Championship · 2025Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTCFull timeLoftus Road StadiumFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricQueens Park RangersLeicester City
Shots12 shots/match9 shots/match
Shots on target6 shots/match2 shots/match
Expected goals1.77 xG/match1.14 xG/match
Possession45%55%
Corners2 corners/match3 corners/match
Fouls10 fouls/match13 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Amadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 45′ · 0.01 xG · goalSam Field · Queens Park Rangers · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 54′ · 0.02 xG · on targetKaramoko Dembélé · Queens Park Rangers · 84′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 9′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 25′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKaramoko Dembélé · Queens Park Rangers · 33′ · 0.04 xG · goalSilko Thomas · Leicester City · 68′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 69′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRicardo Pereira · Leicester City · 81′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 58′ · 0.05 xG · on targetLuke Thomas · Leicester City · 66′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedStephy Mavididi · Leicester City · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJimmy Dunne · Queens Park Rangers · 45′ · 0.06 xG · on targetKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 62′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 56′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedRichard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 29′ · 0.20 xG · goalKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 2′ · 0.23 xG · goalSilko Thomas · Leicester City · 82′ · 0.36 xG · goalBobby De Cordova-Reid · Leicester City · 82′ · 0.82 xG · off target or blockedKoki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 19′ · 0.94 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Queens Park Rangers: 12 shots, 6 on target, 1.81 xG. Leicester City: 9 shots, 2 on target, 1.46 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Koki Saito · Queens Park Rangers · 2′Richard Kone · Queens Park Rangers · 29′Karamoko Dembélé · Queens Park Rangers · 33′Amadou Salif Mbengue · Queens Park Rangers · 45′Silko Thomas · Leicester City · 82′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Queens Park Rangers 1.81 xG · Leicester City 1.46 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Leicester City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Queens Park Rangers. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Leicester City's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Leicester City's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.41 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.2 goals/match1.41 goals/match1.32 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Queens Park Rangers.

7 daysRest daysQueens Park Rangers · Leicester City7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricQueens Park RangersLeicester CityBaseline
Rest days7 days7 days
Matches last 14 days3 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Queens Park Rangers favored in 8 of 14 directional metrics · Leicester City in 1 · 5 too close

1.45 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 22/221.41 goals/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 22/221.41 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 22/221.18 xG/match
1.2 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 22/221.43 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShotsseason · 21/2111.9 shots/match
12.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 21/2113 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 21/213.95 shots/match
3.81 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 21/214.38 shots/match
46.9%Possessionseason · 21/2152.7%
5 corners/matchCornersseason · 21/215.1 corners/match
5.14 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 21/215.71 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 20/2111.3 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
23%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 22/2214%
86%Scoring frequencyseason · 22/2282%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Queens Park Rangers29.2
Leicester City68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Queens Park Rangers68.8
Leicester City55.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Queens Park Rangers42.4
Leicester City29.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 97%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Queens Park Rangers85.4
Leicester City14.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Queens Park Rangers39.6
Leicester City68.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 46%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Queens Park Rangers41.7
Leicester City50
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 96%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Queens Park Rangers52.6
Leicester City54.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 94%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.2 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed5/52.2 goals/match
1.52 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.2 xG/match
12.4 shots/matchShots5/510.2 shots/match
4.6 shots/matchShots on target5/53.6 shots/match
42.2%Possession5/547.8%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/53.6 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.8 fouls/matchFouls5/512 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.6 goals/match
1.7 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.9 goals/match
1.54 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.21 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots10/109.6 shots/match
4.8 shots/matchShots on target10/103.2 shots/match
43.7%Possession10/1048.7%
5.5 corners/matchCorners10/103.3 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.6 fouls/match

Window

Season

22 / 22 matches
1.45 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.41 goals/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowed22/221.41 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals22/221.18 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots21/2111.9 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on target21/213.95 shots/match
46.9%Possession21/2152.7%
5 corners/matchCorners21/215.1 corners/match
Cards0/0
10.5 fouls/matchFouls20/2111.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

11 / 12 matches
1.82 goals/matchGoals scored11/121.42 goals/match
1.36 goals/matchGoals allowed11/121.67 goals/match
1.63 xG/matchExpected goals11/121.1 xG/match
15.3 shots/matchShots11/1110.5 shots/match
4.64 shots/matchShots on target11/113.64 shots/match
47.6%Possession11/1150%
5.64 corners/matchCorners11/113.91 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.1 fouls/matchFouls10/1111.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17 days
3 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples22 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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