Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sunderland AFC and Leicester City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Leo Hjelde has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Sunderland AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 13' What a strike from Jamie Vardy! The score is 0-1.
  • 18' Sunderland AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Kelechi Iheanacho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' It’s high time Enzo Maresca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leicester City FC that had 354 games and scored 510 goals.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Leicester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Callum Styles made 4 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Luke O'Nien. He receives a card.
  • 60' Adil Aouchiche has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pierre Ekwah on 60 minute.
  • 65' Leicester City FC 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.
  • 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' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 79' Kelechi Iheanacho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamie Vardy on 79 minute.
  • 81' The referee shows Leicester City FC player a card on 81.
  • 82' Nazarii Rusyn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Rigg on 82 minute.
  • 86' Another substitution for Leicester City FC to replace Abdul Issahaku by James Justin on 86 minute.
  • 90' Leicester City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • Full Time. Leicester City FC beats Sunderland AFC

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
Jamie Vardy 1
James Justin 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.