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Preston North End v Queens Park Rangers : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 18th Apr, 15:00 BST, Deepdale, Preston

It's an away trip for Martí Cifuentes Corvillo's Queens Park Rangers side on Friday afternoon, as they head to the Deepdale for a Championship clash with Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've searched our 20+ year database and found the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Preston
51%
--
Draw
28%
--
QPR
22%
--
Preston 1-0
16%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Preston 2-0
11%
--
QPR 1-0
9%
--
Preston 2-1
9%
--
Preston 3-0
5%
--
QPR 2-1
5%
--
Preston 3-1
4%
--
QPR 2-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Preston 4-0
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Preston 4-1
1%
--
QPR 3-1
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
39%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
41%
--
BTTS - No
59%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
16%
--
BTTS - Away Win
8%
--
Home/draw
78%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
70%
--
Away DNB
41%
--
Preston win to nil
34%
--
QPR win to nil
14%
--
Win / draw / win Championship table

Preston have played 41 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 8 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 45 goals to 42 goals.

Home League Performance

Preston have played 21 games at home winning 7, drawing 12 and losing 2 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals at home.

QPR are in 16th position in the Championship on 46 points having played 40 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 27 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 16 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

25 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 10 and won 4. QPR have conceded 36 goals, scored 24, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Preston
QPR
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds41241345285 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
2
Burnley41231624385 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
3
Sheff Utd4126782583 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
4
Sunderland41211372076 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
May 3
5
Bristol C41161510963 
l
 
1-3A
May 3
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
6
M'Boro41179151160 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-4A
l
 
2-1A
7
Coventry4017815459 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
8
West Brom411318101157 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-3F
l
 
1-0A
9
Millwall41151214-157 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
10
Watford4116817-456 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
11
Norwich41131414653 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
12
Blackburn4115818-153 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
13
Sheff Wed41141116-753 
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
14
Preston Home41101912-749 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
15
Swansea4013918-1048 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
Apr 21
l
 
3-0A
16
QPR Away40111316-846 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
-
-
17
Portsmouth4012919-1545 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1A
18
Oxford Utd40111217-1645 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 9
19
Hull41111119-944 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 21
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
20
Stoke41101417-1244 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
21
Derby4111921-1042 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-0A
22
Cardiff4191517-2042 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
23
Luton41101021-2540 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2A
24
Plymouth4081319-3637 
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Preston 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
12
L
1
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
QPR 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
QPR have beaten Preston in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
QPR
Goals: Scored
22
16
Games: Scored
13 / 17
12 / 17
Clean sheets
5 / 17
4 / 17
PNE
7
D
7
QPR
3
League games at QPR since 2000
QPR
Preston
Goals: Scored
24
24
Games: Scored
12 / 18
12 / 18
Clean sheets
6 / 18
6 / 18
PNE
7
D
3
QPR
8
Goal Statistics
Preston 14th QPR 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
0
45%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of QPR scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Preston’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-17
QPR have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280600/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Preston
PG (predicted goals)
QPR
1.4
0.8
Attack rating
0%
better
PNE
QPR
view stats
Games scored29
29
Failed to score11
11
Scored first19
14
Goals scored40
45
Avg. goals scored1
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
17%
better
PNE
QPR
view stats
Games conceded27
31
Clean sheets13
9
Conceded first14
22
Goals conceded47
53
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
17%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+17%

Preston v QPR Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3710412
F WoodmanE RiisM Frökjaer-JensenL Lindsay
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Riis FWD39102
2
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF3813
5
-
F Woodman GLK37
6
1
S Greenwood MID3553
8
2
A Hughes DEF341
7
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID3424
7
-
S Thórdarson MID3322
4
-
J Storey DEF3011
6
-
L Lindsay DEF291
9
3
B Potts DEF2942
4
-
A McCann MID291
9
-
D Holmes MID2911
3
-
B Whiteman MID291
11
-
M Osmajic FWD2873
4
-
R Ledson MID2411
6
-
W Keane FWD243
-
R Brady MID232
5
-
J Whatmough DEF161
5
-
L Gibson DEF14
2
-
J. Meghoma DEF101
1
-
R Porteous DEF91
2
-
C Evans FWD51
-
D Cornell GLK4
-
P Bauer DEF1
-
QPR Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
407610
P NardiM FreyI ChairJ Dunne
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Nardi GLK40
1
-
P Smyth FWD4014
6
-
J Dunne DEF3952
10
-
K Saito FWD3732
1
K Paal DEF3513
4
-
J Varane MID341
8
1
S Field MID343
10
-
S Cook DEF312
4
-
K. Morgan MID2812
6
-
L Andersen MID271
-
N Madsen MID252
1
-
I Chair MID2526
2
-
M Frey FWD2571
4
-
H Ashby DEF23
4
-
M Fox DEF211
4
-
Z Celar FWD192
1
-
J Colback MID1811
4
1
K Dembélé MID1713
2
-
R Edwards DEF151
1
-
R. Kolli FWD1542
-
A Lloyd FWD142
4
-
L Morrison DEF13
3
-
J Clarke-Salter DEF11
3
-
D. Bennie FWD10
1
-
M. Yang FWD1011
1
-
E Dixon-Bonner MID4
1
-