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

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Championship · 2024-25

Queens Park Rangers FC

2 – 1

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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 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1 James Wilson
Assistant 2 Daniel Leach

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

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
#6	Position	#16
13	Points	9
8	Played	8
3 / 4 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
10	Scored	12
7	Conceded	12
+3	GD	+0
1.63	PPG	1.13
38%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 6th (13 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

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

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Queens Park Rangers FC is hosting Blackburn Rovers FC for another epic battle.
5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Michael Frey makes it 1-0.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Queens Park Rangers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Ryan Hedges is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
20' Queens Park Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
25' Queens Park Rangers FC currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marti Cifuentes will be considering his options from the bench.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aynsley Pears made 13 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
50' Amario Cozier-Duberry has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
53' Tyrhys Dolan does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
63' 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.
65' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Tyrhys Dolan by Amario Cozier-Duberry on 65 minute.
67' Michael Frey makes way for Alfie Lloyd at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
71' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Jack Colback on, Kieran Morgan off on 71 minutes.
76' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
77' What a strike from Jack Colback! The score is 2-1.
82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
83' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Lewis Travis is replaced by Adam Forshaw.
87' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Ryan Hedges exits the field as Augustus Kargbo enters on 87.
89' A change in the Queens Park Rangers FC ranks — Koki Saito exits the field as Jonathan Varane enters on 89.
It finishes all square. Queens Park Rangers FC and Blackburn Rovers FC share the spoils 2-1.

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
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

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

2 / 4

1.41 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC44% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

56%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC29% Draw48% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

9.2%

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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