Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Preston North End FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Preston North End FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
09 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
03 May Bristol City FC A 2–2 D
26 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–2 L
21 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
10 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
25 May AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L
18 May Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
11 May Nottingham Forest FC A 2–2 D
03 May Southampton FC H 2–0 W

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Preston North End FC Form

2025-08-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2025-08-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-05-03 Bristol City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2025-04-26 Preston North End FC 1–2 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2025-04-21 Hull City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Leicester City FC Form

2025-08-16 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leicester City FC L 2025-08-10 Leicester City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-05-25 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Leicester City FC L 2025-05-18 Leicester City FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-05-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D 2025-05-03 Leicester City FC 2–0 Southampton FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.34 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Leicester City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC38% Draw28% Leicester City FC34%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Leicester City FC
62%
Preston North End FC or Leicester City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC26% Draw47% Leicester City FC27%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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