Queens Park Rangers FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Queens Park Rangers FC

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 4 Feb 2025 · 19:45 UTC Loftus Road 13,571 HT 45' · FT 45'

Michael Frey 5' 1–0

1–1 53' Tyrhys Dolan pen

Jack Colback 77' 2–1

Overview

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

Queens Park Rangers FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 James Wilson
Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

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

Queens Park Rangers FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-04 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-09-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-02-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-02-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
01 Feb	Millwall FC	A	1–2	L
25 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–2	L
21 Jan	Hull City AFC	A	2–1	W
18 Jan	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–0	W
11 Jan	Leicester City FC	A	2–6	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
31 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
25 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
21 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	0–2	L
18 Jan	Oxford United FC	A	0–1	L
15 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#8	Position	#13
24	Points	21
15	Played	15
6 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 6
24	Scored	22
18	Conceded	23
+6	GD	-1
1.60	PPG	1.40
40%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Queens Park Rangers FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Michael Frey makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Queens Park Rangers FC are in front.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Field, as he is very good at scoring at Loftus Road with 6 goals in the last 4 games.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kieran Morgan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Queens Park Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Queens Park Rangers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' Ireland international Jimmy Dunne has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tyrhys Dolan makes no mistake. 1-1!
58' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
65' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Tyrhys Dolan is replaced by Amario Cozier-Duberry on 65 minute.
67' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 67 minute. Michael Frey leaves to be changed by Alfie Lloyd.
71' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Kieran Morgan trudges off to be replaced by Jack Colback on 71 minutes.
76' Both keepers have barely been tested. Queens Park Rangers FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
77' Jack Colback doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
82' Queens Park Rangers 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.
83' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Adam Forshaw comes on to replace Lewis Travis.
87' The crowd applauds Ryan Hedges as he leaves the pitch. Augustus Kargbo steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
89' Koki Saito makes way for Jonathan Varane at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
2-1 the final result. Blackburn Rovers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

4
Jack Colback ↑ 71'
15
Morgan Fox ↑ 89'
13
Joe Walsh
20
Harrison Ashby
28
Alfie Lloyd ↑ 67'
40
Jonathan Varane ↑ 89'
16
Liam Morrison
26
Rayan Kolli
47
Min-hyuk Yang ↑ 67'

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Andreas Weimann ↓ Todd Cantwell 65'
2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Augustus Kargbo 87'
15
Danny Batth
27
Lewis Travis ↓ Adam Forshaw 83'
5
Dominic Hyam
9
Makhtar Gueye
21
John Buckley ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 83'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 65'
24
Owen Beck

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2025-02-04 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-02-01 Millwall FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-01-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-01-21 Hull City AFC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-01-18 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-01-11 Leicester City FC 6–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-02-04 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-01-25 Bristol City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC L 2025-01-18 Oxford United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.62 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC46% Draw26% Blackburn Rovers FC28%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

54%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC31% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

7.3%

0 – 0

6.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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