Queens Park Rangers 4-1 Derby County: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
6 of 12 right
- Result Queens Park Rangers win47% 4-1
- Double chance Queens Park Rangers or draw (1X)74% 4-1
- Goals over/under 2.5 Under 2.551% 5 goals
- More corners Queens Park Rangers61% Derby County (1-3)
- Yellow cards Around average 0 yellow cards · league 3.3
- Yellow cards 0 yellow cards 3.5 Under61% 4.5 Under79% 5.5 Under90%
- Corners Around average 4 corners · league 10.5
- Corners 4 corners 8.5 Over68% 9.5 Over58% 10.5 Under53%
Match stats
- 4 Goals 1
- 0 Yellow cards 0
- 0 Red cards 0
- 1 Corners 3
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
In the Championship Matchday 10, Queens Park Rangers vs Derby County takes place on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at MATRADE Loftus Road. Our pick is a Queens Park Rangers win, and we also favour Queens Park Rangers win or draw as the double chance.
Why this pick?
Our model backs Queens Park Rangers to win, chiefly because they have home advantage, which is a moderate edge. The strongest argument against is Derby County's defence: their rating of 48 is clearly superior to Queens Park Rangers' 26, so the visitors may prove stubborn. Even so, Queens Park Rangers are rated slightly stronger overall, and their recent play shows they spend more time in the opposition box than the average Championship side, while Derby are 23rd and have lost three of their last five. The call is moderate in clarity.
Form guide
Queens Park Rangers
- D 1-1 at West Ham United (A) Championship · 9 Oct
- D 2-2 vs Preston North End (H) Championship · 19 Sep
- D 1-1 at West Bromwich Albion (A) Championship · 12 Sep
- D 0-0 at Charlton Athletic (A) Championship · 9 Sep
- L 0-1 vs Middlesbrough (H) Championship · 5 Sep
Derby County
- D 1-1 vs Wrexham (H) Championship · 10 Oct
- D 1-1 at Burnley (A) Championship · 19 Sep
- L 1-2 vs Birmingham City (H) Championship · 12 Sep
- L 0-1 vs West Bromwich Albion (H) Championship · 9 Sep
- L 0-3 at West Ham United (A) Championship · 5 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
23 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 25 Apr 2026 · Championship Queens Park Rangers 2-3 Derby County
- 25 Oct 2025 · Championship Derby County 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
- 14 Feb 2025 · Championship Queens Park Rangers 4-0 Derby County
- 5 Oct 2024 · Championship Derby County 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
- 18 Apr 2022 · Championship Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Derby County
Championship so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11:8 | +3 | 14 |
| 23 | | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8:15 | -7 | 6 |
Positions in our table of 24 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Championship, Matchday 10
- Kick-off
- Venue
- MATRADE Loftus Road, London
Questions and answers
What was the score of Queens Park Rangers vs Derby County?
Queens Park Rangers 4-1 Derby County in the Championship (Matchday 10) on Wednesday 14 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Queens Park Rangers vs Derby County right?
Yes: our result pick was Queens Park Rangers win, and the score after 90 minutes was 4-1. 6 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in Queens Park Rangers vs Derby County?
0 yellow cards (Queens Park Rangers 0, Derby County 0), no red cards and 4 corners (Queens Park Rangers 1, Derby County 3).
Other Championship results that day
All results- FT
Portsmouth 3
Sheffield United 2 Our pick Home - FT
Norwich City 0
Southampton 1 Our pick Away - FT
Lincoln City 0
West Ham United 6 Our pick Away
Times are UTC.