Leicester City vs Preston North End
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Leicester City

Daka4'

Daka81'

-FT

Apr 03, 2026

King Power Stadium

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Patson Daka

Leicester City

Goals

8.7

90'+4Substitution

Jannik Vestergaard· In

Divine Mukasa· Out

Leicester City

88'Substitution

Jeremy Monga· In

Stephy Mavididi· Out

Leicester City

88'Substitution

Jordan Ayew· In

Patson Daka· Out

Leicester City

85'Substitution

Andrija Vukcevic· In

Thierry Small· Out

Preston North End

Goal!

2-2

Patson Daka

81'·Leicester City

⚽

80'Substitution

Michael Smith· In

Lewis Dobbin· Out

Preston North End

75'Substitution

Bobby De Cordova-Reid· In

Oliver Skipp· Out

Leicester City

74'Substitution

Ben Nelson· In

Jamaal Lascelles· Out

Leicester City

67'Substitution

Daniel Jebbison· In

Milutin Osmajic· Out

Preston North End

67'Substitution

Lewis Gibson· In

Liam Lindsay· Out

Preston North End

67'Substitution

Brad Potts· In

Andrew Moran· Out

Preston North End

57'Yellow Card

Jordan Storey

Preston North End

Goal!

1-2

Ben Whiteman

45'·Preston North End

⚽

Goal!

1-1

Andrew Moran

38'·Preston North End

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38'Yellow Card

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Leicester City

21'Yellow Card

Andrew Hughes

Preston North End

15'Yellow Card

Andrew Moran

Preston North End

Goal!

1-0

Patson Daka

4'·Leicester City

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Leicester City

Preston North End

59%Ball Possession41%

28Shots Total8

10Shots On Target3

7Corners2

4Fouls12

1Yellow Cards4

3Offsides1

1Saves8

434Passes295

13Shots Off Target3

114Attacks88

61Dangerous Attacks23

10Shots Inside Box6

18Shots Outside Box2

2Goals2

12Free Kicks4

5Shots Blocked2

5Substitutions5

19Tackles20

0Assists2

351Accurate Passes198

1Injuries0

24Total Crosses10

6Accurate Crosses4

6Interceptions10

64Duels Won55

3Big Chances Created0

1Big Chances Missed0

Leicester City

Manager: Gary Rowett

Starting XI

6.2

6.9

6.5

6.6

7.4

6.4

7.2

7.3

8.2

6.4

8.7

Substitutes

Ben Nelson

6.4

Jordan Ayew

Dujuan Richards

Bobby De Cordova-Reid

6.7

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

8.4

6.0

6.4

6.3

6.6

6.2

6.4

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.3

Substitutes

6.7

6.3

6.4

6.8

6.3

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Patson Daka FW		88'	2	3/4	9(89%)	2	4/12
Divine Mukasa MF		90'	0	2/7	36(86%)	-	9/16
Luke Thomas DF		90'	0	1/2	59(64%)	5	11/15
Issahaku Fatawu MF		90'	0	1/6	21(86%)	3	14/24
Harry Winks MF		90'	0	1/5	54(87%)	3	5/6
Ricardo Pereira DF		90'	0	-	49(82%)	1	3/9
Bobby De Cordova-Reid FW		16'	0	-	17(94%)	1	1/1
Jamaal Lascelles DF		74'	0	0/1	41(90%)	3	4/6
Caleb Okoli DF		90'	0	1/2	54(78%)	-	3/7
Ben Nelson DF		16'	0	-	11(82%)	-	2/5
Stephy Mavididi MF		88'	0	-	32(84%)	-	3/9
Oliver Skipp MF		74'	0	1/1	23(74%)	1	2/4
Jakub Stolarczyk GK		90'	0	-	22(73%)	-	-
Jordan Ayew FW	-	2'	0	-	3(100%)	-	1/2
Jannik Vestergaard DF	-	1'	0	-	1(100%)	-	-
Jeremy Monga MF	-	2'	0	-	2(100%)	-	2/3

Leicester City vs Preston North End H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Leicester City	15	D1	1	2	0	0	5/15	4-6
Preston North End	15	W1	1	0	1	8	3/15	4-11

Leicester City — last 5 games

L0-2 vs Norwich City2026-02-28
D1-1 @ Ipswich Town2026-03-07
W2-0 vs Bristol City2026-03-10
L1-3 vs Queens Park Rangers2026-03-14
D0-0 @ Watford2026-03-21

Preston North End — last 5 games

L0-2 vs Millwall2026-02-28
L1-3 vs Oxford United2026-03-06
L0-3 @ Coventry City2026-03-11
L0-2 @ Norwich City2026-03-14
W3-1 vs Stoke City2026-03-20

