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Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers : FA Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

King Power Stadium, Leicester

The FA Cup is the focus for both Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers on Saturday afternoon, as managers Steve Cooper and Martí Cifuentes Corvillo go head to head at the King Power Stadium. All of the important statistics for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and the best odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a smart bet.

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Leicester City's next match is v Fulham at 15:00 on Saturday 18th January
Queens Park Rangers's next match is v Plymouth at 12:30 on Saturday 18th January
The last English FA Cup meeting between Leicester and QPR was on Saturday 11th January 2025
English FA Cup
January 11th 2025
Leicester 6
2 QPR
 
J. Justin 8'18' J. Varane
S. Mavididi 35'45' R. Kolli
F. Buonanotte 38'
J. Vardy 51'
J. Justin 63'
W. Faes 90'
 
LEI
QPR
Shots On
6
4
Shots Off
2
2
Corners
2
6
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
9
11
 
LeicesterQPR
 
J. Stolarczyk
V. Kristiansen
W. Faesfootball icon
J. Justinfootball iconfootball icon
C. Coady
B. El Khannous (J. Ayew 60')
H. Winks (O. Skipp 60')
B. Soumaré
F. Buonanottefootball icon (B. Reid 81')
S. Mavididifootball icon (K. McAteer 66')
J. Vardyfootball icon (P. Daka 60')
J. Walsh
(J. Colback 72') K. Paal
H. Ashby
R. Edwards
J. Clarke-Salter
(P. Smyth 70') I. Chair
(K. Morgan 70') S. Field
N. Hautorp Madsen
football iconJ. Varane
(M. Frey 82') K. Saito
(C. Philpott 72') football iconR. Kolli

Best Tip: Leicester to win

We're predicting Leicester will be victorious come the end of the 90 mins on Saturday in the win / draw / win market. The latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) data below all point in that direction and, as favourites with the bookies, the odds back that up too. There could be wild scenes among the home supporters when the game draws to a close at King Power Stadium.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Leicester are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 63% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.60.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Leicester
63%
9/20
2%
10/21
Draw
20%
7/218/5
QPR
17%
21/4
9%
5/1
Leicester 2-0
10%
13/2
12%
6/1
13%
Leicester 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Leicester 1-0
9%
7/1
16%
13/2
6%
Draw 1-1
9%
8/17/1
Leicester 3-0
7%
9/1
9%
17/2
5%
Leicester 3-1
7%
10/19/1
5%
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
QPR 2-1
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/1
12%
11/1
8%
QPR 1-0
4%
18/114/1
Leicester 4-0
4%
18/114/1
Leicester 4-1
4%
20/1
11%
14/1
Leicester 3-2
3%
22/1
10%
16/1
13%
QPR 2-0
2%
33/125/1
13%
Leicester 4-2
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/13
6%
3/5
7%
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
13/10
8%
5/4
8%
Home 1st Goal
57%
1/3-
Away 1st Goal
40%
12/5
5%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/5
8%
3/4
6%
BTTS - No
45%
19/20
7%
19/20
7%
BTTS - Home Win
31%
2/1
4%
19/10
7%
BTTS - Draw
16%
9/29/2
5%
BTTS - Away Win
9%
9/1
11%
17/2
12%
Home/draw
83%
1/8
2%
1/8
Away/draw
37%
13/88/5
Home/away
80%
2/111/5
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/11
4%
2/11
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
7/2
18%
10/3
10%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
6/4
11%
29/20
9%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
1/2
4%
1/2
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
10/3
8%
16/5
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/5
2%
1/5
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8/1
13%
7/1
23%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/14
1%
1/16
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/40
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/111/1
8%
Home DNB
77%
1/6
1%
1/6
1%
Away DNB
31%
4/1
11%
18/5
5%
Leicester win to nil
33%
13/8
5%
-
QPR win to nil
7%
10/1-
Leicester / Leicester
35%
6/523/20
Leicester / QPR
2%
40/133/1
17%
Leicester / Draw
6%
14/114/1
15%
Draw / Leicester
19%
10/3
4%
16/5
3%
Draw / QPR
7%
12/111/1
9%
Draw / Draw
13%
6/111/2
7%
QPR / Leicester
4%
18/116/1
13%
QPR / QPR
9%
10/1
10%
8/1
6%
QPR / Draw
5%
16/114/1
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Win / draw / win form
Leicester
20 games
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALeicester1 - 2A Villa
HLeicester0 - 2Man City
ALeicester1 - 3Liverpool
HLeicester0 - 3Wolves
ALeicester0 - 4Newcastle
HLeicester2 - 2Brighton
HLeicester3 - 1West Ham
ALeicester1 - 4Brentford
HLeicester1 - 2Chelsea
ALeicester0 - 3Man Utd
ALeicester1 - 1Ipswich
ALeicester2 - 5Man Utd
HLeicester1 - 3Nottm Forest
ALeicester3 - 2Southampton
HLeicester1 - 0Bournemouth
ALeicester2 - 4Arsenal
ALeicester0 - 0Walsall
HLeicester1 - 1Everton
ALeicester2 - 2C Palace
HLeicester1 - 2A Villa
QPR
20 games
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HQPR2 - 1Luton
HQPR3 - 1Watford
AQPR1 - 1Norwich
AQPR0 - 3Swansea
HQPR2 - 1Preston
AQPR1 - 1Bristol C
HQPR2 - 0Oxford Utd
HQPR3 - 0Norwich
AQPR0 - 0Watford
AQPR2 - 0Cardiff
HQPR1 - 1Stoke
AQPR0 - 2Leeds
HQPR1 - 4M'Boro
HQPR0 - 0Sunderland
AQPR0 - 0Burnley
HQPR1 - 1Coventry
HQPR1 - 2Portsmouth
AQPR0 - 2Derby
HQPR1 - 3Hull
AQPR0 - 2Blackburn
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.1 is decent for Leicester City in their meeting with Queens Park Rangers, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 67 consecutive FA Cup matches.

