Leeds vs Leicester Prediction & Betting Tips - Championship
by Ian John | in Championship Prediction
Leeds United face Leicester City in a huge Championship clash on Friday night as second hosts first in the table. Since losing to West Brom at the end of December, Leeds have won all their last eight in the Championship to move second in the table above Ipswich and Southampton but still nine points behind leaders Leicester City. The Foxes have been front-runners for a considerable while now and they know a win here would be huge in them securing not just promotion back to the Premier League, but the Championship title too. However, an unexpected defeat at home to Middlesbrough at the weekend sees them come into this game on the back of a rare defeat setting up Friday's game very nicely indeed.Limited Offer. Currently at DraftKings
The Best Betting Odds for Leeds v Leicester Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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2.05 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
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2.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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2.05 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
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1.98 | 3.35 | 3.15 |
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Who will win the Leeds vs Leicester Football match?
The best predictions and winner betting odds for the match between Leeds and Leicester of Championship on 2/23/24 :
- There is a probability of 47.68% ⭐ for Leeds to win this match against Leicester ⚽ with odds of 2.2 found at Betfred.
- Bet365 ⭐ has the best odds for a draw prediction ⚽️ at 3.5 which implies a probability of 19.42%.
- Currently, the best odds ⭐ for Leicester to win the match are about 3.5 at Bet365. That means a probability of 32.9%.
Leeds - Leicester Prediction and Best Odds:
| Leeds vs Leicester prediction | Win Probability | Best Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds is favoured to win | 47.68 % | 2.2 |
| Draw | 19.42 % | 3.5 |
| Leicester wins the game | 32.9 % | 3.5 |
Leeds vs Leicester Form
Leeds and Leicester's standings in the Championship
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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1
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97 | 46 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 48 |
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3
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90 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 38 |
Leeds and Leicester Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
17 Feb 2024 - Championship
13 Feb 2024 - Championship
10 Feb 2024 - Championship
6 Feb 2024 - FA Cup
2 Feb 2024 - Championship
27 Jan 2024 - FA Cup
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
17 Feb 2024 - Championship
13 Feb 2024 - Championship
10 Feb 2024 - Championship
3 Feb 2024 - Championship
30 Jan 2024 - Championship
27 Jan 2024 - FA Cup
Leeds against Leicester : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
33 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
3 Nov 2023 - Championship
25 Apr 2023 - Premier League
20 Oct 2022 - Premier League
5 Mar 2022 - Premier League
7 Nov 2021 - Premier League
31 Jan 2021 - Premier League
Leeds - Leicester: Form Analysis
Leeds United come into this game in outstanding form. The Yorkshire club have won all eight of their League games since the turn of the year and they have progressed into the fifth round of the FA Cup where they will face old rivals Chelsea away. However, promotion will be the first aim for United fans this season and they are on course to do that. They have an unbeaten record at Elland Road this season and can already point to a 1-0 away win over the Foxes back in November. Daniel Farke's team are flying at the moment and a win on Friday night would put them just six points behind their opponents with a dozen games of the season left for the two teams.
The problem for Leeds is that Leicester City will also know that fact and they will also know that a win here would not just dent Leeds promotion hopes, but it would give theirs a huge boost, putting the Foxes 12 points clear of their opponents. That would be a huge deficit to claw back over the remaining 12 games of the season. Enzo Maresca's team are the top scorers in the division with an impressive 69 goals in 33 games, with just 26 conceded. They have three players on ten goals this season (Dewsbury-Hall, Mavdidi and Vardy) and they will also have Kelechi Iheanacho back from African Cup of Nations duty for this game. The Foxes saw a long unbeaten run come to an end at the weekend, when losing 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough so they will be looking to bounce back strongly here.
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Leeds against Leicester Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Missing players
S. Dallas
V. Kristiansen
Leeds & Leicester Squad Analysis
Leeds United boss Daniel Farke will be without a couple of key men for the top of the table clash with Leicester on Friday night. Stuart Dallas, Karl Darlow and Sam Byram are all ruled out of the game while Pascal Struijk and Patrick Bamford are both likely to miss out with relatively minor injuries, and both should make a return to first team action in the near future. Joel Piroe will likely continue in attack with impressive young winger duo Crysencio Summerville and Wilfred Gnonto providing the ammunition down both flanks allowing Georginio Rutter to play a slightly deeper lying role behind Piroe. Young midfielder Archie Gray has been outstanding this season with the 17-year-old drawing plenty of attention from the top teams in the Premier League.
Enzo Maresca should have a relatively injury-free squad to select from for the game with Leeds. Marc Albrighton made his return from injury in the weekend defeat at home to Middlesbrough and Kelechi Iheanacho has returned from representing Nigeria at the African Cup of Nations and will be available for selection for the Leeds game. Jannik Vestergaard played against Middlesbrough too which means that it is only Wilfred Ndidi who remains out with a leg injury sustained in December and he is not likely to be back until mid April. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has been one of the Foxes top men this season, scoring 10 goals from midfield and also creating 12 others. He is a vital cog in the Foxes midfield alongside Harry Winks and left winger Stephy Mavdidi.
Leeds - Leicester Key Points
- Leeds are unbeaten in their last 11 games in all competitions. They have also not been beaten at Elland Road this season, winning 12 and drawing 4 of their 16 home games so far.
- Leicester have comfortably the best away record in the Championship winning 12, drawing 2 and losing just 2 of their 16 away games, taking 38 points from them, six more than the two teams with the next best away record.
- The Foxes have lost just three games at home, but one of those was a 1-0 defeat to Leeds back in November, when Georginio Rutter's goal gave the Whites a deserved win.
- Both teams have scored in 56% of Leeds United's home games this season, while 69% of Leicester City away games have seen both teams score. However, overall this season, Leeds United have kept a clean sheet in 45% of their games home and away.
- 58% of Leicester Games and 55% of Leeds games home and away this season have seen over 2.5 goals scored.
- These two teams have the best defensive record in the Championship in terms of goals conceded with both seeing just 26 goals against them this season. That is five better than the next best team in the division (WBA on 31).
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Leeds vs Leicester match : Frequently asked questions
Leeds United and Leicester City first locked horns on 11th September 1920, in a Division Two game that finished in a 1-1 draw at Leicester's old ground Filbert Street.
Overall, the teams have met a total of 130 times over the years and the record between the two is relatively even. Leeds United have the slight advantage with 49 wins compared to 46 for Leicester, while 35 matches have finished as a draw.
The last six games between the two have been shared equally with two wins and two draws a piece.
The most recent game saw Leeds defeat Leicester City at the King Power back in November thanks to a 1-0 away win.
Premier League official Craig Pawson will be on duty as Leeds United host Leicester City in Friday night's crucial Championship clash at Elland Road.
He will be assisted by Marc Perry and Steven Meredith as his assistant referees while Jeremy Simpson will be the fourth official at the game.
This will be the first Championship game refereed by Mr Pawson this season.
Friday Night's Championship clash between Leeds United and Leicester City kicks off at 8pm at Elland Road and will be shown live on Sky Sports throughout the UK.
If you cannot catch the game live, you can always tune in on your mobile device to the Leeds United v Leicester City livescore page for real-time updates and statistics.
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