Leicester City FC vs Hull City AFC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Leicester City FC vs Hull City AFC — Championship at King Power Stadium.
- Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- Hull City AFC 46 games · 73 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
- Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
- Assistant 2 Emily Carney (England)
26 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Hull City AFC H 2–2 D 18 Apr Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L 11 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L 06 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D 03 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–2 D 21 Mar Watford FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Apr Leicester City FC A 2–2 D 18 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D 11 Apr Sheffield United FC A 1–2 L 06 Apr Coventry City FC H 0–0 D 03 Apr Oxford United FC A 1–1 D 21 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–1 W Season Stats
Leicester City FC Hull City AFC #23 Position #6 46 Points 73 46 Played 46 12 / 16 / 18 W / D / L 21 / 10 / 15 58 Scored 70 68 Conceded 66 -10 GD +4 1.00 PPG 1.59 26% Win % 46% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Leicester City FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Hull City AFC this seasonLeicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts). Hull City AFC are 6th (73 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Leicester City FC0-151/116-30–/131-45–/246-602/161-75–/276+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededHull City AFC0-152/116-303/231-451/–46-60–/261-753/176+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Leicester City FCJordan James 11 G 4 A Abdul Issahaku 9 G 8 A Hull City AFCOliver McBurnie 18 G 8 A Joe Gelhardt 15 G 3 A Kyle Joseph 8 G 5 A -
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 Hull City AFC for another epic battle.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Divine Mukasa suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Hull City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' The travelling Hull City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' Hull City AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Liam Millar on 18.
- 23' Hull City AFC is showing some good football. However, Hull City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Hull City AFC winning 50% of all matches.
- 34' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Luke Thomas gets a card.
- 35' The referee calls foul for Ryan John Giles. He receives a card.
- 40' 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.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' The Hull City AFC manager makes a substitution. Mohamed Belloumi departs to be replaced by Lewis Koumas.
- 51' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 52' What a strike from Jordan James! The score is 1-1.
- 53' The referee shows Hull City AFC player a card on 53.
- 54' GOAL! Luke Thomas scores on 54. Assisted by Bobby Reid
- 55' It’s a booking for Hull City AFC player. Sergej Jakirovic gets a card.
- 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Jordan James is replaced by Harry Winks on 61 minute.
- 63' GOAL! Oliver McBurnie scores on 63. Assisted by Liam Millar
- 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ricardo Pereira, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
- 70' It’s gonna be a card for Oliver Skipp.
- 72' The Hull City AFC manager makes a substitution. John Lundstram departs to be replaced by Yu Hirakawa.
- 76' Aaron Ramsey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oliver Skipp on 76 minute.
- 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 82' Time for substitution for Hull City AFC. Joe Gelhardt is replaced by Kyle Joseph.
- 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivor Pandur on 85.
- 86' Leicester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' Paddy McNair has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan John Giles on 90 minute.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
Leicester City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Oliver Skipp ↓ Aaron Ramsey 76'
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Bobby Reid ↓ Stephy Mavididi 76'
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Jordan James ↓ Harry Winks 61'
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Divine Mukasa ↓ Jordan Ayew 90'
Bench
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Hamza Choudhury ↑ 90'
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Jordan Ayew ↑ 90'
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Harry Winks ↑ 61'
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Stephy Mavididi ↑ 76'
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Aaron Ramsey ↑ 76'
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Coach Andy KingHull City AFC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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John Lundstram ↓ Yu Hirakawa 72'
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Ryan John Giles ↓ Paddy McNair 90'
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Joe Gelhardt ↓ Kyle Joseph 82'
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Liam Millar ↓ Regan Slater 72'
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Mohamed Belloumi ↓ Lewis Koumas 46'
Bench
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Paddy McNair ↑ 90'
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Regan Slater ↑ 72'
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Kyle Joseph ↑ 82'
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Lewis Koumas ↑ 46'
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Yu Hirakawa ↑ 72'
Coach Sergej Jakirović -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jamie Vardy 2 Liam Delap 1 Fabio Carvalho 1 Anass Zaroury 1 Oliver McBurnie 1 Liam Millar 1 Luke Thomas 1 Jordan James 1 Head to Head
Leicester City FC Form
2026-04-21 Leicester City FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2026-04-18 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Leicester City FC L 2026-04-11 Leicester City FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2026-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC DHull City AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.55 Leicester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.68 Hull City AFC xGI would bet for: Leicester City FC or Hull City AFC 74% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.23Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 4.5 23% 77% Double Chance
Leicester City FC or Draw 62%Draw or Hull City AFC 64%Leicester City FC or Hull City AFC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Hull City AFC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.2%1 – 2 8.3%2 – 1 7.7%2 – 2 Actual0 – 1 5.9%0 – 2 5.6%0 – 0 5.6%1 – 0 5.4%2 – 0 4.8%1 – 3 4.6%3 – 1 4%2 – 3 3.6%Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC
Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Hull City AFC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 10% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 17% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 60% — 40% +1 60% 19% 21% +1.5 79% — 21% +2 79% 12% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.