Queens Park Rangers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Queens Park Rangers FC

1 – 0

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Preston North End FC

Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 16:15 UTC Loftus Road HT 45' · FT 45'

Lyndon Dykes 20' 1–0

Jack Colback 36' Y

Y 58' Robbie Brady

Y 68' Ryan Ledson

Y 76' Andrew Hughes

Lyndon Dykes 87' Y

Y 87' Jordan Storey

Overview

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

Queens Park Rangers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

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	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	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

2024-04-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2023-12-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-04-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC 2022-12-17 Preston North End FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2022-04-09 Preston North End FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
13 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	0–3	L
09 Apr	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–2	L
01 Apr	Swansea City AFC	A	1–0	W
29 Mar	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	Southampton FC	A	0–3	L
13 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	0–1	L
09 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	4–1	W
06 Apr	Watford FC	A	0–0	D
01 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC		Preston North End FC
#8	Position	#25
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (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

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Loftus Road. Queens Park Rangers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
5' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Will Keane is a natural centre-forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' The deadlock is broken! Lyndon Dykes gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' The 27-year-old Milutin Osmajic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
36' Jack Colback catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ryan Lowe will be considering his options from the bench.
46' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
51' Alan Browne has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 378 appearances.
56' Sam Field has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
58' Robbie Brady is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
67' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Emil Riis Jakobsen is withdrawn and Layton Stewart gets his opportunity.
68' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Ryan Ledson gets a card.
68' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Paul Smyth comes on to replace Lucas Andersen.
73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
76' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Andrew Hughes on 76 minutes.
79' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Milutin Osmajic on, Will Keane off on 79 minutes.
84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Queens Park Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
85' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Kenneth Paal has done his job and it is now time for Morgan Fox to step up.
87' A moment of madness from Lyndon Dykes on 87 minutes earns him a card. Queens Park Rangers FC will be frustrated.
90' Isaac Hayden is replacing Ilias Chair for the Queens Park Rangers FC side.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady ↓ Duane Holmes 79'
6
Liam Lindsay
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
20
Ben Woodburn ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 67'
7
Will Keane ↓ Milutin Osmajic 79'
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Layton Stewart 67'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Eberechi Eze	3
Jimmy Dunne	3
Lyndon Dykes	3
Daniel Johnson	2
Thomas Cannon	2
Alan Browne	2
Brad Potts	2
Matt Smith	1

Head to Head

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2024-04-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-04-13 Hull City AFC 3–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-04-09 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-04-06 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-04-01 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-03-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Birmingham City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2024-04-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-04-16 Southampton FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-04-13 Preston North End FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2024-04-09 Preston North End FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-04-06 Watford FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-04-01 Birmingham City FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.57 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.3 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 93% + Under — clean sheet likely 86%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC41% Draw44% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes14% 0% No86%

Avg goals/match: 0.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	55%	45%
± 1.5	23%	77%
± 2.5	7%	93%
± 3.5	2%	98%
± 4.5	0%	100%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Preston North End FC

59%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Preston North End FC

56%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC17% Draw76% Preston North End FC7%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

44.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.4%

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 1

2.6%

0 – 2

1.5%

1 – 2

1.2%

3 – 0

1.1%

3 – 1

0.5%

2 – 2

0.5%

4 – 0

0.2%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	7%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	25%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	12%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

57% ✗

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