Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2024-25
Queens Park Rangers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee James Linington
  • Assistant 1 James Wilson
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

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

6
10
Queens Park Rangers FC 16 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#15 Position #20
58 Points 52
46 Played 46
16 / 10 / 20 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20
61 Scored 42
73 Conceded 56
-12 GD -14
1.26 PPG 1.13
35% Win % 28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Loftus Road. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The Switzerland Michael Frey breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 1-0!
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Jimmy Dunne is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
  • 35' 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 Todd Cantwell suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kenneth Paal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Queens Park Rangers FC in their 4-1-4-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 50' Queens Park Rangers FC are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 53' GOAL! Tyrhys Dolan scores on 53.
  • 58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 65 minute. Tyrhys Dolan leaves to be changed by Amario Cozier-Duberry.
  • 67' Another substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC to replace Michael Frey by Alfie Lloyd on 67 minute.
  • 71' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Kieran Morgan departs to be replaced by Jack Colback.
  • 76' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Ryan Hedges has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 77' Jack Colback doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Amario Cozier-Duberry, as he is very good at scoring at Loftus Road with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 83' Adam Forshaw has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Travis on 83 minute.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Augustus Kargbo comes on to replace Ryan Hedges.
  • 89' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Koki Saito has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Varane to step up.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1.38 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC42% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC31%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
58%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC27% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC26%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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