Saturday , 14 November 2026

Leicester City FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Leicester City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Kelechi Iheanacho 24' 1–0
Jamie Vardy 79' 2–0
Jannik Vestergaard 26' Y
Y 32' Wouter Burger

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Assistant 1 Shaun Hudson
  • Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
1
Leicester City FC 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-07 Leicester City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2021-01-09 Stoke City FC 0–4 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Stoke City FC H 2–0 W
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
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–2 L
03 Oct Southampton FC H 0–1 L
30 Sep Bristol City FC A 3–2 W
24 Sep Hull City AFC H 1–3 L
20 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–2 D
16 Sep Norwich City FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Leicester City FC have kicked off against Stoke City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Stoke City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' What composure from Kelechi Iheanacho! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 26' Jannik Vestergaard picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jannik Vestergaard on 27 minutes.
  • 32' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Wouter Burger gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' Stoke City FC have won 422 goals from 395 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mads Hermansen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Stoke City FC.
  • 57' Jordan Thompson, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Yunus Akgun by Stephy Mavididi on 62 minute.
  • 67' A quiet spell here at King Power Stadium. Stoke City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 77' Another change for Leicester City FC made on 77 minute. Cesare Casadei leaves to be changed by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 79' The England forward Jamie Vardy breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 2-0!
  • 84' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Luke McNally has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Conor Coady is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harry Souttar at the 85 minute mark.
  • 88' Stoke City FC ring the changes. Mehdi Leris has done his job and it is now time for Sol Sidibe to step up.
  • 90' The whistle greets Nathan Lowe as he departs to be replaced by Dwight Gayle.
  • Full Time. Leicester City FC beats Stoke City FC

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

Stoke City FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jamie Vardy 3
Patson Daka 2
Harvey Barnes 1
Ayoze Perez 1
James Justin 1
Kelechi Iheanacho 1
Kasey McAteer 1
Marc Albrighton 1

Head to Head

2023-10-07 Leicester City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC 2021-01-09 Stoke City FC 0–4 Leicester City FC

Leicester City FC Form

2023-10-07 Leicester City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2023-10-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2023-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Leicester City FC W 2023-09-23 Leicester City FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2023-09-20 Norwich City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC W 2023-09-15 Southampton FC 1–4 Leicester City FC W

Stoke City FC Form

2023-10-07 Leicester City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2023-10-03 Stoke City FC 0–1 Southampton FC L 2023-09-30 Bristol City FC 2–3 Stoke City FC W 2023-09-24 Stoke City FC 1–3 Hull City AFC L 2023-09-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2023-09-16 Norwich City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.87 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC65% Draw22% Stoke City FC13%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Stoke City FC
35%
Leicester City FC or Stoke City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC44% Draw45% Stoke City FC11%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 20% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 25% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+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
49% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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