Preston vs Leicester

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🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Gavin Ward 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Preston 14 · Leicester 21
Referee Stats
24 matches · 1.08 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 1.08
Reds avg 0.04
Penalties avg 0.04
Over 4.5 cards 13%
Home wins 54%
Draws 17%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-14).
  • Leicester controlled possession (60%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

28 / 30
Avg: 1.22 / 1.30

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6
Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-9-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 34
Avg: 1.17 / 1.48

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.04
1.22
GF
1.17
1.30
GA
1.48
48%
O2.5
57%
57%
BTTS
74%
13%
Score 1st
17%

League-position context

Preston rank14th
Leicester rank21st
Preston points60
Leicester points52
Preston: #14 · 60 pts · GD -7
24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Leicester: #21 · 52 pts · GD -10
32 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L L D W L
Points4/15
Weighted index20
Goals6-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Leicester last 5 away

W L D D D
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals3-3
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%
Preston clean sheet at home22%
Leicester score away83%
Leicester clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first13%
Preston win after scoring first33%
Leicester score first17%
Leicester win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Leicester 60%
Avg first goal minute: Preston 35.0' · Leicester 36.3'

Vs league average

Preston score at home1.22 vs 1.40
Preston concede at home1.30 vs 1.20
Leicester score away1.17 vs 1.20
Leicester concede away1.48 vs 1.40
Preston score 13% below league average, while Leicester score 3% below league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 8% above league average at home, and Leicester are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals3.25
BTTS50%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Preston goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 0

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
16-30 0
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
14
14
Shots off Goal
8
4
Blocked Shots
2
8
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
4
7
Ball Possession
40%
60%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
11
7
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
267
417
Passes Accurate
191
357
Passes %
72%
86%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Preston vs Leicester Head-to-Head History by Season