Queens Park Rangers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Queens Park Rangers FC

2 – 1

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Preston North End FC

Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Loftus Road 15,323 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 21' Milutin Osmajic

Rayan Kolli 50' 1–1

Jimmy Dunne 89' 2–1

Y 32' Liam Lindsay

YR 83' Liam Lindsay

Jimmy Dunne 90' Y

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 Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Richard Woodward

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

2024-12-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Oxford United FC	H	2–0	W
07 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	3–0	W
30 Nov	Watford FC	A	0–0	D
27 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
14 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	1–1	D
11 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
07 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
30 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
26 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D

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 ball is rolling at Loftus Road. Queens Park Rangers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Queens Park Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kenneth Paal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
20' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Liam Morrison has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
21' The deadlock is broken! Milutin Osmajic gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
24' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Morgan Fox on, Steve Cook off on 24 minutes.
29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
32' That is a card for Preston North End FC. Liam Lindsay will be fuming at that decision.
37' Jimmy Dunne has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marti Cifuentes might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' Brad Potts makes way for Robbie Brady at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
50' What composure from Rayan Kolli! The Algeria international strokes it home. 1-1.
55' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Jack Whatmough by Duane Holmes on 55 minute.
60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
62' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Rayan Kolli is replaced by Michael Frey.
63' The Queens Park Rangers FC bench stirs into life. Koki Saito is withdrawn and Ilias Chair gets his opportunity.
64' Milutin Osmajic makes way for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
69' 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.
74' It’s high time Marti Cifuentes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' Jeppe Okkels is replacing Mads Frokjaer-Jensen for the Preston North End FC side.
80' The 28-year-old Jordan Storey has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Liam Lindsay.
88' Sam Field is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
89' Jimmy Dunne doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jimmy Dunne.
90' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Daniel Bennie comes on to replace Paul Smyth.
Queens Park Rangers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Jimmy Dunne
8
Sam Field
5
Steve Cook ↓ Morgan Fox 24'
11
Paul Smyth ↓ Daniel Bennie 90'
22
Kenneth Paal ↓ Jake Clarke-Salter 90'
1
Paul Nardi
14
Koki Saito ↓ Ilias Chair 63'
40
Jonathan Varane
16
Liam Morrison
26
Rayan Kolli ↓ Michael Frey 62'
21
Kieran Morgan

Bench

12
Michael Frey ↑ 62'
15
Morgan Fox ↑ 24'
10
Ilias Chair ↑ 63'
6
Jake Clarke-Salter ↑ 90'
24
Nicolas Madsen
13
Joe Walsh
19
Elijah Dixon-Bonner
25
Lucas Andersen
27
Daniel Bennie ↑ 90'

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

5
Jack Whatmough ↓ Duane Holmes 55'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts ↓ Robbie Brady 46'
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alistair McCann
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 64'
1
Freddie Woodman
20
Sam Greenwood ↓ Will Keane 64'
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Jeppe Okkels 75'

Bench

11
Robbie Brady ↑ 46'
25
Duane Holmes ↑ 55'
18
Ryan Ledson
7
Will Keane ↑ 64'
4
Ben Whiteman
26
Patrick Bauer
13
David Cornell
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↑ 64'
23
Jeppe Okkels ↑ 75'

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

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

2024-12-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2024-12-14 Bristol City FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-12-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Oxford United FC W 2024-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Norwich City FC W 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-11-27 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2024-12-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-12-14 Preston North End FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-30 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Preston North End FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC52% Draw26% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Preston North End FC

48%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Preston North End FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC33% Draw47% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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