Queens Park Rangers FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Queens Park Rangers FC vs Derby County FC — Championship at Loftus Road.
- Queens Park Rangers FC 46 games · 58 pts (2025/26)
- Derby County FC 46 games · 69 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Busby
23 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 #15 Position #8 58 Points 69 46 Played 46 16 / 10 / 20 W / D / L 20 / 9 / 17 61 Scored 67 73 Conceded 59 -12 GD +8 1.26 PPG 1.50 35% Win % 43% Key Stats
42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this seasonQueens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts). Derby County FC are 8th (69 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Queens Park Rangers FC0-151/416-301/231-45–/–46-601/161-751/–76+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededDerby County FC0-151/216-302/–31-452/146-602/261-75–/576+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Queens Park Rangers FCRumarn Burrell 10 G 2 A Richard Kone 10 G 2 A Derby County FCCarlton Morris 12 G 2 A Patrick Agyemang 10 G 3 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Queens Park Rangers FC and Derby County FC is underway.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Derby County FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 13' Goal! Harvey Vale scores his 4 goal in 409 matches.
- 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
- 25' What an equalizer from Oscar Fraulo!
- 30' 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.
- 35' The travelling Derby County FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Queens Park Rangers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Amadou Salif Mbengue is replaced by Kealey Adamson on 46 minute.
- 51' It’s high time John Eustace made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 54' The referee calls foul for Samuel Szmodics. He receives a card.
- 55' GOAL! Richard Kone scores on 55. Assisted by Harvey Vale
- 60' Max Johnston has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 61' Craig Forsyth has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dion Sanderson on 61 minute.
- 62' Another substitution for Derby County FC to replace Oscar Fraulo by David Ozoh on 62 minute.
- 63' Derby County FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 68' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Richard Kone departs to be replaced by Ilias Chair.
- 70' Rumarn Burrell was booked on 70.
- 75' It is a substitution in Derby County FC team. Lewis Travis is replaced by Lars-Jorgen Salvesen on 75 minute.
- 76' What a strike from Sondre Langas! The score is 2-2.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Koki Saito. He replaces Paul Smyth on 79 minute.
- 81' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Brereton.
- 86' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Queens Park Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 88' What a strike from Jaydon Banel! The score is 2-3.
- 90' Time for substitution for Derby County FC. Samuel Szmodics is replaced by Danny Batth.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Queens Park Rangers FC.
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Lineups
Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
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11
Paul Smyth ↓ Koki Saito 79'
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- 37
- 40
- 27
- 20
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23
Daniel Bennie ↓ Rumarn Burrell 62'
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22
Richard Kone ↓ Ilias Chair 68'
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21
Kieran Morgan ↓ Nicolas Madsen 62'
Bench
- 29
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10
Ilias Chair ↑ 68'
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16
Rumarn Burrell ↑ 62'
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24
Nicolas Madsen ↑ 62'
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14
Koki Saito ↑ 79'
- 28
- 48
- 26
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Kealey Adamson ↑ 46'
Coach Julien StéphanDerby County FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 27
- 25
- 23
- 9
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19
Samuel Szmodics ↓ Danny Batth 90'
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28
Dion Sanderson ↓ Craig Forsyth 61'
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29
Oscar Fraulo ↓ David Ozoh 62'
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- 6
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22
Max Johnston ↓ Jaydon Banel 61'
Bench
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Craig Forsyth ↑ 61'
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4
Danny Batth ↑ 90'
- 31
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15
Lars-Jorgen Salvesen ↑ 75'
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34
Jaydon Banel ↑ 61'
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18
David Ozoh ↑ 62'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ilias Chair 3 Martyn Waghorn 2 Grant Hall 1 Koki Saito 1 Oscar Fraulo 1 Macauley Bonne 1 Jaydon Banel 1 Colin Kazim-Richards 1 Head to Head
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 WDerby County FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.58 Queens Park Rangers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.66 Derby County FC xGI would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Derby County FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Derby County FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.24Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 61%Draw or Derby County FC 65%Queens Park Rangers FC or Derby County FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.1%1 – 2 8.2%2 – 1 7.8%2 – 2 6.5%0 – 1 5.7%0 – 0 5.5%1 – 0 5.4%0 – 2 5.4%2 – 0 4.9%1 – 3 4.5%3 – 1 4.1%2 – 3 ActualAsian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC
Handicap Queens Park Rangers FC covers Push Derby County FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 11% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 18% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 19% 20% +1.5 80% — 20% +2 80% 12% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Derby County FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.