Thursday , 2 July 2026

Leicester City FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Leicester City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Tue 24 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC King Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
James Justin 12' 1–0
Kelechi Iheanacho 40' Y
Jannik Vestergaard 50' Y
Y 50' Luke O'Nien
Y 54' Trai Hume
James Justin 67' Y
Y 71' Dennis Cirkin
Ricardo Pereira 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Leicester City FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at King Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Keith Stroud
  • Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (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
Leicester City FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-24 Leicester City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W
21 Oct Swansea City AFC A 3–1 W
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
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
21 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–2 L
07 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 0–4 L
04 Oct Watford FC H 2–0 W
29 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 3–0 W
24 Sep Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to King Power Stadium that hosts another battle between Leicester City FC and Sunderland AFC.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Stephy Mavididi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
  • 12' GOAL! James Justin scores on 12. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
  • 32' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' 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 referee calls foul for Kelechi Iheanacho. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' 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 Mads Hermansen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Leicester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Abdoullah Ba. He replaces Mason Burstow on 64 minute.
  • 65' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 65 minute. Pierre Ekwah leaves to be changed by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 67' It’s a booking for Leicester City FC player. James Justin gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Leicester City FC team. Kelechi Iheanacho is replaced by Jamie Vardy on 68 minute.
  • 71' Dennis Cirkin was booked on 71.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Ricardo Pereira. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 74' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 74 minute. Jobe Bellingham leaves to be changed by Alex Pritchard.
  • 74' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 74.
  • 79' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marc Albrighton is hanging Abdul Issahaku on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' 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.
  • 88' The Leicester City FC manager makes a substitution. James Justin departs to be replaced by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Patson Daka. He replaces Stephy Mavididi on 89 minute.
  • 90' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 90 minute. Dan Neil leaves to be changed by Luis Semedo.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Leicester City FC and Sunderland AFC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 Leicester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Leicester City FC54% Draw28% Sunderland AFC18%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Leicester City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
46%
Leicester City FC or Sunderland AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leicester City FC33% Draw54% Sunderland AFC13%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
15.9%
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
11%
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Leicester City FC

Handicap Leicester City FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 26% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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