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

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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 46 games · 58 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	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

Queens Park Rangers FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 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
#15	Position	#14
58	Points	60
46	Played	46
16 / 10 / 20	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
61	Scored	55
73	Conceded	62
-12	GD	-7
1.26	PPG	1.30
35%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Queens Park Rangers FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Queens Park Rangers FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' That is a Yellow card for Preston North End FC. Ryan Ledson will be fuming at that decision.
20' A quiet spell here at Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
24' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Johnson gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
29' Bright Osayi-Samuel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
34' 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.
39' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
49' 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.
54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lee Wallace made 402 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
58' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Dominic Ball is replaced by Albert Adomah.
60' A stunning finish from Scott Sinclair — that came from absolutely nowhere!
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
70' Andrew Hughes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 378 appearances.
71' The Queens Park Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Ilias Chair is withdrawn and Chris Willock gets his opportunity.
73' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Johnson departs to be replaced by Tom Barkhuizen.
78' 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 Emil Riis Jakobsen suffering a number of foals already.
83' 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.
84' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Emil Riis Jakobsen is withdrawn and Sean Maguire gets his opportunity.
89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
90' Jayden Stockley gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Scott Sinclair and will look to change the dynamic.
The final score is 0-2.

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
Jimmy Dunne	3
Lyndon Dykes	3
Eberechi Eze	3
Brad Potts	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Thomas Cannon	2
Alan Browne	2
Rayan Kolli	1

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

1 / 4

1.33 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 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

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC32% Draw27% Preston North End FC41%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Preston North End FC

68%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Preston North End FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC23% Draw44% Preston North End FC33%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

7.6%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

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