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Championship 26/27 · 19 Sep 2026

Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Preston North End

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.8 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.6 – 1.3
Goals
2 – 2

Footybot made Queens Park Rangers favourites at 60%.

Queens Park Rangers deserved more from the draw, creating 2.6 xG to 1.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Johnny Kenny, 65.3 in 67′.

Well above their usual level: Johnny Kenny +26.5, Andrew Hughes +23.8, Harry Clarke +12.6.

Well below it: Ronnie Edwards −12.9, Pierce Charles −9.6, Daniel Iversen −8.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Queens Park Rangers

12 Sep 2026D 1–1at West Bromwich Albion Championship
9 Sep 2026D 0–0at Charlton Athletic Championship
5 Sep 2026L 0–1v Middlesbrough Championship
2 Sep 2026W 2–1v Cardiff City Championship
29 Aug 2026W 2–1at Blackburn Rovers Championship

Preston North End

12 Sep 2026L 0–1v Lincoln City Championship
8 Sep 2026L 1–2at Watford Championship
5 Sep 2026W 2–1v Blackburn Rovers Championship
1 Sep 2026L 1–3v Bristol City Championship
29 Aug 2026L 0–1at Charlton Athletic Championship

Head to head

6 Apr 2026Preston North End 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Championship
9 Aug 2025Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Preston North End Championship

Queens Park Rangers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Paul Smyth Midfielder25100.2170.7–
Alfie Lloyd Forward8000.6455.8–
Glen Kamara Midfielder90000.0351.2+0.3
Nicolas Madsen Midfielder90000.3646.9+5.2
Kealey Adamson Defender71000.0346.8+11.1
Pierce Charles Goalkeeper9000–42.1−9.6
Rumarn Burrell Forward82000.0337.7−0.9
Kwame Poku Midfielder90100.4637.5+5.6
Koki Saito Midfielder45000.1637.5+0.9
Leon Scarlett Forward4500–36.5–
Jimmy Dunne Defender90000.4034.9−7.5
Amadou Salif Mbengue Defender65000.0833.3−0.3
Ronnie Edwards Defender90000.0229.8−12.9
Jonathan Varane Midfielder19000.1529.4–
Dennis Cirkin Defender15000.040.0–

Preston North End

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Johnny Kenny Forward67200.6265.3+26.5
Andrew Hughes Defender90000.1260.6+23.8
Liam Gibbs Midfielder2300–59.7–
Jusef Erabi Forward23000.2154.1–
Harry Clarke Midfielder9000–47.9+12.6
Jordan Storey Defender90000.1446.2+1.6
Callum Lang Forward90000.1545.0+5.9
Jordan Thompson Midfielder9000–44.4+7.1
Stanley Mills Midfielder8901–42.2+12.3
Alfie Devine Midfielder9000–41.8+1.2
Pol Valentín Defender100–40.3–
Andrija Vukčević Defender89000.0836.8+9.3
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper9000–35.5−8.1
Leo Leroy Midfielder6700–35.4−6.6
Odeluga Offiah Defender100–14.6–