Sheffield United FC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

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Leicester City FC

Thu 1 Jan 2026 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship .

Sheffield United FC 5 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
Leicester City FC 46 games · 46 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Sheffield United FC 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals Leicester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-01 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Leicester City FC 2025-11-29 Leicester City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC 2021-03-14 Leicester City FC 5–0 Sheffield United FC 2020-12-06 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Leicester City FC 2020-07-16 Leicester City FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

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

Leicester City FC

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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford

2 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
3-1 the final result. Leicester City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Leicester City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ayoze Perez	3
Kelechi Iheanacho	3
Oliver McBurnie	2
Jamie Vardy	2
Harvey Barnes	1
Demarai Gray	1
Ethan Ampadu	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 D

Leicester 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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.83 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.32 Leicester City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC50% Draw24% Leicester City FC26%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Leicester City FC

50%

Sheffield United FC or Leicester City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC36% Draw43% Leicester City FC21%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Leicester City FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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