Phil Parkinson says Wrexham are “better equipped” to face Queens Park Rangers on Saturday (15:00 GMT) than they were in the reverse fixture in September.
Julien Stephan’s side beat the Red Dragons 3-1 at Stok Cae Ras early on in the campaign, although Wrexham have significantly improved in the months since that contest.
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“I think we’re better equipped now. It’s just adapting to the league,” said Parkinson.
“We showed the other night [against Leicester City], if you look back at the performance, the lads gave so much.
“It was a really good performance in difficult conditions against a team which was in the Premier League last year.
“When we’re beating ourselves up about drawing with an ex-Premier League team, it just shows where we’ve come from. But there’s an expectation on us now as individuals and collectively that we can compete with anybody at the level.”
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Wrexham have no fresh injury concerns following the 1-1 draw with Leicester on Tuesday.
Rangers trail Wrexham by just one point in the Championship table, and Parkinson feels the league position of the two clubs will be reflected at Loftus Road.
“It’s a tight ground, they’re a competitive team who have been in and around the mix for most of the season and they’re solid defensively,” he said.
“It will just be another tight game separated on detail I’m sure.
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“It’s really about us concentrating ourselves and picking the team who we feel is right for this one.”
He added: “QPR is going to be another test from a team, I’ve lost count of the amount of years they’ve been in the Championship, that are striving to get into that play-off zone.
“I always loved playing there as a player, particularly at Reading, it was a close proximity to Reading and managing there, there’s always a good atmosphere and I know we’ve sold out our tickets – there’s a big demand for it.
“It’s one of those traditional grounds in terms of the atmosphere and it really is a great place to play and manage.”
