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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 20 Dec 2025

Queens Park Rangers 4–1 Leicester City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.8 – 1.4
Goals
4 – 1

Footybot made Queens Park Rangers favourites at 47%.

Queens Park Rangers won a close one on the chances: 1.8 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jannik Vestergaard, 67.6 in 63′.

Well above their usual level: Jannik Vestergaard +18.7, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku +8.3.

Well below it: Jakub Stolarczyk −25.2, Rhys Norrington-Davies −16.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Queens Park Rangers

13 Dec 2025L 1–3at Middlesbrough Championship
9 Dec 2025W 2–1v Birmingham City Championship
6 Dec 2025W 3–1v West Bromwich Albion Championship
29 Nov 2025L 1–3at Norwich City Championship
26 Nov 2025W 1–0at Blackburn Rovers Championship

Leicester City

13 Dec 2025W 3–1v Ipswich Town Championship
10 Dec 2025D 2–2at Bristol City Championship
6 Dec 2025W 3–1at Derby County Championship
29 Nov 2025L 2–3v Sheffield United Championship
25 Nov 2025L 0–3at Southampton Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Queens Park Rangers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jake Clarke-Salter Defender4500–50.2+6.0
Ben Hamer Goalkeeper9000–45.8–
Nicolas Madsen Midfielder7500–43.1−0.0
Richard Kone Forward90100.3741.2+0.8
Jimmy Dunne Defender90010.0640.6−5.9
Karamoko Dembélé Midfielder85100.0540.0+1.9
Steve Cook Defender4500–37.1−4.5
Paul Smyth Midfielder1000–36.1–
Rumarn Burrell Forward9002–35.9−7.8
Jonathan Varane Midfielder7500–35.8−5.0
Amadou Salif Mbengue Defender90100.0134.6−2.6
Koki Saito Midfielder85101.2632.3−4.6
Isaac Hayden Midfielder1500–26.7–
Sam Field Midfielder15000.0124.6–
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender9000–19.9−16.5
Kwame Poku Midfielder1000–18.9–

Leicester City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Silko Thomas Forward27100.3975.6–
Jannik Vestergaard Defender6300–67.6+18.7
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder2700–47.8–
Louis Page Midfielder1000–46.9–
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Midfielder7300–44.9+8.3
Oliver Skipp Midfielder9000–44.5+4.6
Jordan James Midfielder6300–40.6−7.2
Benjamin Nelson Defender9000–40.3+1.2
Jordan Ayew Forward6300–39.4−4.6
Bobby De Cordova-Reid Midfielder90000.7939.3−4.0
Stephy Mavididi Midfielder90000.1338.4−5.6
Ricardo Pereira Defender85000.0635.0−2.7
Jeremy Monga Midfielder1700–34.5–
Luke Thomas Defender90000.0531.3−3.4
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder2700–30.9–
Jakub Stolarczyk Goalkeeper9000–27.4−25.2