Leicester City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Leicester City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Wed 4 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 60' 1–0

Kelechi Iheanacho 76' 2–0

Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 90' 3–0

Y 82' Ben Woodburn

Y 86' Layton Stewart

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Assistant 1 Richard West
Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Leicester City FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Preston North End FC	H	3–0	W
01 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	4–1	W
23 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	Norwich City FC	A	2–0	W
15 Sep	Southampton FC	A	4–1	W
02 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	0–1	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Oct	Leicester City FC	A	0–3	L
30 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–4	L
23 Sep	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
19 Sep	Birmingham City FC	H	2–1	W
16 Sep	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–1	W
02 Sep	Stoke City FC	A	2–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Leicester City FC have kicked off against Preston North End FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Leicester City FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
10' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Jack Whatmough has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Layton Stewart is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leicester City FC tonight.
30' 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 Wout Faes suffering a number of foals already.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
55' James Justin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 386 appearances.
60' What a strike from Kiernan Dewsbury Hall! The score is 1-0.
62' Kelechi Iheanacho is replacing Jamie Vardy for the Leicester City FC side.
66' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Milutin Osmajic exits the field as Will Keane enters on 66.
71' Leicester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
76' A goal from the Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho! He fires home on 76 to make it 2-0!
77' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kian Best is hanging Robbie Brady on the field on 77 minute.
78' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Noah Mawene on, Alistair McCann off on 78 minutes.
79' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hamza Choudhury is hanging James Justin on the field on 79 minute.
82' The referee calls foul for Ben Woodburn. He receives a Yellow card.
84' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Liam Millar is withdrawn and Layton Stewart gets his opportunity.
86' Layton Stewart was booked on 86.
87' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marc Albrighton is hanging Abdul Issahaku on the field on 87 minute.
90' A stunning finish from Kiernan Dewsbury Hall — that came from absolutely nowhere!
Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Ryan Ledson
20
Ben Woodburn ↑ 78'
7
Will Keane ↑ 66'
5
Patrick Bauer
21
David Cornell
17
Layton Stewart ↑ 84'
35
Noah Mawene ↑ 78'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen
33
Kian Best ↑ 77'

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patson Daka	2
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall	2
Jamie Vardy	2
Ben Whiteman	1
Andrew Moran	1
Kelechi Iheanacho	1
Kasey McAteer	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.68 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC61% Draw24% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Preston North End FC

39%

Leicester City FC or Preston North End FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC43% Draw46% Preston North End FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

14.4%

2 – 0

13.1%

1 – 1

11%

0 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

8.9%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

4.8%

4 – 0

3.5%

1 – 2

3.4%

2 – 2

3.1%

4 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	20%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	25%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

Leicester City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Leicester City FC Form

Preston North End FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Clean Sheet