Leicester will welcome Sheffield Wednesday to the King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon on their return to the Championship.
Indeed, the Foxes were relegated from the Premier League after just one season in the English top flight, and will be hoping to make a swift return to the big time come the end of the 2025/26 campaign.
Wednesday have been suffering from turmoil off of the pitch, as financial troubles mean that they have been unable to pay their players for a number of weeks now. The Owls are thought to have only 15 senior members of the squad available to play at this moment in time, so need their issues to be resolved quickly.
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Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction: Foxes to start fast?
Key stats
- Leicester have won five of their six pre-season friendlies in preparation for this game.
- Wednesday have only won once in nine Championship matches dating back to the 2024/25 campaign.
- Leicester are unbeaten in the last four H2Hs in all competitions.
Correct score prediction: Leicester 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Given that they have a home advantage and have had a good pre-season in the lead-up to the game, Leicester should run out as fairly comfortable winners here. We are also backing the Foxes to keep a clean sheet, as they have done in two of the previous three H2Hs.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Leicester backed by bookmakers
- HOME: 2/13 (1.15) – 86.7%
- DRAW: 7/1 (8.00) – 12.5%
- AWAY: 16/1 (17.00) – 5.9%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
As shown by the implied probabilities, Leicester are overwhelming favourites with bookmakers to claim all three points on home soil. A draw is rated at just over 12%, while a Wednesday victory away from home is given less than a 6% chance.
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Most recent H2Hs: Leicester aiming to continue unbeaten streak
As mentioned before, Leicester are unbeaten in the previous four H2Hs between the two teams in all competitions. Their last meeting was in the Championship in 2024, where the Foxes beat Wednesday 2-0 on home soil.
England Championship 13/02/24
Leicester
Sheff Wed
England Championship 29/11/23
Sheff Wed
Leicester
Europe Friendlies 29/08/20
Sheff Wed
Leicester
Leicester preview: Outgoings have trimmed squad
Leicester have seen a number of noticeable players depart the club in the summer transfer window so far, including the likes of Jamie Vardy, Conor Coady and Wilfried Ndidi. The Foxes have no fresh injury concerns or suspensions to report heading into the match.
Predicted lineup: Stolarczyk (GK); Choudhury, Okoli, Vestergaard, Thomas; Skipp, Soumare; El Khannouss, Mavididi, Fatawu & 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
Sheffield Wednesday preview: Thin squad to choose from
Wednesday have see as many as 19 players depart the club in the summer transfer window so far, including star man Djeidi Gassama to Rangers. However, mainstay Barry Bannan has recently signed a new deal and should start in the middle of the park for the Owls.
Predicted lineup: Charles (GK); Valery, Palmer, Otegbayo, Johnson; Chalobah, Ingelsson, Bannan; Lowe, Ugbo & Cadamarteri
England Championship 03/05/25
D
Watford
1
Sheff Wed
1
England Championship 26/04/25
D
Portsmouth
1
Sheff Wed
1
England Championship 21/04/25
W
Middlesbrough
1
Sheff Wed
2
England Championship 18/04/25
L
Stoke
2
Sheff Wed
0
England Championship 12/04/25
L
Oxford Utd
1
Sheff Wed
0
Player to watch: Bilal El Khannouss
Bilal El Khannouss has been linked with a potential move away from Leicester, but we are expecting him to start against Wednesday. The Moroccan is very talented, coming off the back of a season where he managed a total of three goals and a further six assists in all competitions for the relegated Foxes.