Sunday , 16 August 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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Leicester City FC
#25 Position #5
0 Points 46
0 Played 46
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 12 / 16 / 18
0 Scored 58
0 Conceded 68
+0 GD -10
– PPG 1.00
– Win % 26%

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

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Leicester City FC are 5th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patson Daka 2
Kiernan Dewsbury Hall 2
Jamie Vardy 2
Ben Whiteman 1
Andrew Moran 1
Kelechi Iheanacho 1
Kasey McAteer 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
0 / 4
0.69 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC31% Draw36% Leicester City FC33%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 76%
24%
± 1.5 46%
54%
± 2.5 21%
79%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Leicester City FC
69%
Preston North End FC or Leicester City FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC16% Draw62% Leicester City FC22%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24%
0 – 1
16.7%
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
13.1%
0 – 2
7.3%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
2.1%
2 – 2
2%
1 – 3
1.6%
3 – 0
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 18% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 23% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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