Leicester will welcome Birmingham to the King Power Stadium for their Championship clash on Friday night. Both teams had contrasting fates at the end of the 2024/25 campaign, with Leicester having been relegated from the Premier League after just one season, while Birmingham bounced straight back from League One as champions with a record points total of 111.
Both teams have enjoyed good starts to the new 2025/26 season so far, with Leicester and Birmingham picking up six and seven points respectively from their opening three league games. Nonetheless, this promises to be a thrilling encounter between two of the most in-form teams in the division so far.
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Leicester vs Birmingham prediction: Foxes to win battle of the Blues?
Key stats
- Leicester have won three of their last five games in total in all competitions.
- Birmingham have kept just one clean sheet in five matches across all competitions,
- Leicester have won the previous seven H2Hs, and are unbeaten in the last 10.
Correct score prediction: Leicester 2-1 Birmingham
Given that they have home advantage and have a vastly superior H2H record in recent meetings, we are backing Leicester to take all three points here. However, it will not be easy for the Foxes given Birmingham's form, and so we are also backing the away side to get on the scoresheet.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Leicester just fancied by bookmakers
- HOME: 29/20 (2.45) – 40.8%
- DRAW: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.3%
- AWAY: 9/5 (2.80) – 35.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
As shown by the implied probabilities, Leicester are just about favoured by the bookmakers to claim all three points on home soil. A Birmingham victory away from home can be backed at just under 36%, while a draw is rated at just over 30%.
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Most recent H2Hs: Leicester have forgotten how to lose
As mentioned before, Leicester have astonishingly won the last seven meetings in total in all competitions. The Foxes' unbeaten run against Birmingham stretches even further to 10 H2Hs, so we fancy the hosts to continue that streak on Friday night.
England Championship 06/04/24
Leicester
Birmingham
England FA Cup 27/01/24
Leicester
Birmingham
England Championship 18/12/23
Birmingham
Leicester
Europe Friendlies 26/08/20
Birmingham
Leicester
England FA Cup 04/03/20
Leicester
Birmingham
Leicester preview: No fresh concerns
Leicester have no fresh injury concerns or suspensions heading into this clash. The Foxes may resort to a more familiar starting XI to the one that beat Charlton 1-0 away from home in the second round of the Carabao Cup in midweek.
Predicted lineup: Stolarczyk (GK); Choudhury, Okoli, Vestergaard, Thomas; Soumare, Skipp, Page, Fatawu, Monga & Ayew
England Premier League 11/05/25
D
Nottm Forest
2
Leicester
2
England Premier League 03/05/25
W
Southampton
0
Leicester
2
England Premier League 26/04/25
L
Wolverhampton
3
Leicester
0
England Premier League 20/04/25
L
Liverpool
1
Leicester
0
England Premier League 12/04/25
D
Brighton
2
Leicester
2
Birmingham preview: Also no new worries
Birmingham also have no new injury worries or suspensions ahead of their trip to the King Power Stadium. The Blues are expected to make plenty of changes to the starting XI that disappointedly lost 1-0 at home to League One side Port Vale in the second round of the Carabao Cup in midweek.
Predicted lineup: Allsop (GK); Osayi-Samuel, Neumann, Klarer, Laird; Iwata, Paik, Willumsson, Gray; Furuhashi & Stansfield
England League 1 03/05/25
W
Cambridge Utd
1
Birmingham
2
England League 1 30/04/25
W
Blackpool
0
Birmingham
2
England League 1 27/04/25
W
Mansfield
0
Birmingham
4
England League 1 24/04/25
W
Stevenage
0
Birmingham
1
England League 1 21/04/25
W
Burton Albion
1
Birmingham
2
Player to watch: Jeremy Monga
Jeremy Monga is only 16 years of age, but has already forced himself into the first team at Leicester. He has already made a name for himself by scoring against Preston, and has arguably been the Foxes' biggest shining light in the opening games of the new 2025/26 season in the Championship.