Leicester City FC vs Rotherham United FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Leicester City FC vs Rotherham United FC — Championship at King Power Stadium.
- Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- Rotherham United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren Bond
- Assistant 1 Marc Perry
- 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W 18 Dec Birmingham City FC A 3–2 W 13 Dec Millwall FC H 3–2 W 09 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 4–0 W 02 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W 29 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Dec Leicester City FC A 0–3 L 16 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–3 L 12 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L 09 Dec Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L 02 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–0 D 28 Nov Hull City AFC A 1–4 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Leicester City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Leicester City FC0-151/116-30–/131-45–/246-602/161-75–/276+4/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Leicester City FCJordan James 11 G 4 A Abdul Issahaku 9 G 8 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 Rotherham United FC 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 Hakeem Odoffin suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rotherham United FC that had 357 games and scored 375 goals.
- 15' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. James Justin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' 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.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Rotherham United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' Jamie Lindsay has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. Abdul Issahaku gets a Yellow card.
- 50' Rotherham United FC is showing some good football. However, Rotherham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 55' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. Abdul Issahaku departs to be replaced by Yunus Akgun.
- 60' Goal! Patson Daka scores his 31 goal in 222 matches.
- 64' Viktor Johansson was booked on 64.
- 65' What a strike from Patson Daka! The score is 2-0.
- 69' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Jordan Hugill by Georgie Kelly on 69 minute.
- 72' What a strike from Cesare Casadei! The score is 3-0.
- 77' 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.
- 78' Harry Souttar has so much to prove this time. He replaces James Justin on 78 minute.
- 79' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Jamie Lindsay by Sam Clucas on 79 minute.
- 84' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
- 89' Stephy Mavididi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- Full Time. Leicester City FC beats Rotherham United FC
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Lineups
Leicester City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Wilfred Ndidi ↓ Cesare Casadei 69'
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James Justin ↓ Harry Souttar 78'
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Abdul Issahaku ↓ Yunus Akgun 55'
Bench
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Hamza Choudhury ↑ 78'
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Harry Souttar ↑ 78'
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Dennis Praet ↑ 69'
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Yunus Akgun ↑ 55'
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Cesare Casadei ↑ 69'
Coach Enzo MarescaRotherham United FC Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
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Jordan Hugill ↓ Georgie Kelly 69'
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Jamie Lindsay ↓ Sam Clucas 79'
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Bench
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Sam Clucas ↑ 79'
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Tom Eaves ↑ 69'
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Georgie Kelly ↑ 69'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kasey McAteer 2 Patson Daka 2 Fred Onyedinma 1 Cesare Casadei 1 Head to Head
Leicester City FC Form
2023-12-23 Leicester City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-12-18 Birmingham City FC 2–3 Leicester City FC W 2023-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–2 Millwall FC W 2023-12-09 Leicester City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-12-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Leicester City FC W 2023-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC DRotherham United FC Form
2023-12-23 Leicester City FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2023-12-16 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–2 Rotherham United FC L 2023-12-12 Rotherham United FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-09 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2023-12-02 Birmingham City FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2023-11-28 Hull City AFC 4–1 Rotherham United FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.09 Leicester City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.85 Rotherham United FC xGI would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Leicester City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.94Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Leicester City FC or Draw 87%Draw or Rotherham United FC 34%Leicester City FC or Rotherham United FC 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.4%1 – 0 10.5%1 – 1 10.2%2 – 1 9.5%3 – 0 Actual0 – 0 7%3 – 1 6.6%4 – 0 4%2 – 2 4%1 – 2 3.8%0 – 1 3.8%4 – 1 3.5%Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC
Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers -2.5 21% — 79% -2 21% 20% 59% -1.5 41% — 59% -1 41% 23% 35% -0.5 65% — 35% +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 43% ✗Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.