Saturday , 14 November 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Huddersfield Town AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium 19,541 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 73' Stephy Mavididi
Y 16' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
Y 23' Jannik Vestergaard
Y 48' Ricardo Pereira
Matty Pearson 54' Y
Y 90' Harry Winks

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Leicester City FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee David Webb
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
Huddersfield Town AFC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC 2019-04-06 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–4 Leicester City FC 2018-09-22 Leicester City FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
05 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L
08 May Reading FC H 2–0 W
04 May Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W
30 Apr Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
18 Apr Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
06 Aug Coventry City FC H 2–1 W
28 May West Ham United FC H 2–1 W
22 May Newcastle United FC A 0–0 D
15 May Liverpool FC H 0–3 L
08 May Fulham FC A 3–5 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at John Smith's Stadium. Huddersfield Town AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Leicester City FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lee Nicholls, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 16' Controversy at the stadium! Kiernan Dewsbury Hall argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 23' The referee calls foul for Jannik Vestergaard. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Leicester City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. Huddersfield Town AFC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Leicester City FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 38' Huddersfield Town AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leicester City FC backline.
  • 43' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Brahima Diarra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Ricardo Pereira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 54' Poor challenge from Matty Pearson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 55' Wilfred Ndidi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Wanya Marcal-Madivadua at the 55 minute mark.
  • 60' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Jakub Stolarczyk has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 67' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Kelechi Iheanacho departs to be replaced by Jamie Vardy.
  • 72' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 73' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Stephy Mavididi makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 78' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Patrick Jones on, Brahima Diarra off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Huddersfield Town AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Ricardo Pereira is replaced by Hamza Choudhury on 84 minute.
  • 89' Michal Helik has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Harry Winks.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Vardy 3
Stephy Mavididi 2
Thomas Cannon 2
James Maddison 2
James Maddison 1
Mathias Jorgensen 1
Youri Tielemans 1
Aaron Mooy 1

Head to Head

2023-08-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC 2019-04-06 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–4 Leicester City FC 2018-09-22 Leicester City FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-08-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2023-08-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-05-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Reading FC W 2023-05-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2023-04-30 Cardiff City FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-04-18 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Leicester City FC Form

2023-08-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC W 2023-08-06 Leicester City FC 2–1 Coventry City FC W 2023-05-28 Leicester City FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W 2023-05-22 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2023-05-15 Leicester City FC 0–3 Liverpool FC L 2023-05-08 Fulham FC 5–3 Leicester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.1 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Leicester City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC31% Draw30% Leicester City FC39%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
61%
Draw or Leicester City FC
69%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Leicester City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Huddersfield Town AFC22% Draw50% Leicester City FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.