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Leicester City	15	2.73	93%	47%	20%	67%	20%	20%
Preston North End	15	2.4	73%	40%	27%	33%	13%	53%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Leicester City	Home	6	1	0	5	7-13	0.5	50%	17%
Preston North End	Away	7	1	2	4	4-12	0.71	29%	14%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Leicester City	14	12-7	4-15	25%	79%	5-6-3
Preston North End	14	5-12	4-11	44%	71%	3-6-5

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 8
Period covered: 2009-08-25 – 2025-08-16
Leicester City wins: 4
Draws: 1
Preston North End wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 2.38
Over 2.5 goals: 63%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 3W 1D 1L (Leicester City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.4 vs 2.38

Most recent meetings (5 of 8)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-08-16	Preston North End	2-1	Leicester City
2024-04-29	Preston North End	0-3	Leicester City
2023-10-04	Leicester City	3-0	Preston North End
2011-01-15	Preston North End	1-1	Leicester City
2010-10-30	Leicester City	1-0	Preston North End

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 468 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Leicester City	19	39	45	-9	LDWLD	15	+4
Preston North End	14	39	52	-4	LLLLW	21	-7

Table context

Points gap: 7 ptsLeicester City 45 · Preston North End 52
Positions: #19 vs #14
Goals per game: 1.31/1.54 vs 1.15/1.26scored/conceded per game · league average 1.29

How we calculate this

Championship Standings

Championship · 2025/2026

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Coventry City	46	28	11	7	+52	95	DDWWW
···
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	0	62	DLDLW
13	Sheffield United	46	18	6	22	0	60	WWLLW
14	Preston North EndA	46	15	15	16	-7	60	WLLWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	46	16	10	20	-12	58	DLLLL
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	-12	57	LLLLL
···
21	West Bromwich Albion	46	13	14	19	-10	51	DWWDL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	-14	47	WLLWL
23	Leicester CityH	46	12	16	18	-10	46	LLDDW
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	-60	0	DDLLW

10 / 24Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

Championship

Leicester City20 matches

Preston North End

20 matches

2Wins4

9Draws5

9Losses11

21Goals19

1.05Goals per game0.95

30Goals conceded37

1.50Goals per game conceded1.85

Leicester City vs Preston North End — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (20 vs 20 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityLeicester City 45% · X · Draw 26% · Preston North End 29%

1 · Home Win

45%

X · Draw

26%

2 · Away Win

29%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.50 vs 1.14

Projected Total: 2.64

Over 1.5 Goals

74%

Over 2.5 Goals

49%

Over 3.5 Goals

27%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

53%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

32% / 22%

Leicester City / Preston North End

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(12.2%)1 - 0(10.7%)2 - 1(9.1%)

Recent matches

vs Queens Park Rangers

Mar 7

1-1

@ Ipswich Town

Away

All Leicester City fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 8 matches

Won 50%

(4/8)

Draw 13%

(1/8)

Won 38%

(3/8)

Goals

12-7

Total matches

Recent matches (5/8)

Championship•Aug 16, 2025

Preston North End

2-1

Leicester City

Championship•Apr 29, 2024

Preston North End

0-3

Leicester City

Championship•Oct 4, 2023

Leicester City

3-0

Preston North End

Championship•Jan 15, 2011

Preston North End

1-1

Leicester City

Championship•Oct 30, 2010

Leicester City

1-0

Preston North End

Leicester City vs Preston North End — Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Leicester City wins

Draws

Preston North End wins

Goals Scored

12 - 7

Aug 16, 2025 • Championship

Preston North End

2-1

Leicester City

Apr 29, 2024 • Championship

Preston North End

0-3

Leicester City

Oct 4, 2023 • Championship

Leicester City

3-0

Preston North End

Matchday 40 — Championship

Match summary

Leicester City and Preston North End drew 2-2 in the Championship (England), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Leicester City sat 19th on 45 points, while Preston North End were 14th on 52 points. Before kickoff, Preston North End were 14th in the table but 21st on points from the last five league games. Across 8 previous meetings on record, Leicester City won 4 and Preston North End won 3, with 1 draw (2.38 goals per game).

Goals came from Patson Daka (4', 81') for Leicester City and Andrew Moran (38') and Ben Whiteman (45') for Preston North End.

More details:

Leicester City — live results and schedule Preston North End — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Leicester City vs Preston North End H2H, Form & Key Stats

Championship Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Leicester City vs Preston North End — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/8)

Leicester City vs Preston North End — Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Matchday 40 — Championship

Match summary