Championship 26/27 · 29 Aug 2026

Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Queens Park Rangers

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 49%.

Queens Park Rangers won a close one on the chances: 1.3 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pierce Charles, 60.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Jimmy Dunne +15.3, Rumarn Burrell +11.7, Paul Smyth +11.6.

Well below it: Todd Cantwell −13.2, Andri Guðjohnsen −9.3, Ilias Chair −9.1.

Each side's last five results before this match.

25 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v Sheffield United EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	W 2–1	v Middlesbrough Championship
14 Aug 2026	D 2–2	at Wolverhampton Championship
8 Aug 2026	W 2–1	at Burton Albion EFL Cup
2 May 2026	L 0–1	v Leicester City Championship

22 Aug 2026	D 0–0	v Bolton Wanderers Championship
15 Aug 2026	W 3–1	at Portsmouth Championship
8 Aug 2026	D 1–1	v Millwall EFL Cup
2 May 2026	L 0–3	at Ipswich Town Championship
25 Apr 2026	L 2–3	v Derby County Championship

14 Feb 2026	Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Championship
26 Nov 2025	Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Frank Vare Midfielder	2	0	0	–	60.3	–
Jake Garrett Midfielder	9	0	0	–	54.1	–
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	48.3	+6.3
Sean McLoughlin Defender	90	0	0	0.02	47.5	−0.5
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder	90	1	0	0.06	47.1	+8.3
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder	81	0	0	–	46.4	+8.1
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	45.2	−6.5
Jayden Fevrier Forward	9	0	0	–	43.2	–
Adam Forshaw Midfielder	57	0	0	–	39.3	−3.0
Oladapo Afolayan Forward	81	0	0	0.02	38.0	−2.6
Tom Atcheson Defender	90	0	0	–	37.7	−0.8
Sam Morsy Midfielder	33	0	0	0.04	37.5	–
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward	90	0	1	–	37.1	−9.3
Yuri Ribeiro Defender	81	0	0	–	33.8	+1.7
Todd Cantwell Midfielder	88	0	0	0.82	33.2	−13.2
Harvey Pates Defender	9	0	0	–	1.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Pierce Charles Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	60.6	+9.3
Kwame Poku Midfielder	26	0	0	0.11	56.8	–
Jimmy Dunne Defender	90	1	0	0.15	56.1	+15.3
Paul Smyth Midfielder	64	1	0	0.19	54.8	+11.6
Tariq Lamptey Defender	45	0	1	0.05	52.9	–
Glen Kamara Midfielder	45	0	0	–	51.2	+3.4
Jake Clarke-Salter Defender	90	0	0	–	50.1	+9.2
Rumarn Burrell Forward	90	0	1	0.33	49.2	+11.7
Nicolas Madsen Midfielder	45	0	0	–	44.5	+1.4
Ronnie Edwards Defender	90	0	0	0.10	42.2	−2.6
Richard Kone Forward	57	0	0	–	41.2	+0.9
Alfie Lloyd Forward	33	0	0	0.21	40.7	–
Amadou Salif Mbengue Defender	80	0	0	0.04	38.6	+6.7
Dennis Cirkin Defender	45	0	0	0.01	37.1	−9.1
Ilias Chair Midfielder	90	0	0	0.11	34.4	−9.1
Kealey Adamson Defender	10	0	0	–	28.5	–