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

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

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

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

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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Queens Park Rangers FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' Alan Browne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' Magnificent from Lyndon Dykes! That is 51 goals in 251 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sam Field is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Chris Willock has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
36' It’s gonna be a card for Jack Colback.
41' Queens Park Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
46' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Colback, as he is very good at scoring at Loftus Road with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
51' Steve Cook is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Queens Park Rangers FC so far.
56' A quiet spell here at Loftus Road. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robbie Brady on 58.
63' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
67' The whistle greets Emil Riis Jakobsen as he departs to be replaced by Layton Stewart.
68' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 68.
68' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Lucas Andersen departs to be replaced by Paul Smyth.
73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
76' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Andrew Hughes gets a card.
79' The whistle greets Will Keane as he departs to be replaced by Milutin Osmajic.
84' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
85' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Morgan Fox is hanging Kenneth Paal on the field on 85 minute.
87' That looks like a foul for a card for Lyndon Dykes.
90' The whistle greets Ilias Chair as he departs to be replaced by Isaac Hayden.
Full Time. Queens Park Rangers FC beats Preston North End FC

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
Jimmy Dunne	3
Lyndon Dykes	3
Eberechi Eze	3
Daniel Johnson	2
Thomas Cannon	2
Alan Browne	2
Brad Potts	2
Liam Lindsay	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

3 / 4

1.36 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.99 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC49% Draw28% Preston North End FC23%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Preston North End FC

51%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Preston North End FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC31% Draw50% Preston North End FC19%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11.7%

2 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	23%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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