Sunday , 16 August 2026

Leicester City FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Leicester City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium 28,797 HT 45' · FT 45'
Patson Daka 4' 1–0
1–1 38' Andrew Moran
1–2 45' Ben Whiteman
Patson Daka 81' 2–2
Y 15' Andrew Moran
Y 21' Andrew Hughes
Y 57' Liam Lindsay
Y 64' Jordan Storey

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
  • Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
  • Assistant 2 Alex James (England)
3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

2
1
1
Leicester City FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2025-08-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2024-04-29 Preston North End FC 0–3 Leicester City FC 2023-10-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
21 Mar Watford FC A 0–0 D
14 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–3 L
10 Mar Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
07 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D
28 Feb Norwich City FC H 0–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Leicester City FC A 2–2 D
20 Mar Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
14 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–2 L
11 Mar Coventry City FC A 0–3 L
06 Mar Oxford United FC H 1–3 L
28 Feb Millwall FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Leicester City FC Preston North End FC
#5 Position #25
46 Points 0
46 Played 0
12 / 16 / 18 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
58 Scored 0
68 Conceded 0
-10 GD +0
1.00 PPG –
26% Win % –

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

Leicester City FC are 5th (46 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Leicester City FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
  • 4' A goal from the Zambia international Patson Daka! He fires home on 4 to make it 1-0!
  • 9' 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.
  • 14' Milutin Osmajic, a Montenegro , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The referee calls foul for Andrew Moran. He receives a card.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Leicester City FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 21' Andrew Hughes is having his name booked by the referee on 21.
  • 26' Leicester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 5-3-2 shape.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 354 games and scored 510 goals.
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Andrew Moran makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Preston North End FC are in front.
  • 43' The 28-year-old Jordan Storey has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Assisted by Alfie Devine with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Whiteman makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Liam Lindsay on 57 minutes.
  • 62' 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.
  • 64' Jordan Storey is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
  • 67' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Andrew Moran is withdrawn and Brad Potts gets his opportunity.
  • 72' 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 Harry Winks suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Leicester City FC. Jamaal Lascelles is replaced by Ben Nelson.
  • 79' Leicester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 80' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 80 minute. Lewis Dobbin leaves to be changed by Michael Smith.
  • 81' Patson Daka has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
  • 85' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 85 minute. Thierry Small leaves to be changed by Andrija Vukcevic.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Leicester City FC — Jordan Ayew on, Patson Daka off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Jannik Vestergaard gets the nod from Leicester City FC. He replaces Divine Mukasa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • It finishes all square. Leicester City FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy King

Preston North End FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2025-08-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leicester City FC 2024-04-29 Preston North End FC 0–3 Leicester City FC 2023-10-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Leicester City FC Form

2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2026-03-14 Leicester City FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-03-10 Leicester City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2026-03-07 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2026-02-28 Leicester City FC 0–2 Norwich City FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-20 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-03-14 Norwich City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-11 Coventry City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2026-03-06 Preston North End FC 1–3 Oxford United FC L 2026-02-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.04 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC45% Draw33% Preston North End FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Preston North End FC
55%
Leicester City FC or Preston North End FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC27% Draw59% Preston North End FC14%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.5%
1 – 0
18.3%
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
2.3%
2 – 2
Actual
4 – 0
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 26% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 15% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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