Queens Park Rangers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Wed 21 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Y 15' Ryan Ledson

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Queens Park Rangers FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

Queens Park Rangers FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Hicks
Referee Kevin Friend
Referee Simon Beck
Referee Eddie Smart

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 6.4 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Queens Park Rangers FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2020-03-07 Preston North End FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC 2019-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2019-01-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC 2018-08-04 Preston North End FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Preston North End FC	H	0–2	L
17 Oct	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–0	D
03 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
26 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–1	D
18 Sep	Coventry City FC	A	2–3	L
12 Sep	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–0	W
18 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	0–1	L
04 Oct	Brentford FC	A	4–2	W
26 Sep	Stoke City FC	H	0–1	L
19 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D
12 Sep	Swansea City AFC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC		Preston North End FC
#8	Position	#24
24	Points	8
15	Played	15
6 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
24	Scored	13
18	Conceded	30
+6	GD	-17
1.60	PPG	0.53
40%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

3/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

Richard Kone	5 G	1 A
Paul Smyth	3 G	1 A
Jimmy Dunne	3 G
Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Queens Park Rangers FC host Preston North End FC — let the battle begin!
5' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
15' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Ryan Ledson gets a Yellow card.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
24' Daniel Johnson puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rob Dickie, as he is very good at scoring at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
34' The 31-year-old Seny Dieng has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
39' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
54' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
58' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Dominic Ball departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
60' A goal from the England international Scott Sinclair! He fires home on 60 to make it 0-2!
65' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Queens Park Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
71' Chris Willock gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Ilias Chair and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Daniel Johnson has done his job and it is now time for Tom Barkhuizen to step up.
78' Queens Park Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Queens Park Rangers FC that had 393 games and scored 421 goals.
84' The crowd applauds Emil Riis Jakobsen as he leaves the pitch. Sean Maguire steps in for Preston North End FC.
89' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Warburton might look to freshen things up shortly.
90' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Scott Sinclair by Jayden Stockley on 90 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Warburton

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson
14
Jordan Storey
11
Daniel Johnson ↓ Tom Barkhuizen 73'
8
Alan Browne C
1
Declan Rudd
5
Patrick Bauer
15
Joe Rafferty
31
Scott Sinclair ↓ Jayden Stockley 90'
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Sean Maguire 84'

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2020-10-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC L 2020-10-17 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2020-10-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2020-09-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2020-09-18 Coventry City FC 3–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2020-09-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2020-10-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-18 Preston North End FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L 2020-10-04 Brentford FC 2–4 Preston North End FC W 2020-09-26 Preston North End FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2020-09-19 Norwich City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.79 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Preston North End FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC45% Draw27% Preston North End FC28%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Preston North End FC

55%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC35% Draw43% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

7.6%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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.