Saturday , 12 September 2026

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Queens Park Rangers FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Derby County FC
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Loftus Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 54' Samuel Szmodics
Y 63' Sondre Langas
Rumarn Burrell 70' Y
Y 81' Ben Brereton

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Loftus Road.

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
2
5
Queens Park Rangers FC 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Derby County FC 2025-10-25 Derby County FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2025-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–0 Derby County FC 2024-10-05 Derby County FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2022-04-18 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Derby County FC H 2–3 L
21 Apr Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L
18 Apr Millwall FC A 0–2 L
11 Apr Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
06 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
03 Apr Watford FC H 2–1 W
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 3–2 W
21 Apr Norwich City FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Oxford United FC H 1–0 W
11 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L
06 Apr Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
03 Apr Coventry City FC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC Derby County FC
#4 Position #22
11 Points 4
6 Played 6
3 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 4
7 Scored 5
4 Conceded 11
+3 GD -6
1.83 PPG 0.67
50% Win % 17%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 4th (11 pts). Derby County FC are 22nd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Derby County FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/1
76+
–/4
■ 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
Derby County FC
Samuel Szmodics 2 G
Carlton Morris 1 G 1 A
Bobby Clark 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Queens Park Rangers FC and Derby County FC get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' Against the run of play, Harvey Vale has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Against the run of play, Oscar Fraulo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Julien Stéphan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Queens Park Rangers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Kealey Adamson comes on to replace Amadou Salif Mbengue.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Queens Park Rangers FC and Derby County FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Derby County FC player. Samuel Szmodics gets a card.
  • 55' Richard Kone doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' 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 Joe Ward suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' Craig Forsyth is replacing Dion Sanderson for the Derby County FC side.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Derby County FC — David Ozoh on, Oscar Fraulo off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Sondre Langas is booked for Derby County FC — card on 63.
  • 68' Ilias Chair is ready to make an impact after coming on for Richard Kone at the 68 minute mark.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Rumarn Burrell argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Lewis Travis as he leaves the pitch. Lars-Jorgen Salvesen steps in for Derby County FC.
  • 76' GOAL! Sondre Langas scores on 76. Assisted by Joe Ward
  • 79' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Paul Smyth trudges off to be replaced by Koki Saito on 79 minutes.
  • 81' Derby County FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 88' Goal! Jaydon Banel scores his 3 goal in 482 matches.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Derby County FC. Samuel Szmodics is replaced by Danny Batth.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julien Stéphan

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ilias Chair 3
Martyn Waghorn 2
Oscar Fraulo 1
Macauley Bonne 1
Jaydon Banel 1
Colin Kazim-Richards 1
Sondre Langas 1
Jack Marriott 1

Head to Head

2026-04-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Derby County FC 2025-10-25 Derby County FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2025-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–0 Derby County FC 2024-10-05 Derby County FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2022-04-18 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Derby County FC

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2026-04-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Derby County FC L 2026-04-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2026-04-18 Millwall FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-04-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 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

Derby County FC Form

2026-04-25 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–3 Derby County FC W 2026-04-21 Norwich City FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-04-18 Derby County FC 1–0 Oxford United FC W 2026-04-11 Southampton FC 2–1 Derby County FC L 2026-04-06 Derby County FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2026-04-03 Coventry City FC 3–2 Derby County FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.69 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Queens Park Rangers FC46% Draw27% Derby County FC27%
Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
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 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Derby County FC
54%
Queens Park Rangers FC or Derby County FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Queens Park Rangers FC37% Draw46% Derby County FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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