Thursday , 2 July 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)

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

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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Leicester City FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
  • 4' Patson Daka puts Leicester City FC on the lead.
  • 9' Michael Smith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 14' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Lewis Gibson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Andrew Moran is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 21.
  • 26' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Ricardo Pereira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' What a strike from Andrew Moran! The score is 1-1.
  • 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ben Whiteman on 45.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Preston North End FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Lindsay made 385 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Lindsay on 57.
  • 62' 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 Lewis Dobbin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordan Storey on 64.
  • 67' Brad Potts is replacing Andrew Moran for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 72' 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.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Ben Nelson. He replaces Jamaal Lascelles on 74 minute.
  • 79' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ben Whiteman scoring 1 goals.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Lewis Dobbin is replaced by Michael Smith.
  • 81' Patson Daka with the second goal in the match!
  • 85' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 85 minute. Thierry Small leaves to be changed by Andrija Vukcevic.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Patson Daka is replaced by Jordan Ayew on 88 minute.
  • 90' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jannik Vestergaard is hanging Divine Mukasa on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
2 / 4
1.79 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC49% Draw25% Preston North End FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Preston North End FC
51%
Leicester City FC or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC35% Draw43% Preston North End FC22%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
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.