Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Hillsborough 24,223 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jerry Yates 2' 1–0
1–1 84' Jordan Ayew

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Leicester City FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
  • Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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

2
2
Sheffield Wednesday FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2025-08-10 Leicester City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-02-13 Leicester City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–1 D
03 Apr Stoke City FC A 0–2 L
21 Mar Hull City AFC A 1–3 L
14 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 0–2 L
10 Mar Watford FC H 1–1 D
07 Mar Derby County FC A 1–2 L
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
03 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
21 Mar Watford FC A 0–0 D
14 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–3 L
10 Mar Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
07 Mar Ipswich Town FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC Leicester City FC
#24 Position #23
0 Points 46
46 Played 46
2 / 12 / 32 W / D / L 12 / 16 / 18
29 Scored 58
89 Conceded 68
-60 GD -10
0.00 PPG 1.00
4% Win % 26%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts). Leicester City FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Hillsborough that hosts another battle between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Leicester City FC.
  • 2' What a strike from Jerry Yates! The score is 1-0.
  • 7' Leicester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 7.
  • 12' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield Wednesday FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 17' It’s high time Andy King made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' Pierce Charles needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' Leicester City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Jordan Ayew scoring 1 goals.
  • 37' It looks surprising Leicester City FC does not make any changes. Ricardo Pereira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Leicester City FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 52' Oliver Skipp has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dujuan Richards suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' Olaf Kobacki is replacing Nathaniel Chalobah for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
  • 67' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Bobby Reid. He replaces Oliver Skipp on 68 minute.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Jannik Vestergaard. He replaces Jamaal Lascelles on 69 minute.
  • 74' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Liam Palmer by Sean Fusire on 74 minute.
  • 79' Jeremy Monga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stephy Mavididi on 79 minute.
  • 80' Jarvis Thornton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamal Lowe on 80 minute.
  • 84' Goal! Jordan Ayew scores his 30 goal in 322 matches.
  • 89' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Patson Daka by Dujuan Richards on 89 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Pedersen

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andy King

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Abdul Issahaku 2
Jerry Yates 1
Jordan Ayew 1
Jeff Hendrick 1
Jamie Vardy 1

Head to Head

2026-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC 2025-08-10 Leicester City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-02-13 Leicester City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2026-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2026-04-03 Stoke City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2026-03-21 Hull City AFC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2026-03-14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Ipswich Town FC L 2026-03-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2026-03-07 Derby County FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Leicester City FC Form

2026-04-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2026-03-21 Watford FC 0–0 Leicester City FC D 2026-03-14 Leicester City FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-03-10 Leicester City FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2026-03-07 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.78 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC23% Draw29% Leicester City FC48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Leicester City FC
77%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Leicester City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC14% Draw50% Leicester City FC36%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 2
11.2%
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 3
5.5%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 25% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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