Championship · 2025Mon, 6 Apr 2026, 14:00 UTCFull timeDeepdaleFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricPreston North EndQueens Park Rangers
Shots8 shots/match18 shots/match
Shots on target2 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals0.63 xG/match0.94 xG/match
Possession51%49%
Corners2 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls4 fouls/match8 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Amadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 45′ · 0.01 xG · on targetRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 79′ · 0.01 xG · on targetHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJonathan Varane · Queens Park Rangers · 34′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 59′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedRayan Kolli · Queens Park Rangers · 60′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKieran Morgan · Queens Park Rangers · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 67′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 18′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKieran Morgan · Queens Park Rangers · 24′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKwame Poku · Queens Park Rangers · 87′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJordan Storey · Preston North End · 19′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 80′ · 0.05 xG · on targetAlfie Devine · Preston North End · 42′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMilutin Osmajić · Preston North End · 1′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedPaul Smyth · Queens Park Rangers · 26′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedKieran Morgan · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBen Whiteman · Preston North End · 44′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Vale · Queens Park Rangers · 54′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 74′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedThierry Small · Queens Park Rangers · 82′ · 0.10 xG · goalBrad Potts · Preston North End · 46′ · 0.12 xG · goalLewis Dobbin · Preston North End · 19′ · 0.15 xG · on targetDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.16 xG · on targetDaniel Bennie · Queens Park Rangers · 84′ · 0.18 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Preston North End: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.60 xG. Queens Park Rangers: 19 shots, 6 on target, 1.05 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Brad Potts · Preston North End · 46′Thierry Small · Queens Park Rangers · 82′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Preston North End 0.60 xG · Queens Park Rangers 1.05 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Queens Park Rangers's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Queens Park Rangers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

2.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.41 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 for2.4 goals/match1.41 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers.

3 daysRest daysPreston North End · Queens Park Rangers3 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricPreston North EndQueens Park RangersBaseline
Rest days3 days3 days
Matches last 14 days1 matches1 matches

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Preston North End
1Draws
0Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park RangersPreston North End · Championship11

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Preston North End favored in 1 of 14 directional metrics · Queens Park Rangers in 8 · 5 too close

1.17 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 41/411.41 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 41/411.54 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 41/411.18 xG/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 41/411.18 xG/match
10.5 shots/matchShotsseason · 40/4012.7 shots/match
14.6 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 40/4011.9 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 40/404 shots/match
4.3 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 40/403.95 shots/match
45.1%Possessionseason · 40/4045.4%
4.15 corners/matchCornersseason · 40/404.75 corners/match
6.4 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 40/405.18 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 40/3910.9 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
22%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 41/4122%
73%Scoring frequencyseason · 41/4176%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Preston North End18.8
Queens Park Rangers22.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Preston North End18.1
Queens Park Rangers61.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Preston North End26.4
Queens Park Rangers41.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Preston North End18.8
Queens Park Rangers89.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Preston North End35.4
Queens Park Rangers64.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 48%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Preston North End6.2
Queens Park Rangers35.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 98%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Preston North End16.6
Queens Park Rangers53.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.4 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51 goals/match
1.36 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.38 xG/match
9.8 shots/matchShots5/513.2 shots/match
2.8 shots/matchShots on target5/55 shots/match
41.6%Possession5/543%
3 corners/matchCorners5/53.2 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.2 fouls/matchFouls5/513.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/102 goals/match
1.07 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.23 xG/match
9.3 shots/matchShots10/1012.5 shots/match
2.8 shots/matchShots on target10/104.3 shots/match
47.9%Possession10/1042.9%
4.6 corners/matchCorners10/104.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.2 fouls/match

Window

Season

41 / 41 matches
1.17 goals/matchGoals scored41/411.41 goals/match
1.27 goals/matchGoals allowed41/411.54 goals/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals41/411.18 xG/match
10.5 shots/matchShots40/4012.7 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target40/404 shots/match
45.1%Possession40/4045.4%
4.15 corners/matchCorners40/404.75 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.6 fouls/matchFouls40/3910.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

21 / 21 matches
1.29 goals/matchGoals scored21/211 goals/match
1.19 goals/matchGoals allowed21/211.48 goals/match
1.16 xG/matchExpected goals21/210.88 xG/match
10.9 shots/matchShots20/2011.1 shots/match
3.3 shots/matchShots on target20/203.2 shots/match
46.9%Possession20/2044.7%
4.7 corners/matchCorners20/204.15 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls20/2010.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

3 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/13 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples41 / 41home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 6 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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