{"id":1419576,"date":"2025-12-17T12:57:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1419576"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:57:28","slug":"match-preview-qpr-vs-leicester-20-12-25-championship","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-qpr-vs-leicester-20-12-25-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Park Rangers vs Leicester City: predictions, stats, tips &amp; odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Queens Park Rangers welcome Leicester City to Loftus Road in a game that pits two teams locked together on points. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kick-off is set for Saturday afternoon, with the hosts aiming to triumph over a Leicester side that have better offensive and defensive numbers. With recent head-to-heads favouring the Foxes this is a meeting where both momentum and underlying numbers collide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-best-bets-amp-predictions\">Best Bets &amp; Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the close nature of the two sides and a head to head record without much to choose from, here are our betting recommendations for this match. We\u2019re particularly confident in both teams finding the net, given their attacking output and shot metrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Our Prediction<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Odds &amp; Bookmaker<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Confidence<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Why We&#8217;re Backing It<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Both Teams to Score \u2013 Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">1\/2 @ Bet365<\/a><br>(66.7%)<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Both sides average over 1.5 goals per game, and have top-3 shot volumes in the division.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Over 2.5 Goals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">4\/7 @ Bet365<\/a><br>(63.6%)<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Coventry&#8217;s attack is red-hot; 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The table below offers a quick comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Team<\/th>\n<th>Pos<\/th>\n<th>P<\/th>\n<th>W<\/th>\n<th>D<\/th>\n<th>L<\/th>\n<th>GF<\/th>\n<th>GA<\/th>\n<th>GD<\/th>\n<th>Pts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Leicester City<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">+3<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Queens Park Rangers<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-5<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-potential-match-winners\">Potential Match-Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City):<\/strong> A constant threat in wide areas, involved in the majority of Leicester&#8217;s high xG attacks. Look for him to test QPR&#8217;s full-backs and get shots away \u2013 he&#8217;s part of a side with 48% shot accuracy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Patson Daka (Leicester City):<\/strong> Has the pace to exploit QPR&#8217;s defensive gaps and is often the focal point for through balls, benefiting from Leicester&#8217;s 83.8% pass accuracy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Koki Saito (QPR):<\/strong> One of QPR&#8217;s liveliest attackers, likely to feature in their 542 total touches in the opposition box \u2013 more than any other player on the pitch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Richard Kone (QPR):<\/strong> Creative force in attack, responsible for much of QPR&#8217;s attacking transitions, and could be the key to unlocking Leicester&#8217;s vulnerable back line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-head-to-head-last-3-meetings\">Head-to-Head <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Last 3 Meetings<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Leicester have had the upper hand in recent encounters, winning two of the last three meetings, including a 6-2 thrashing in the FA Cup. However, QPR did snatch a win away at the King Power last season, reminding punters that this matchup can swing either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"\" data-align=\"center\">Date<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Score<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Competition<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">11\/01\/25<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Leicester City 6-2 Queens Park Rangers<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">FA Cup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">02\/03\/24<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Leicester City 1-2 Queens Park Rangers<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Championship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28\/10\/23<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Leicester City<\/td>\n<td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Championship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SquawkaBet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-1024x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1415389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-1024x114.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-300x33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-768x86.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-1536x171.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-400x45.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-600x67.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-538x60.jpg 538w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-150x17.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1-40x4.jpg 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/28163831\/Group-14764-1.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion: Can Leicester&#8217;s Attack Outgun QPR&#8217;s Volume?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With both teams neck-and-neck in the table, this clash is as much about momentum as it is about points. Leicester have shown greater control and finishing quality, while QPR&#8217;s relentless attacking approach could yet pay dividends if their finishing sharpens up. Will Leicester&#8217;s precision prove decisive, or can QPR&#8217;s attacking numbers finally convert into a statement win? <a href=\"\/en\/go\/bet365?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">Back both teams to score at 8\/11 with Bet365<\/a> (57.9%) for the value angle in a game that promises action at both ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><small>Odds correct at the time of writing. 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