Leicester QPR
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Leicester will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of QPR scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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Leicester
PG (predicted goals)
QPR
2.1
1
Attack rating
8%
better
LEI
QPR
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Games scored15
13
Failed to score5
7
Scored first5
7
Goals scored23
21
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for16
13
Avg. XG for1
1
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
LEI
QPR
35%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
14
Clean sheets2
6
Conceded first14
10
Goals conceded46
25
Avg. goals conceded2.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded12
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against2.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+35%

The line-ups for the FA Cup match between Leicester v QPR will show here when available.

Leicester FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1220
J StolarczykJ Justin B Khannouss
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Stolarczyk GLK1
-
J Justin  DEF12
-
W Faes DEF11
-
C Coady DEF1
-
V Kristiansen DEF1
-
B Soumaré MID1
-
H Winks MID1
-
F Buonanotte MID111
-
B Khannouss MID12
-
S Mavididi MID11
-
J Vardy FWD11
-
Subs
D Iversen GLK
-
C Okoli DEF
-
L Thomas DEF
-
K McAteer MID1
-
H Choudhury MID
-
O Skipp MID1
-
B Cordova-Reid FWD1
-
J Ayew FWD1
-
P Daka FWD11
-
QPR FA Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
J WalshJ VaraneR. Kolli
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Walsh GLK1
-
H Ashby DEF1
-
R Edwards DEF1
-
J Clarke-Salter DEF1
-
K Paal DEF1
-
S Field MID1
-
J Varane MID11
-
K Saito MID1
-
N Madsen MID1
-
I Chair MID1
-
R. Kolli FWD111
-
Subs
P Nardi GLK
-
J Dunne DEF
-
M Fox DEF
-
K. Morgan DEF1
-
J Colback MID1
-
E Dixon-Bonner MID
-
P Smyth FWD1
-
M Frey FWD1
-
C Philpott FWD
-
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