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

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Championship · 2023-24

Leicester City FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Huddersfield Town AFC

Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Thomas Cannon 40' 1–0

Ricardo Pereira 47' 2–0

Thomas Cannon 61' 3–0

3–1 63' Michal Helik

Stephy Mavididi 77' 4–1

Y 76' Loick Ayina

Overview

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Leicester City FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Samuel Allison
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Mark Pottage

5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Leicester City FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Huddersfield Town AFC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-01 Leicester City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 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

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	4–1	W
29 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
23 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	3–0	W
18 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	3–2	W
13 Dec	Millwall FC	H	3–2	W

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Leicester City FC	A	1–4	L
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
23 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
16 Dec	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
12 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–3	L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Leicester City FC is hosting Huddersfield Town AFC for another epic battle.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Leicester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' Cesare Casadei has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Leicester City FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
38' The crowd applauds Jaheim Headley as he leaves the pitch. Loick Ayina steps in for Huddersfield Town AFC.
40' The deadlock is broken! Thomas Cannon gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
45' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
47' Against the run of play, Ricardo Pereira has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michal Helik made 3 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
57' Ghana international Abdul Issahaku has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
61' Thomas Cannon is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
63' Michal Helik doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
68' It looks like no one’s ball. Leicester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
73' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Loick Ayina.
77' GOAL! Stephy Mavididi scores on 77.
80' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Callum Doyle comes on to replace James Justin.
81' Fresh legs for Leicester City FC! Marc Albrighton comes on to replace Abdul Issahaku.
86' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Wout Faes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
89' Wanya Marcal-Madivadua is replacing Stephy Mavididi for the Leicester City FC side.
Another three points for Leicester City FC.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Ricardo Pereira
23
Jannik Vestergaard
8
Harry Winks
2
James Justin ↓ Callum Doyle 80'
10
Stephy Mavididi ↓ Wanya Marcal-Madivadua 89'
29
Yunus Akgun
3
Wout Faes
30
Mads Hermansen
18
Abdul Issahaku ↓ Marc Albrighton 81'
28
Thomas Cannon
7
Cesare Casadei

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jamie Vardy	3
Stephy Mavididi	2
Thomas Cannon	2
James Maddison	2
Kelechi Iheanacho	1
James Maddison	1
Mathias Jorgensen	1
Youri Tielemans	1

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

2024-01-01 Leicester City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-12-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2023-12-26 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2023-12-23 Leicester City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC W 2023-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–2 Millwall FC W

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2024-01-01 Leicester City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-12-23 Norwich City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-12-16 Millwall FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.23 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC67% Draw20% Huddersfield Town AFC13%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

87%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

33%

Leicester City FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC47% Draw40% Huddersfield Town AFC13%

Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.4%

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.9%

3 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

4.2%

1 – 2

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	20%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	22%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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