Thursday , 2 July 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

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Preston North End FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward

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

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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
#14 Position #23
60 Points 46
46 Played 46
15 / 15 / 16 W / D / L 12 / 16 / 18
55 Scored 58
62 Conceded 68
-7 GD -10
1.30 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Leicester City FC.

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
Andrew Moran 1
Kelechi Iheanacho 1
Kasey McAteer 1
Ben Whiteman 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
1.47 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Leicester City FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC39% Draw27% Leicester City FC34%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Leicester City FC
61%
Preston North End FC or Leicester City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC27% Draw45% Leicester City FC28%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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