Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Lincoln City: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Queens Park Rangers won it

The opening goal came in the 11th minute: Richard Kone for Queens Park Rangers, set up by Boy Kemper. Lincoln City levelled at 1-1 in the 29th minute through Dom Jefferies, set up by Freddie Draper. Glen Kamara made it 2-1 to Queens Park Rangers in the 80th minute, set up by Ilias Chair.

It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, R. Madley, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Queens Park Rangers and 2 to Lincoln City.

Queens Park Rangers: J. Stéphan, 4-2-3-1 · Lincoln City: T. Shaw, 4-4-2.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's Match Board pick, Queens Park Rangers Win, was right: 2-1 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Queens Park Rangers win at 60%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 2-0 (11%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 2.8 expected, 3 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 53%; with 3 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 51%; both did, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Queens Park Rangers win at 56%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-07, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.26 for Queens Park Rangers and 2.11 for Lincoln City.

Lincoln City left about 1.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Lincoln City created the better chances, 2.11 xG to 1.26, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Queens Park Rangers to create more, and Lincoln City did.

Queens Park Rangers had 4 shots on target, Lincoln City 3.

Queens Park Rangers had 69% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Queens Park Rangers came into it with 15 Championship matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.2 a match, with 1.83 expected goals for and 1.19 against, and had won 40% of their matches.

Lincoln City came into it with 15 Championship matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.42 expected goals for and 1.62 against, and had won 27% of their matches.

Queens Park Rangers vs Lincoln City: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Glen Kamara (Queens Park Rangers), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Queens Park Rangers

• Glen Kamara 7.9 1 goal
• Jimmy Dunne 7.5
• Boy Kemper 7.3 1 assist
• Kealey Adamson 7.3
• Pierce Charles 7.1

Lincoln City

• Freddie Draper 7.3 1 assist
• Dom Jefferies 7.2 1 goal
• Sonny Bradley 7.0
• George Wickens 6.9
• Mikkel Ladefoged 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Daniel Oyegoke at 6.3. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Queens Park Rangers: Millwall vs Queens Park Rangers Saturday 21 November 2026 · Championship
• Lincoln City: Lincoln City vs Wrexham Saturday 21 November 2026 · Championship

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Queens Park Rangers vs Lincoln City

What was the score in Queens Park Rangers vs Lincoln City?

Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Lincoln City (half-time 1-1), Championship, Saturday 7 November 2026.

Who scored in Queens Park Rangers vs Lincoln City?

Richard Kone 11', Dom Jefferies 29', Glen Kamara 80'.

Did Moneyball predict Queens Park Rangers vs Lincoln City correctly?

Moneyball's Match Board pick, Queens Park Rangers Win, was right: 2-1 bears it out.

Who was man of the match in Queens Park Rangers vs Lincoln City?

Glen Kamara, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Queens Park Rangers vs Lincoln City?

R. Madley.