Match Report
Queens Park Rangers went into the game 15th in the table on 58 points; Derby County sat 8th on 69 — an 11-point gap. Queens Park Rangers had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 15th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Queens Park Rangers 1.33 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Derby County 1.46 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 24 games: 9 Queens Park Rangers wins, 9 for Derby County, 6 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
MATRADE Loftus Road, capacity 18,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Queens Park Rangers: Harvey Vale (13'), Richard Kone (55') · Derby County: Oscar Fraulo (25'), Jaydon Banel (88'), Sondre Langås (76')
Key stats
Possession: Queens Park Rangers 56% · Derby County 44% · Total shots: 23-12 · On target: 12-3 · Corners: 10-6