Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End Prediction: Stéphan's Organized Attack to Edge Euell's Interim Side
Queens Park Rangers welcome Preston North End to Loftus Road on 19 September 2026 for a Matchweek 8 Championship fixture that means something very different to each side. QPR sit fifth with 12 points from seven games, already in the…
On 2026-09-19 at 15:00 GMT, Queens Park Rangers take on Preston North End in week 8 of Championship (2026-2027).
Recent managerial H2H between J. Stéphan and P. Heckingbottom over 2 matches, record stands at 0-0, with 2 draws.
After 7 matchdays, Queens Park Rangers sit 5th with 12 points and Preston North End are 23rd having collected 3 points.
Queens Park Rangers have 6 players out: I. Chair (Injury), K. Dembele (Knee Injury), B. Kemper (Ankle Injury), R. Kone (Injury), T. Lamptey (Injury), J. Dunne (Knee Injury) but Preston North End have 3 players missing: A. McCann (Injury), B. Potts (Ankle Injury), T. Carroll (Ankle Injury).
Our forecast has Queens Park Rangers in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Preston North End set to counter in 4-4-2.
The previous match saw H. Vale lead Queens Park Rangers with a 7.5 TheyScored rating, and J. Thompson top-rating for Preston North End at 6.9.
Queens Park Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion, and Preston North End then lost 0-1 to Lincoln City.
Queens Park Rangers look strong (2-2-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Preston North End have 1-0-4 in the same span.
Preston North End hold the upper hand H2H: of 36 meetings, they've triumphed 13 times, conceded 12 times and shared 11 draws.
Our model forecasts 1-0 for Queens Park Rangers, bolstered by their 1-1-1 home record and an average of 0.67 goals per game.
QPR is going head to head with Preston on 19/9/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and QPR v Preston H2H statistics!