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Queens Park Rangers 4–1 Leicester City · Championship

4–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Queens Park Rangers won 4–1.

Shots
129
Shots on target
62
Expected goals
1.771.14
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Queens Park Rangers beat Leicester City 4–1. Recorded in this match (Queens Park Rangers – Leicester City): shots 12–9, shots on target 6–2, expected goals 1.77–1.14, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

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/match ▲Goals 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 days ▲Rest 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.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots9 shotsQueens Park Rangers 12 shots, Leicester City 9 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots2 shotsQueens Park Rangers 6 shots, Leicester City 2 shots
  • Expected goals1.77 xG1.14 xGQueens Park Rangers 1.77 xG, Leicester City 1.14 xG
  • Possession45%55%Queens Park Rangers 45%, Leicester City 55%
  • Corners2 corners3 cornersQueens Park Rangers 2 corners, Leicester City 3 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls13 foulsQueens Park Rangers 10 fouls, Leicester City 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Queens Park Rangers
0Draws
1Leicester City
Leicester City — Queens Park Rangers · Championship1–2
Queens Park Rangers — Leicester City · Championship1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Queens Park Rangers favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Leicester City in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Queens Park Rangers22 matchesLeicester City22 matches
1.45 goals/matchGoals scored22/221.41 goals/match
1.55 goals/matchGoals allowed22/22▲ 1.41 goals/match
1.34 xG/match ▲Expected goals22/221.18 xG/match
13.4 shots/match ▲Shots21/2111.9 shots/match
4.1 shots/matchShots on target21/213.95 shots/match
46.9%Possession21/21● 52.7%
5 corners/matchCorners21/21● 5.1 corners/match
10.5 fouls/matchFouls20/2111.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 20 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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