Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Leicester City FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sunderland AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Tue 5 Mar 2024 · 19:45 UTC Stadium of Light 40,293 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Jamie Vardy
Luke O'Nien 55' Y
Y 68' Mads Hermansen
Y 81' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
Y 90' Wilfred Ndidi

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Leicester City FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
  • Assistant 2 Richard Wild

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
Sunderland AFC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC 2023-10-24 Leicester City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Leicester City FC H 0–1 L
02 Mar Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
24 Feb Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L
17 Feb Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
14 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
10 Feb Plymouth Argyle FC H 3–1 W
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W
02 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
27 Feb AFC Bournemouth A 1–0 W
23 Feb Leeds United FC A 1–3 L
17 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
13 Feb Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sunderland AFC and Leicester City FC get this one started.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Yunus Akgun, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' Goal! Jamie Vardy scores his 119 goal in 361 matches.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' Sunderland AFC are deployed in a 5-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Leicester City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hayes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' Leicester City FC is showing some good football. However, Leicester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Leicester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' Sunderland AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a card for Luke O'Nien.
  • 60' Another substitution for Sunderland AFC to replace Pierre Ekwah by Adil Aouchiche on 60 minute.
  • 65' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a card for Mads Hermansen.
  • 71' Another change for Leicester City FC made on 71 minute. Yunus Akgun leaves to be changed by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sunderland AFC and Leicester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' Leicester City FC ring the changes. Jamie Vardy has done his job and it is now time for Kelechi Iheanacho to step up.
  • 81' Kiernan Dewsbury Hall catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
  • 82' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Chris Rigg departs to be replaced by Nazarii Rusyn.
  • 86' Abdul Issahaku makes way for James Justin at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Leicester City FC.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Wilfred Ndidi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • It finishes all square. Sunderland AFC and Leicester City FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hayes

Leicester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Enzo Maresca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
James Justin 1
Jamie Vardy 1

Head to Head

2024-03-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC 2023-10-24 Leicester City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-03-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-03-02 Norwich City FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-02-24 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2024-02-17 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2024-02-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L 2024-02-10 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Leicester City FC Form

2024-03-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC W 2024-03-02 Leicester City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-02-27 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Leicester City FC W 2024-02-23 Leeds United FC 3–1 Leicester City FC L 2024-02-17 Leicester City FC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-02-13 Leicester City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.93 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Leicester City FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC30% Draw32% Leicester City FC38%
Actual: Leicester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
62%
Draw or Leicester City FC
70%
Sunderland AFC or Leicester City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC20% Draw54% Leicester City FC26%
Actual: Leicester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.5%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 2
7.6%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 3
2.7%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 22% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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