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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 26 Nov 2025

Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Queens Park Rangers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.0 – 1.2
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 58%.

Queens Park Rangers won a close one on the chances: 1.2 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Paul Nardi, 58.5 in 71′.

Well above their usual level: Jimmy Dunne +11.0, Paul Nardi +11.0, Sam Field +8.7.

Well below it: Ryan Hedges −12.2, Andri Guðjohnsen −10.4, Taylor Gardner-Hickman −10.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Blackburn Rovers

21 Nov 2025W 2–1at Preston North End Championship
8 Nov 2025L 1–2v Derby County Championship
4 Nov 2025W 1–0at Bristol City Championship
1 Nov 2025W 2–0at Leicester City Championship
25 Oct 2025W 2–1v Southampton Championship

Queens Park Rangers

22 Nov 2025W 3–2v Hull City Championship
8 Nov 2025D 0–0at Sheffield United Championship
5 Nov 2025L 1–2v Southampton Championship
1 Nov 2025L 1–4v Ipswich Town Championship
25 Oct 2025L 0–1at Derby County Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Blackburn Rovers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper9000–52.7–
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder9000–44.0+1.2
Adam Forshaw Midfielder17000.1440.3–
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward73000.6438.7−10.4
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder8200–37.1–
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder8200–36.8−0.1
Makhtar Gueye Forward1700–36.6–
Sean McLoughlin Defender9000–35.1−8.7
Lewis Miller Defender90000.0434.8−1.5
Sidnei Tavares Midfielder800–34.6–
Yuki Ohashi Forward90000.0333.1−10.1
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder7300–30.0−10.4
Ryan Hedges Midfielder73000.1829.0−12.2
George Pratt Defender9000–25.0–
Dion De Neve Midfielder1700–22.6–
Moussa Baradji Midfielder800–19.1–

Queens Park Rangers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Paul Smyth Midfielder19100.5390.1–
Paul Nardi Goalkeeper7100–58.5+11.0
Jimmy Dunne Defender9000–51.9+11.0
Ilias Chair Midfielder90010.0849.2+4.3
Sam Field Midfielder9000–48.4+8.7
Ben Hamer Goalkeeper1900–47.3–
Steve Cook Defender9000–46.0+0.7
Jonathan Varane Midfielder90000.2243.1+2.3
Koki Saito Midfielder71000.0441.8+3.2
Karamoko Dembélé Midfielder71000.0738.1−1.8
Nicolas Madsen Midfielder90000.2037.5−4.9
Rumarn Burrell Forward9000–35.6−7.3
Richard Kone Forward1900–35.6–
Amadou Salif Mbengue Defender90000.0331.9−10.4