QPR 4-1 Derby: result and AI prediction

AI match recap

QPR have the stronger league position and home setting, but arrive after a sequence in which draws have become a habit. Derby’s form is poor, yet they took both meetings last season and have enough experienced players to make this uncomfortable if QPR’s buildup becomes predictable. The major home-team issue is availability: Lamptey is out and Chair is not expected back, although Kone’s return offers a timely attacking lift. This should hinge on whether QPR convert early territorial control before Derby can make the match physical and fragmented.

Head-to-head analysis

Derby won both Championship meetings last season, including at Loftus Road, after QPR had won the prior home meeting emphatically. The longer recent series is mixed, but the Rams hold the most relevant psychological edge.

Injuries and absences

QPR are without Chair, Dembele and confirmed absentee Lamptey, while Burrell remains a fitness question; Kone’s return partly restores forward depth but not Chair’s creativity. Derby’s absences include Agyemang, Clarke, Forsyth, Murkin, Taylor and Widell Zetterstrom, leaving fewer defensive and goalkeeper options across a midweek fixture.

Form (last 5)

QPR vs Derby stats

Last meetings

• 2026-04-25QPR 2-3 Derby
• 2025-10-25Derby 1-0 QPR
• 2025-02-14QPR 4-0 Derby
• 2024-10-05Derby 2-0 QPR
• 2022-04-18QPR 1-0 Derby
• 2021-11-29Derby 1-2 QPR

Unavailable players

Other Championship matches

• Bristol City – Blackburn
• Burnley – Charlton
• Cardiff – Watford
• Millwall – Swansea
• Wolves – Bolton
• Wrexham – West Brom
• Birmingham – Preston
• Stoke City – Middlesbrough