Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 14 Oct 2026

Queens Park Rangers 4–1 Derby County

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.8
Actual xG
1.5 – 0.9
Goals
4 – 1

Footybot made Queens Park Rangers favourites at 54%.

Queens Park Rangers won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ronnie Edwards, 61.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ronnie Edwards +17.8, Ryan Nyambe +16.9, Ryan Hedges +12.8.

Well below it: Josh Vickers −15.4, Kealey Adamson −9.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Queens Park Rangers

9 Oct 2026D 1–1at West Ham United Championship
19 Sep 2026D 2–2v Preston North End Championship
12 Sep 2026D 1–1at West Bromwich Albion Championship
9 Sep 2026D 0–0at Charlton Athletic Championship
5 Sep 2026L 0–1v Middlesbrough Championship

Derby County

10 Oct 2026D 1–1v Wrexham Championship
19 Sep 2026D 1–1at Burnley Championship
12 Sep 2026L 1–2v Birmingham City Championship
9 Sep 2026L 0–1v West Bromwich Albion Championship
5 Sep 2026L 0–3at West Ham United Championship

Head to head

25 Apr 2026Queens Park Rangers 2–3 Derby County Championship
25 Oct 2025Derby County 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Championship

Queens Park Rangers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ronnie Edwards Defender9000–61.2+17.8
Jonathan Varane Midfielder2800–53.5–
Pierce Charles Goalkeeper9000–51.3−4.6
Alfie Lloyd Forward62100.1448.8+9.1
Jimmy Dunne Defender9000–48.4+2.9
Nicolas Madsen Midfielder90110.8046.0−1.4
Glen Kamara Midfielder9000–45.0−5.4
Harvey Vale Midfielder62100.0744.9+7.9
Boy Kemper Defender7201–44.2+2.7
Rayan Kolli Forward62000.0136.3−4.8
Paul Smyth Midfielder77100.1634.4−6.0
Richard Kone Forward2800–33.6–
Kwame Poku Midfielder28000.3433.2–
Amadou Salif Mbengue Defender1300–31.8–
Leon Scarlett Forward1300–29.1–
Kealey Adamson Defender9000–27.7−9.6

Derby County

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Forward27100.3886.1–
Ryan Hedges Midfielder9000–53.3+12.8
Ryan Nyambe Defender7800–51.3+16.9
Dion Sanderson Defender9000–48.9−2.5
Henrik Wendel Meister Forward45000.0648.5+9.1
Filip Bilbija Forward2000–44.9–
Joe Ward Midfielder9000–44.9+11.9
Carlton Morris Forward63000.0244.4+6.1
Lewis Travis Midfielder4500–42.9+6.9
David Ozoh Midfielder45000.0242.5−0.1
Mohammed Fuseini Forward4500–40.0−1.4
Alex Mowatt Midfielder90000.0438.8−6.9
Bobby Clark Midfielder90000.3537.9+2.1
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder7000–37.7−1.4
Sondre Langås Defender1200–35.0–
Josh Vickers Goalkeeper9000–34.2−15.4