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

Sat 21st Dec, 15:00 BST, Loftus Road Stadium, London

Saturday afternoon at the Loftus Road Stadium, and it’s a Championship clash between Queens Park Rangers and Preston North End. Martí Cifuentes Corvillo and Paul Heckingbottom will be doing all they can to ensure victory. Championship stats are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. You can view it all, with infographics and the best odds available for every betting markets using the tabs.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
QPR
44%
--
Draw
26%
--
Preston
30%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
QPR 1-0
11%
--
QPR 2-1
9%
--
Preston 1-0
9%
--
QPR 2-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Preston 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Preston 2-0
5%
--
QPR 3-1
4%
--
QPR 3-0
4%
--
Preston 3-1
3%
--
QPR 3-2
2%
--
Preston 3-2
2%
--
Preston 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
56%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
49%
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QPR win to nil
24%
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Preston win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

QPR have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 8 and won 2. QPR have conceded 20 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

QPR have played 11 games at home, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Preston lay in 14th place on 22 points in the Championship league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 10 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Preston have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Preston have played 10 away games, winning 1, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
QPR
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd2013521742 
Mar 1
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 8
2
Leeds2012532241 
Mar 15
l
 
2-0A
Dec 14
Apr 12
3
Burnley2010821738 
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
d
 
0-00-0
4
Sunderland2010731437 
d
 
0-00-0
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 11
5
Blackburn191045634 
Feb 8
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 31
6
West Brom207112932 
l
 
1-3F
Mar 8
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
7
M'Boro20947931 
l
 
1-4A
Mar 11
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
8
Watford19946231 
Jan 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-0F
Jan 21
9
Swansea20767227 
Apr 21
Dec 26
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
10
Norwich20686526 
w
 
3-0F
Dec 29
d
 
2-2F
Feb 11
11
Bristol C20686026 
Apr 12
Dec 14
l
 
1-3A
May 3
12
Sheff Wed20758-626 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
Dec 29
d
 
1-1F
13
Millwall19676325 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 1
Feb 8
l
 
3-1A
14
Preston Away204106-622 
Dec 21
Apr 18
-
-
15
Luton206410-1222 
Jan 6
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
16
Coventry20569-421 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 11
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
17
Derby20569-421 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 29
18
Stoke20569-521 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
19
QPR Home20497-621 
-
-
Apr 18
Dec 21
20
Oxford Utd19469-1018 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 9
Jan 4
l
 
3-1F
21
Portsmouth18387-917 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 22
Mar 15
l
 
3-1A
22
Cardiff194510-1317 
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
Apr 8
w
 
0-2F
23
Plymouth194510-2117 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 18
Apr 26
d
 
3-3F
24
Hull203710-1016 
l
 
1-3A
Jan 21
Dec 26
Apr 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
QPR 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
Preston 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
10
Lost
6
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at QPR since 2000
QPR
Preston
Goals: Scored
22
23
Games: Scored
11 / 17
11 / 17
Clean sheets
6 / 17
6 / 17
QPR
7
D
3
PNE
7
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
QPR
Goals: Scored
22
16
Games: Scored
13 / 17
12 / 17
Clean sheets
5 / 17
4 / 17
QPR
3
D
7
PNE
7
Goal Statistics

Preston North End's defensive record is very strong, Paul Heckingbottom's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Championship matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.4 for Queens Park Rangers makes sense in this context.

QPR 19th Preston 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that QPR will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
QPR’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-17
Preston have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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QPR
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
QPR
PNE
7%
better
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Games scored14
14
Failed to score6
6
Scored first6
9
Goals scored20
20
Avg. goals scored1
1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal9
8
Conversion rate for11
13
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
QPR
PNE
11%
better
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Games conceded14
12
Clean sheets6
8
Conceded first11
7
Goals conceded26
26
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%

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

QPR Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20336
P NardiM FreyK DembéléS Field
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Nardi GLK20
1
-
J Dunne DEF2021
4
-
S Cook DEF20
3
-
P Smyth FWD201
2
-
S Field MID192
6
-
K Saito FWD192
-
L Andersen MID181
-
Z Celar FWD182
1
-
J Varane MID17
4
1
N Madsen MID162
1
-
K Paal DEF152
1
-
A Lloyd FWD131
1
-
H Ashby DEF12
2
-
K Dembélé MID1013
2
-
M Frey FWD1031
-
I Chair MID8
-
J Clarke-Salter DEF7
3
-
M Fox DEF7
1
-
L Morrison DEF6
1
-
Hevertton DEF6
1
-
R. Kolli FWD622
-
D. Bennie FWD6
1
-
J Colback MID4
1
1
E Dixon-Bonner MID3
1
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Preston Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19527
F WoodmanE RiisE RiisB Whiteman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Riis FWD2052
2
-
F Woodman GLK19
4
1
A Hughes DEF191
4
-
J Storey DEF1911
3
-
B Whiteman MID191
7
-
D Holmes MID191
2
-
K Kesler-Hayden DEF182
3
-
B Potts DEF1811
3
-
M Frökjaer-Jensen MID1721
4
-
S Greenwood MID1742
5
1
S Thórdarson MID16
1
-
A McCann MID161
6
-
L Lindsay DEF14
3
1
M Osmajic FWD123
2
-
R Brady MID111
3
-
J Whatmough DEF10
2
-
R Ledson MID81
3
-
J Bowler FWD7
-
W Keane FWD71
-
J Okkels FWD6
-
D Cornell GLK2
-
K. Best DEF1
-