Sheffield United FC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Sheffield United FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship .
- Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Farai Hallam (England)
27 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Jan Leicester City FC H 3–1 W 29 Dec Stoke City FC A 2–1 W 26 Dec Wrexham AFC A 3–5 L 20 Dec Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W 12 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–2 L 09 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Jan Sheffield United FC A 1–3 L 29 Dec Derby County FC H 2–1 W 26 Dec Watford FC H 1–2 L 20 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–4 L 13 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 3–1 W 10 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–2 D Season Stats
Sheffield United FC Leicester City FC #13 Position #23 60 Points 46 46 Played 46 18 / 6 / 22 W / D / L 12 / 16 / 18 66 Scored 58 66 Conceded 68 +0 GD -10 1.30 PPG 1.00 39% Win % 26% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season13% Clean Sheets
Leicester City FC this seasonSheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts). Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sheffield United FC0-15–/416-301/331-45–/246-604/–61-754/176+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededLeicester City FC0-151/116-30–/131-45–/246-602/161-75–/276+4/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sheffield United FC to score. At the same time, Leicester City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- With this win, Sheffield United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Sheffield United FC Lineups
Leicester City FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kelechi Iheanacho 3 Ayoze Perez 3 Oliver McBurnie 2 Jamie Vardy 2 Ethan Ampadu 1 Harvey Barnes 1 Demarai Gray 1 Head to Head
Sheffield United FC Form
2026-01-01 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Leicester City FC W 2025-12-29 Stoke City FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-12-26 Wrexham AFC 5–3 Sheffield United FC L 2025-12-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2025-12-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2025-12-09 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Norwich City FC DLeicester City FC Form
2026-01-01 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L 2025-12-29 Leicester City FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2025-12-26 Leicester City FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2025-12-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–1 Leicester City FC L 2025-12-13 Leicester City FC 3–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-12-10 Bristol City FC 2–2 Leicester City FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.12 Sheffield United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.45 Leicester City FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sheffield United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.57Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 47% 53% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
Sheffield United FC or Draw 75%Draw or Leicester City FC 48%Sheffield United FC or Leicester City FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sheffield United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.5%2 – 1 8.9%2 – 2 6.4%2 – 0 6.3%3 – 1 Actual1 – 2 6.1%1 – 0 5.4%3 – 2 4.5%3 – 0 4.4%0 – 0 4.1%0 – 1 3.5%4 – 1 3.3%Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC
Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 16% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 20% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 14% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 7% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.