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EFL Championship · MW3 Ewood Park, Blackburn, LancashireRef: Gavin Ward
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Blackburn 1-2 QPR result, stats and report

Blackburn
Lost · xG 1.20
1 – 2
FT
Won · xG 1.61
QPR
Next: Bristol City v Blackburn · Tue 13 Oct · QPR v Derby · Wed 14 Oct
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Blackburn vs QPR: what we can confirm

Blackburn vs QPR has finished in the EFL Championship. Played UK time.

Match Review · published 9 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST

QPR Win 2-1 at Blackburn Despite Being Outshot: How They Did It

By SportSignals Match Desk · Football analysis desk ·

QPR claimed a 2-1 victory at Ewood Park despite Blackburn producing 19 shots to their 12, with Ryoya Morishita's early second-half strike proving the decisive moment in a match that told you everything about efficiency over volume.

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How it played out

QPR won it 2–1

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

Provider final · 05:55 · archive check in progressFull stats

The completed-match archive is not published yet. Current match rows are not substituted into it while verification is pending.

📊 Match recap and data context

Blackburn host QPR at Ewood Park on 29 August at 14:00 UTC in the Championship. Blackburn have won two of their last five matches with both sides hitting both goals in 60% of recent outings. QPR arrive with identical BTTS form but a shakier record of two losses in five games. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.

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Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Jimmy DunneQPR★ MOTM1 goal · 90 min7.7
  2. Paul Patrick SmythQPR1 goal · 64 min7.6
  3. Ryoya MorishitaBlackburn1 goal · 90 min7.6
  4. R. BurrellQPR1 assist · 90 min7.5
  5. Kwame PokuQPR26 min7.1

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

The provider forecast gives QPR win the highest 1X2 probability at 40.4%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

Blackburn
32.2%
Draw
27.5%
QPR
40.4%
Both teams to score · Yes
51.0%
Over 2.5 goals
47.8%

Forecast result checked ·

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

Match facts · what the record shows

10 facts from this result

The final verified live-context record and historical evidence saved before kick-off, kept as separate evidence sets.

Head-to-head evidence

Final live-fact record

  • For QPR, the final recorded goal situation matched 5 comparable matches from 27 checked matches: 100% win, 0% draw, 0% loss.Verified final
  • For QPR, the final recorded goal situation matched 18 comparable matches from 100 checked matches: 100% win, 0% draw, 0% loss.Verified final
  • For Blackburn, the final recorded goal situation matched 5 comparable matches from 27 checked matches: 0% win, 0% draw, 100% loss.Verified final
  • For Blackburn, the final recorded goal situation matched 22 comparable matches from 100 checked matches: 0% win, 0% draw, 100% loss.Verified final

Captured from live match context at . This is a retained situation record, not a post-match performance claim.

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 1-0is the most common scoreline between Blackburn and QPR, landing 6 times across 20 league meetings on record.Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • 11/20recorded league meetings saw both teams score (55%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • 5league matches at home unbeaten for Blackburn.Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • Blackburn scored first in 4 of their last 10 league matches (40%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • QPR scored first in 3 of their last 10 league matches (30%).Immutable lifecycle evidence
  • Blackburn have averaged 1.0 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable lifecycle evidence

Immutable lifecycle evidence · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Blackburn vs QPR?
    QPR beat Blackburn 2-1 in the EFL Championship at Ewood Park.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Ryoya Morishita opened the scoring in the 49th minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Ryoya Morishita (49'), Paul Smyth (51'), Jimmy Dunne (74').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 5 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    Gavin Ward officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    Blackburn vs QPR kicked off on Saturday, 29 August 2026 UK time at Ewood Park.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    6 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    No. The published pick was Under 2.5 goals, and it did not land.
  • When do they play next?
    Blackburn play Bristol City on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 UK time. QPR play Derby on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 UK time.

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