Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction: An easy win for the hosts

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday: Prediction and odds on the Match on 10 August 2025

Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday will settle scores at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, 10 August 2025. Leicester City are unbeaten in their last five games at home in all competitions, while Sheffield Wednesday are winless in their last five games in all competitions. Who will win? Below, you will find the team news, possible starting lineup, head-to-head statistics, interesting facts, betting tips, and odds.

Leicester City: form and statistics

After relegation from the Premier League last season, Leicester City will start their race to return to the top flight at home. They finished 18th on the table with 25 points, which wasn’t enough for their survival. The relegation led to the departure of Ruud van Nistelrooy, before being replaced by former Queens Park Rangers gaffer Marti Cifuentes. However, they have had a great run in the preseason game, winning five (against Peterborough United, OH Leuven, Zalaegerszeg, Karpaty Lviv, and Fiorentina) and losing just one (against FC Koln). While they have allowed some of their top players to leave, they still manage to keep some experienced players by their side.

Leicester City: Team News and Injury Report

One of the shocking departures from this squad is the EPL-winning striker Jamie Vardy, who left after the expiration of his contract. He left after joining the club in 2012. Other players that have left include Danny Ward, Daniel Iversen, Conor Coady, and Wilfred Ndidi. Regardless, the club has been able to keep players like Stephy Mavididi, Kasey McAteer, Patson Daka, and Issahaku Fatawu in their squad. With this, I expect the coach to start with a strong 4-2-31 formation.

🔖Leicester City possible starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper – Jakub Stolarczyk

Defenders – Hamza Choudhury, Caleb Okoli, Jannik Vestergaard, Luke Thomas

Midfielders – Oliver Skipp, Boubakary Soumaré, Bilal El Khannouss, Stephy Mavididi, Issahaku Fatawu

Attacker – Jordan Ayew

⛔️Out: Harry Souttar (ankle injury)

👤 Head coach: Marti Cifuentes

Sheffield Wednesday: form and statistics

Sheffield Wednesday played a 1-1 draw in their last game of last season against Watford, to finish 12th on the table with 58 points, which was 10 points below the promotion playoff spots. They managed to play one official preseason game due to various team management issues. They lost the preseason friendly 3-1 to Lincoln United, and their last scheduled friendly against Burnley was cancelled to calm the pressure in the dressing room. While speculations have had it that players are planning to boycott this match, it now appears that the match will go on as scheduled.

Sheffield Wednesday: Team News and Injury Report

Sheffield Wednesday are having a difficult time, and fans are calling for the full sale of the club. The club has been struggling with paying wages, and reports have it that they have yet to pay staff for July. During these difficulties, Danny Rohl and his coaching crew left the club, and over 10 first-team players have left, including Michael Smith, Anthony Musaba, Josh Windass, and Djeidi Gassama. The club is under a three-window transfer embargo and is only allowed to sign free agents and loan players. They have only 16 senior players available and could only fill this up with academy players. It is now up to the coach to navigate through this tough time and deliver the needed result.

🔖Sheffield Wednesday possible starting lineup (4-3-3) 

Goalkeeper – Pierce Charles

Defenders – Yan Valery, Liam Palmer, Gabriel Otegbayo, Max Lowe

Midfielders – Nathaniel Chalobah, Svante Ingelsson, Barry Bannan

Attackers — Jamal Lowe, Iké Ugbo, Bailey Cadamarteri

⛔️Out: Di'Shon Bernard (knee injury).

👤Head coach: Henrik Pedersen

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday: head-to-head statistics

Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday have met nine times since 2009. Leicester City secured four wins, Sheffield Wednesday won three, and two games ended in draws. The last game between the two teams ended in a 2-0 win for Leicester.

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday: Betting Tips & Odds

• Leicester City are unbeaten in their last five games at home in all competitions, while Sheffield Wednesday are winless in their last five games in all competitions. 1xBet offers 1.49 odds for the game to end in a first-half win for the hosts;
• Sheffield Wednesday have scored in each of their last four games. 1xBet offers 2.375 odds for the visitors to score;
• Three of the last five games between the two teams saw both sides finding the back of the net. 1xBet offers 2.44 odds for this option.

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday match prediction, 10 August 2025

With the look of things, it is going to be an easy run for the hosts. The visitors are not in good physical and mental form. Nonetheless, I expect them to reach the scoreboard at some point during the game. They have scored in each of their last four games. So, I expect a win for the hosts and both sides finding the back of the net.

Our match prediction: Second Half: Over 1.5 goals at a coefficient of 1.75 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: Second Half: Over 3 goals for a coefficient of 1.74 in the 1xBet bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: Both Teams to Score for a coefficient of 2.50 in the Bet365 bookmaker.