Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers: survival push meets slide-stopping bid | OneFootball

Leicester City host Queens Park Rangers in the Championship on Saturday, 14 March 2026 at the King Power Stadium, with the hosts seeking breathing space above the relegation places and the visitors aiming to halt a damaging run of defeats.

Recent meetings have swung both ways. Queens Park Rangers won 4-1 in December, while Leicester City hit six in the FA Cup last season. The context now is starkly different, with league position and momentum firmly in focus.

The Foxes have steadied slightly, drawing at Middlesbrough and Ipswich before a 2-0 home win over Bristol City. Queens Park Rangers have lost four in a row, including 5-0 at Southampton and 4-0 at home to Middlesbrough.

Availability could matter. The visitors are without leading scorer Rumarn Burrell plus Illias Chair and Karamoko Dembele, among others. The hosts miss Asmir Begovic, Jannik Vestergaard and Victor Kristiansen, with Aaron Ramsey also sidelined.

The Foxes average 51% possession with 81.64% passing accuracy and could look to control things at home, with Abdul Fatawu and Jordan James both on nine league goals. Queens Park Rangers have nine clean sheets, cross frequently from open play and win plenty of aerial duels, which may shape their approach.

The Foxes start 21st on 38 points and would reach 41 with a win, which could move them further clear of the relegation places. Queens Park Rangers sit 18th with 47 and would hit 50, a result that could lift them towards mid-table.