FM Preview: Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City 05 Mar 2011

Last updated : 04 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 6 of the 28 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, with Leicester City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rangers in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Leicester City 0 - 2 Q.P.R. Championship
2009/2010 Mon 05 Apr Leicester City 4 - 0 Q.P.R. Championship
2009/2010 Fri 30 Oct Q.P.R. 1-2 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Tue 01 Jan Q.P.R. 3 - 1 Leicester City Championship
2007/2008 Sat 15 Sep Leicester City 1 - 1 Q.P.R. Championship
2006/2007 Sat 17 Mar Leicester City 1 - 3 Q.P.R. Championship
2006/2007 Sat 28 Oct Q.P.R. 1 - 1 Leicester City Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Queens Park Rangers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Rangers, with 4 goals against.

The Foxes have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Queens Park Rangers are leading the way in the Npower Championship, with their 34 games giving them a return of 67 points.

Leicester City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Npower Championship, picking up 52 from their 34 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Queens Park Rangers 6 4 2 0 10 2 14
Leicester City 6 4 1 1 10 5 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rangers, as the Foxes have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Queens Park Rangers Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 9 matches.
Leicester City 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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