Queens Park Rangers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Queens Park Rangers FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Loftus Road HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 1' Johnny Kenny

0–2 26' Johnny Kenny

Kwame Poku 66' 1–2

Paul Smyth 90' 2–2

Dennis Cirkin 15' R

Leon Scarlett 22' Y

Y 24' Andrew Hughes

Koki Saito 55' Y

Y 90' Harry Clarke

Overview

Match Preview

Queens Park Rangers FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Loftus Road.

Queens Park Rangers FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Parsons (England)
Assistant 1 Nigel Lugg
Assistant 2 David Harrison (England)

6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 2.5 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2025-08-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-12-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	2–2	D
12 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–1	D
09 Sep	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–0	D
05 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L
02 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	2–1	W
29 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–2	D
12 Sep	Lincoln City FC	H	0–1	L
08 Sep	Watford FC	A	1–2	L
05 Sep	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	2–1	W
01 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	1–3	L
29 Aug	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC		Preston North End FC
#6	Position	#23
13	Points	4
8	Played	8
3 / 4 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 6
10	Scored	8
7	Conceded	15
+3	GD	-7
1.63	PPG	0.50
38%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 6th (13 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 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

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ 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

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Queens Park Rangers FC and Preston North End FC get this one started.
1' Brilliant from the forward! Johnny Kenny makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 1.
6' Glen Kamara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Queens Park Rangers FC so far.
11' England international Ronnie Edwards has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
15' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Dennis Cirkin gets a card.
19' Kealey Adamson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan Varane on 19 minute.
22' Leon Scarlett is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
24' Poor challenge from Andrew Hughes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
26' What a strike from Johnny Kenny! The score is 0-2.
31' Queens Park Rangers FC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 5-3-2 shape.
36' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' The whistle greets Leon Scarlett as he departs to be replaced by Koki Saito.
51' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' A moment of madness from Koki Saito on 55 minutes earns him a card. Queens Park Rangers FC will be frustrated.
60' Amadou Salif Mbengue has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 440 appearances.
65' It is a substitution in Queens Park Rangers FC team. Amadou Salif Mbengue is replaced by Paul Smyth on 65 minute.
66' Kwame Poku makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Queens Park Rangers FC are in front.
67' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 67 minute. Leo Leroy leaves to be changed by Liam Gibbs.
68' Jusef Erabi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Johnny Kenny at the 68 minute mark.
73' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jordan Thompson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
78' Alfie Devine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
82' Alfie Lloyd is replacing Rumarn Burrell for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
89' Andrija Vukcevic makes way for Pol Valentin Sancho at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Paul Smyth makes no mistake. 2-2!
90' Harry Clarke has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

3
Jimmy Dunne
18
Glen Kamara
16
Rumarn Burrell ↓ Alfie Lloyd 82'
24
Nicolas Madsen
17
Kwame Poku
5
Ronnie Edwards
40
Jonathan Varane ↓ Kealey Adamson 19'
19
Dennis Cirkin
27
Amadou Salif Mbengue ↓ Paul Smyth 65'
1
Pierce Charles
33
Leon Scarlett ↓ Koki Saito 46'

Bench

Coach Julien Stéphan

Preston North End FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
15
Jordan Thompson
10
Callum Lang
1
Daniel Iversen
3
Andrija Vukcevic ↓ Pol Valentin Sancho 89'
27
Leo Leroy ↓ Liam Gibbs 67'
7
Alfie Devine
38
Johnny Kenny ↓ Jusef Erabi 68'
17
Stanley Mills ↓ Odel Offiah 89'
4
Harry Clarke

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jimmy Dunne	3
Lyndon Dykes	3
Eberechi Eze	3
Alan Browne	2
Brad Potts	2
Johnny Kenny	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Thomas Cannon	2

Head to Head

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2026-09-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-09-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-09-09 Charlton Athletic FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-09-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2026-09-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2026-08-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2026-09-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2026-09-08 Watford FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2026-09-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-09-01 Preston North End FC 1–3 Bristol City FC L 2026-08-29 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.76 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC55% Draw25% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Preston North End FC

45%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Preston North End FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC39% Draw45% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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