QPR vs Leicester
Ref: Tom Nield, EnglandMATRADE Loftus Road, London · 18,360 cap
Match recap
QPR beat Leicester 4–1 in their Championship fixture. Saito, Kone, Dembélé, and Mbengue scored for QPR; Amari Otieno Thomas replied for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.77 for QPR versus 1.14 for Leicester. QPR sit 15th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
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Saito
Assist: Burrell
⚽
Kone
⚽
Dembélé
Assist: Burrell
35'
Ayew
Yellow Card
⚽
Mbengue
Assist: Dunne
Second Half
⇄
Clarke-Salter
63'
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Vestergaard
63'
⇄
James
63'
⇄
Ayew
73'
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Fatawu
⇄
Madsen
⇄
Varane
77'
Ricardo Pereira
Yellow Card
82'
⚽
Amari Otieno Thomas
⇄
Dembélé
⇄
Saito
85'
⇄
Ricardo Pereira
Norrington-Davies
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
QPRLeicester
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.77VS1.14
Attack5 · 1 won
12
Shots
9
6
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
8
2
Shots outside box
1
4
Shots off goal
2
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
329
Total passes
418
248
Accurate passes
332
75%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
5
-2
Goals prevented
-2
QPR
4-4-2
Leicester
4-2-3-1
QPR
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3J. DunneD
- 6J. Clarke-SalterD
- 7K. DembéléM
- 14K. SaitoM
- 16R. BurrellF
- 18R. Norrington-DaviesD
- 22R. KoneF
- 24N. MadsenM
- 27A. MbengueD
- 29B. HamerG
- 40J. VaraneM
Substitutes
- 1P. NardiG
- 4L. MorrisonD
- 5S. CookD
- 8S. FieldM
- 11P. SmythF
- 12M. FreyF
- 15I. HaydenM
- 17K. PokuM
- 21Kieran MorganD
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 25L. PageM
- 28J. MongaM
- 30A. RamseyM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
- 56O. AlukoD
QPR
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karamoko Dembélé | M | 85 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Amadou Salif Mbengue | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Richard Kone | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Koki Saito | M | 85 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/5 |
| Nicolas Madsen | M | 75 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jonathan Varane | M | 75 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jimmy Dunne(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jake Clarke-Salter | D | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rumarn Burrell | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Ben Hamer | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kieran Morgan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Morrison | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Nardi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Frey | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwame Poku | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Smyth | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Cook | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Hayden | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Field | M | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan James | M | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 63 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 85 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Olabade Aluko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Carranza | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silko Thomas | F | 27 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Ramsey | M | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |