke-McKenna is withdrawn and Elijah Dixon-Bonner gets his opportunity.
84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Queens Park Rangers FC that had 378 games and scored 398 goals.
89' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 89 minute. Samuel Szmodics leaves to be changed by Zak Gilsenan.
90' Zak Gilsenan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-4.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

3
Jimmy Dunne
1
Asmir Begovic
4
Jack Colback ↓ Paul Smyth 71'
17
Andre Dozzell
10
Ilias Chair
24
Stephen Duke-McKenna ↓ Elijah Dixon-Bonner 79'
6
Jake Clarke-Salter
22
Kenneth Paal
9
Lyndon Dykes
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↓ Rayan Kolli 79'
21
Ziyad Larkeche ↓ Osman Kakay 74'

Bench

Coach Gareth Ainsworth

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Joe Rankin-Costello
4
James Hill
8
Samuel Szmodics ↓ Zak Gilsenan 89'
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
7
Arnor Sigurdsson ↓ Andrew Moran 61'
6
Sondre Tronstad ↓ Lewis Travis 61'
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Niall Ennis 77'
18
Dilan Markanday ↓ Callum Brittain 61'
12
Leopold Wahlstedt

Bench

2
Callum Brittain ↑ 61'
27
Lewis Travis ↑ 61'
16
Scott Wharton
14
Niall Ennis ↑ 77'
34
Joe Hilton
30
Jake Garrett
24
Andrew Moran ↑ 61'
33
Semir Telalovic
22
Zak Gilsenan ↑ 89'

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Armstrong	4
Sam Gallagher	3
Bradley Dack	3
Lewis Travis	2
Jordan Hugill	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Arnor Sigurdsson	2
Tyrhys Dolan	2

Head to Head

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2023-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-10-04 Leeds United FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-09-30 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Coventry City FC L 2023-09-22 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-09-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Leicester City FC L 2023-09-23 Ipswich Town FC 4–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-09-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC L 2023-09-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.4 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC17% Draw32% Blackburn Rovers FC51%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.61

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	78%	22%
± 1.5	48%	52%
± 2.5	22%	78%
± 3.5	9%	91%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

49%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

83%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC7% Draw58% Blackburn Rovers FC35%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

23%

0 – 0

22.3%

0 – 2

13.9%

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

0 – 3

5.5%

1 – 3

2.6%

2 – 1

1.8%

0 – 4

Actual

2 – 0

1.4%

2 – 2

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	9%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	30%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	17%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

67% ✓

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