Preston North End vs Leicester City Prediction: Leicester City on a journey to top the table

Preston North End vs Leicester City Prediction and Odds on 16 August 2025

In the England Championship, Preston North End will play Leicester at Deepdale, Preston, in round 2. The two teams have struggled this season and will be focused on securing maximum points in this game. How will this game unfold? 

Preston North End: Form and Statistics

Preston has played 10 games this season. They won 1 game, lost 5 games, and drew 4 games. They score 1.2 goals per game from 7.3 shots. Also, they get 2.9 shots on target per game. The Lancashire team controls the ball 50.7% of the time. They get 4.2 corners per game. However, they let in 1.7 goals per game. The other teams get 5.7 corners against them from 10.7 shots and 3.8 shots on target.

Preston North End News and Lineup

Milutin Osmajic is their top scorer with 3 goals. Then, Emil Riis Jakobsen has 2 goals. Kaine Kesler-Hayden and Stefan Thordarson also have 2 goals each. Meanwhile, Robert Brady leads in assists with 3. Paul Heckingbottom saved Preston last season. The team was almost relegated in 2024-25. But he kept them in the second division. They stayed up by just one point.

🔖 Preston North End Expected Lineup

Daniel Iversen (GK), Lewis Gibson, Jordan Storey, Andrew Hughes, Thierry Small, Alfie Devine, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Alistair McCann, Andrija Vukcevic, Michael Smith, Milutin Osmajic.

⛔️Unavailable: Brady R. (Calf Injury), Frokjaer-Jensen M. (Groin Injury), Jebbison D. (Ankle Injury),

Thompson J. (Abdominal strain), and Lindsay L. (Knee Injury).

Leicester City: Form and Statistics

Leicester City came from behind to beat Sheffield Wednesday at King Power Stadium. This was their first game of 2025/26. Meanwhile, PNE beat their EFL Cup opponents Barrow. However, LCFC lost to Huddersfield Town in a bad performance. Jamie Vardy is their top scorer with 2 goals. Then, five players have 1 goal each. These are Jannik Vestergaard, Wout Faes, Kasey McAteer, and Conor Coady. Bilal El Khannouss leads in assists with 4 in the last 10 games.

Leicester City Team News and Lineup

Last season, Leicester had a very difficult time in the Premier League. As a result, they were relegated. The club hired Marti Cifuentes as its new manager. He is their third manager in 12 months. His job is to get them back to the Premier League. Cifuentes used to manage QPR. He won his first Championship game with Leicester. They beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 on Sunday. Sheffield Wednesday has many problems off the field.

🔖 Leicester City Expected Lineup

Jakub Stolarczyk (GK), James Justin, Wout Faes, Jannik Vestergaard, Luke Thomas, Oliver Skipp, Boubakary Soumaré, Issahaku Fatawu, Bilal El Khannouss, Stephy Mavididi, Jordan Ayew.

⛔️Unavailable: De Cordova-Reid B. (Injury), Kristiansen V. (Knock), Souttar H. (Achilles Tendon Injury), Pereira R. (Hamstring Injury)

Preston North End vs Leicester City: head to head statistics

Preston North End and Leicester City have met each other multiple times. However, considering their last five meetings, the Foxes came in strong, winning four encounters and drawing one. Their last meeting in 2024, Leicester City came on strong with a no-response 3-0 victory. 

Preston North End vs Leicester City: Betting Tips & Odds

• Leicester have won the two meetings of this fixture at this turf. A win for the away side is a possibility with the pattern expected to continue. The odds is available on 1Xbet at 1.95.
• Preston has recorded only a win in the last five road matches and will hope to continue their redemption process. A win for the home team is available on Betway with odds at 3.90.
• Leicester has played 10 games this season. They won 3 games, lost 5 games, and drew 2 games. They take 10.1 shots per game and get 3.5 shots on target. They score 1.0 goals per game. A bet on over 9 corners is available on Bet365 with odds at 1.83.
• The Foxes control the ball 46.9% of the time. They get 4.7 corners per game. But they give away 4.9 corners to other teams. They let in 1.6 goals per game from 5.2 shots on target and 17.3 total shots. With a lot of defensive errors and struggles expected in this game, over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring is an option to explore with odds at 2.20 on 1Xbet bookmaker.

Preston North End vs Leicester City match prediction 16 August 2025

Preston wants to avoid another relegation fight. So far, they have made a good start. They haven't lost any competitive matches yet. Last Saturday, Preston drew 1-1 with Queens Park Rangers. First, Ben Whiteman scored an own goal. Then, Milutin Osmajic scored to make it even. After that, Preston beat Barrow 1-0 in the EFL Cup. Barrow plays in League Two. This win sent Preston to the second round. This weekend, Preston will play their first home game of the season. Usually, playing at home helps teams. But Preston has struggled at Deepdale recently. They haven't won their last 6 home games. They lost 4 games and drew 2 games. But then, Leicester lost in the League Cup. They drew 2-2 with Huddersfield Town from League One. After that, they lost on penalties. This was very frustrating for Cifuentes. His team took the lead twice against the lower division club. However, they still couldn't win. Now, Leicester wants to win again in the Championship this weekend. But they have a terrible away record. They have won only one away game since October 2024. Still, they might do better this season because they are in a lower division now. If Leicester wins on Saturday, they will move to first place. Right now, they are in fourth place. The Foxes believe they can stay near the top all season. They want to get promoted automatically back to the Premier League.

Our match prediction is a win for Leicester with odds at 1.95 on Bet365 bookmaker.

Our betting tip is a win for Leicester (enhanced Price) with odds at 2.040 on Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction is a win for Leicester to win and both team to score with odds at 5.00 on 1Xbet bookmaker.