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

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Championship · 2023-24

Leicester City FC

4 – 1

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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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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' What a night it is going to be! Leicester City FC welcome Huddersfield Town AFC for this crunch clash at King Power Stadium.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Rudoni, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Huddersfield Town AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' Ricardo Pereira has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-5-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Brahima Diarra, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' The supporters are chanting for Loick Ayina. He replaces Jaheim Headley on 38 minute.
40' GOAL! Thomas Cannon fires home to make it 1-0!
45' Rarmani Edmonds-Green needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
47' Against the run of play, Ricardo Pereira has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' Yuta Nakayama has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' Thomas Cannon has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
63' Brilliant from the ! Michal Helik makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 63.
68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jaheim Headley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Leicester City FC.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Loick Ayina.
77' Stephy Mavididi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
80' Leicester City FC make a change. James Justin trudges off to be replaced by Callum Doyle on 80 minutes.
81' Leicester City FC ring the changes. Abdul Issahaku has done his job and it is now time for Marc Albrighton to step up.
86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 369 games and scored 378 goals.
89' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Stephy Mavididi is replaced by Wanya Marcal-Madivadua.
The points are shared — Leicester City FC 4-1 Huddersfield Town AFC. Honours even.

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
Thomas Cannon	2
James Maddison	2
Stephy Mavididi	2
Ricardo Pereira	1
Kelechi Iheanacho	1
Michal Helik	1
Mathias Jorgensen	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.