Championship

Championship | Gameweek 26

Jan 1, 2024 at 3pm UK

King Power Stadium

Leicester
4 - 1
Huddersfield

Cannon (40', 61'), Pereira (47'), Mavididi (77')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Helik (63')
Ayina (76')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Leicester City and Huddersfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Leicester City

All competitions

Last Game: Cardiff 0-2 Leicester
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Huddersfield Town

All competitions

Last Game: Huddersfield 1-2 Middlesbrough
Friday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Leicester City 3-0 Huddersfield Town

Leicester have been largely unaffected by the unforgiving demands of the winter schedule, and even with Iheanacho now joining a few stricken teammates in the infirmary, there should only be one outcome to Monday's game. The thumping of Blackburn appears to have been a one-off for a Huddersfield side whose away form has left a lot to be desired all season long, so the Foxes ought to start 2024 as they mean to go on. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 77.1%. A draw had a probability of 14.8% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 8.12%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.72%) and 1-0 (10.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.03%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 0-1 (2.79%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.

Result
Leicester City	Draw	Huddersfield Town
77.1% ( -0.03)	14.79% ( 0.02)	8.12% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 45.98% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

62.28% (

-0.02)

37.72% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

40.04% (

-0.02)

59.97% (

0.02)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

91.96% (

-0.01)

8.05% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

71.67% (

-0.03)

28.33% (

0.03)

Huddersfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

50.01% (

0.02)

50% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

15.35% (

0.02)

84.66% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Leicester City 77.08%

Huddersfield Town 8.12%

Draw 14.79%

Leicester City	Draw	Huddersfield Town
2-0 @ 12.77% 3-0 @ 10.72% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 10.14% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 8.86% ( 0) 3-1 @ 7.44% ( -0) 4-0 @ 6.76% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 4.69% ( -0) 5-0 @ 3.41% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.58% ( 0) 5-1 @ 2.36% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.62% 6-0 @ 1.43% ( -0) 6-1 @ 0.99% ( -0) Other @ 3.33% Total : 77.08%	1-1 @ 7.03% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 4.02% ( 0) 2-2 @ 3.07% ( 0) Other @ 0.67% Total : 14.79%	0-1 @ 2.79% ( 0) 1-2 @ 2.44% ( 0) 0-2 @ 0.97% ( 0) Other @ 1.93% Total : 8.12%