Championship · 2025Loftus Road Stadium

Queens Park Rangers 2–3 Derby County · Championship

2–3Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Derby County won 2–3.

Shots
2412
Shots on target
123
Expected goals
2.481.13
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Derby County beat Queens Park Rangers 3–2. Recorded in this match (Queens Park Rangers – Derby County): shots 24–12, shots on target 12–3, expected goals 2.48–1.13, possession 55%–45%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Queens Park Rangers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.36 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.36 goals/match1.27 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Queens Park Rangers, Derby County.

3.8 days ▲Rest daysQueens Park Rangers · Derby County3.8 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricQueens Park RangersDerby CountyBaseline
Rest days3.8 days3.8 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots24 shots12 shotsQueens Park Rangers 24 shots, Derby County 12 shots
  • Shots on target12 shots3 shotsQueens Park Rangers 12 shots, Derby County 3 shots
  • Expected goals2.48 xG1.13 xGQueens Park Rangers 2.48 xG, Derby County 1.13 xG
  • Possession55%45%Queens Park Rangers 55%, Derby County 45%
  • Corners10 corners6 cornersQueens Park Rangers 10 corners, Derby County 6 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls8 foulsQueens Park Rangers 12 fouls, Derby County 8 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Amadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 9′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIlias Chair · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJaydon Banel · Derby County · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKieran Morgan · Queens Park Rangers · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMax Johnston · Derby County · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 40′ · 0.02 xG · on targetHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 27′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 31′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 38′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMax Johnston · Derby County · 46′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 64′ · 0.03 xG · on targetHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 74′ · 0.03 xG · on targetOscar Fraulo · Derby County · 25′ · 0.04 xG · goalJonathan Varane · Queens Park Rangers · 34′ · 0.04 xG · on targetMatt Clarke · Derby County · 53′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSondre Langås · Derby County · 53′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKieran Morgan · Queens Park Rangers · 41′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 59′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 10′ · 0.06 xG · on targetCarlton Morris · Derby County · 77′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMatt Clarke · Derby County · 84′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJaydon Banel · Derby County · 88′ · 0.06 xG · goalDavid Ozoh · Derby County · 70′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 41′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 55′ · 0.09 xG · goalHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 13′ · 0.10 xG · goalHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 45′ · 0.12 xG · on targetRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 60′ · 0.14 xG · on targetPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 59′ · 0.15 xG · on targetLars-Jørgen Salvesen · Derby County · 80′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedSondre Langås · Derby County · 76′ · 0.23 xG · goalHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 5′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedRonnie Edwards · Queens Park Rangers · 64′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 5′ · 0.30 xG · on targetHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 49′ · 0.34 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Queens Park Rangers: 23 shots, 12 on target, 2.22 xG. Derby County: 12 shots, 3 on target, 0.86 xG. · 1 unplaced

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Harvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 13′Richard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 55′Oscar Fraulo · Derby County · 25′Sondre Langås · Derby County · 76′Jaydon Banel · Derby County · 88′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Queens Park Rangers 2.22 xG · Derby County 0.86 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Queens Park Rangers
0Draws
2Derby County
Derby County — Queens Park Rangers · Championship1–0
Queens Park Rangers — Derby County · Championship4–0
Derby County — Queens Park Rangers · Championship2–0
Queens Park Rangers — Derby County · Championship1–0
Derby County — Queens Park Rangers · Championship1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Queens Park Rangers favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · Derby County in 4 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Queens Park Rangers45 matchesDerby County45 matches
1.36 goals/matchGoals scored45/45▲ 1.47 goals/match
1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed45/45▲ 1.27 goals/match
1.18 xG/matchExpected goals45/451.21 xG/match
12.7 shots/match ▲Shots44/4410.9 shots/match
4.09 shots/match ▲Shots on target44/443.55 shots/match
46% ●Possession44/4444.5%
4.93 corners/match ●Corners44/444.5 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls43/4312.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples45 / 45home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 25 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Championship

Make a graphic from this match

Creator Studio builds a branded post from this match's recorded data, with its evidence grade and source cutoff carried into the export.

Turn this match into a graphicReady-made from PitchMath data · No sign-up required