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

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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 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	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

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

Season Stats

Leicester City FC		Preston North End FC
#23	Position	#14
46	Points	60
46	Played	46
12 / 16 / 18	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
58	Scored	55
68	Conceded	62
-10	GD	-7
1.00	PPG	1.30
26%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
5' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Liam Millar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Leicester City FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Justin, as he is very good at scoring at King Power Stadium with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
30' England international Freddie Woodman has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' 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.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Leicester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Enzo Maresca might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kiernan Dewsbury Hall makes no mistake. 1-0!
62' Leicester City FC ring the changes. Jamie Vardy has done his job and it is now time for Kelechi Iheanacho to step up.
66' The whistle greets Milutin Osmajic as he departs to be replaced by Will Keane.
71' Jack Whatmough has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 371 appearances.
76' A stunning finish from Kelechi Iheanacho — that came from absolutely nowhere!
77' The crowd applauds Robbie Brady as he leaves the pitch. Kian Best steps in for Preston North End FC.
78' Preston North End FC make a change. Alistair McCann trudges off to be replaced by Noah Mawene on 78 minutes.
79' The whistle greets James Justin as he departs to be replaced by Hamza Choudhury.
82' Ben Woodburn was booked on 82.
84' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Liam Millar is replaced by Layton Stewart.
86' Layton Stewart has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card 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' Magnificent from Kiernan Dewsbury Hall! That is 25 goals in 384 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Leicester City FC take all three points.

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.89 Leicester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC61% Draw23% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Preston North End FC

39%

Leicester City FC or Preston North End FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Leicester City FC43% Draw44% Preston North End FC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12%

2 – 0

11.8%

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.6%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

2 – 2

3.8%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap	Leicester City FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	24%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Season Stats

Key Stats

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