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

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Championship · 2025-26

Queens Park Rangers FC

2 – 3

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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

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

Queens Park Rangers FC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
Derby County FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0
7	Queens Park Rangers FC	1	3
8	Millwall FC	1	3
9	Middlesbrough FC	1	3
10	Swansea City AFC	1	3
11	Watford FC	1	3
12	Charlton Athletic FC	1	3
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	1	3
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	1	3
15	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
16	Burnley FC	1	1
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
18	West Ham United FC	1	1
19	Wrexham AFC	1	1
20	Cardiff City FC	1	1
21	Birmingham City FC	1	1
22	Sheffield United FC	1	1
23	Southampton FC	1	0
24	Derby County FC	1	0
25	Norwich City FC	1	0
26	Preston North End FC	1	0
27	Stoke City FC	1	0
28	Lincoln City FC	1	0
29	Portsmouth FC	1	0
30	Bristol City FC	1	0

Head-to-Head

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

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

Derby County FC

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
#7	Position	#24
3	Points	0
1	Played	1
1 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
3	Scored	1
1	Conceded	2
+2	GD	-1
3.00	PPG	0.00
100%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 7th (3 pts). Derby County FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Derby County FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Queens Park Rangers FC gets underway.
5' Jacob Widell Zetterstrom needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Max Johnston is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Derby County FC so far.
13' GOAL! Harvey Vale fires home to make it 1-0!
18' Joe Ward has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jake Clarke-Salter made 282 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Oscar Fraulo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
30' Queens Park Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Derby County FC's shape.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Queens Park Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Derby County FC's compact .
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Derby County FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' The crowd applauds Amadou Salif Mbengue as he leaves the pitch. Kealey Adamson steps in for Queens Park Rangers FC.
51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Samuel Szmodics argues furiously but the card stands.
55' Richard Kone does the damage! The net is bulging and Queens Park Rangers FC surge ahead!
60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
61' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — Dion Sanderson exits the field as Craig Forsyth enters on 61.
62' The supporters are chanting for David Ozoh. He replaces Oscar Fraulo on 62 minute.
63' Poor challenge from Sondre Langas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
68' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Richard Kone is replaced by Ilias Chair on 68 minute.
70' Rumarn Burrell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 70.
75' Lewis Travis makes way for Lars-Jorgen Salvesen at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Derby County FC.
76' Sondre Langas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
79' Paul Smyth makes way for Koki Saito at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Queens Park Rangers FC.
81' Derby County FC player sees a card in front of him.
86' Daniel Bennie has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
88' A stunning finish from Jaydon Banel — that came from absolutely nowhere!
90' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — Samuel Szmodics exits the field as Danny Batth enters on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Rhys Norrington-Davies
11
Paul Smyth ↓ Koki Saito 79'
6
Jake Clarke-Salter
1
Paul Nardi
37
Ronnie Edwards
40
Jonathan Varane
27
Amadou Salif Mbengue ↓ Kealey Adamson 46'
20
Harvey Vale
23
Daniel Bennie ↓ Rumarn Burrell 62'
22
Richard Kone ↓ Ilias Chair 68'
21
Kieran Morgan ↓ Nicolas Madsen 62'

Bench

29
Ben Hamer
10
Ilias Chair ↑ 68'
16
Rumarn Burrell ↑ 62'
24
Nicolas Madsen ↑ 62'
14
Koki Saito ↑ 79'
28
Esquerdinha
48
Isak Alemayehu Mulugeta
26
Rayan Kolli
2
Kealey Adamson ↑ 46'

Coach Julien Stéphan

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Matt Clarke
27
Lewis Travis ↓ Lars-Jorgen Salvesen 75'
25
Ben Brereton
23
Joe Ward
9
Carlton Morris
19
Samuel Szmodics ↓ Danny Batth 90'
28
Dion Sanderson ↓ Craig Forsyth 61'
29
Oscar Fraulo ↓ David Ozoh 62'
1
Jacob Widell Zetterstrom
6
Sondre Langas
22
Max Johnston ↓ Jaydon Banel 61'

Bench

3
Craig Forsyth ↑ 61'
4
Danny Batth ↑ 90'
31
Josh Vickers
15
Lars-Jorgen Salvesen ↑ 75'
34
Jaydon Banel ↑ 61'
18
David Ozoh ↑ 62'
54
Cruz Allen
44
Isaac Gordon
37
Owen Eames

Coach John Eustace

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

3.34 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Derby County FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC64% Draw18% Derby County FC18%

Actual: Derby County FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 4.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Derby County FC

36%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Derby County FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC59% Draw30% Derby County FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

7.8%

2 – 1

7.2%

3 – 0

2 – 0

6.5%

4 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

5.7%

1 – 1

3 – 2

4.5%

5 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

4.1%

5 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Derby County FC covers
-2.5	40%	—	60%
-2	40%	19%	40%
-1.5	60%	—	40%
-1	60%	17%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	6%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Derby County FC keeps clean sheet

4% ✓

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