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Championship · Matchweek 18
Leicester CityLEI
2–3
FT
Sheffield UnitedSHU

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
18

Venue

Stadium
King Power Stadium, Leicester
Capacity
32,312
Surface
grass
Attendance
28,834

Teams

Coaches
Martí Cifuentes Corvillo · Chris Wilder
Position
15 · 22
Formation
4-2-3-1 · 4-4-2

Referee

Anthony Backhouse

Weather

Conditions
overcast clouds
Temperature
6.5° (feels 2.3°)
Wind
7.5
Humidity
93%

Where to watch · 264

2025/2026

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 Coventry City 4628117 974552 95 DDWWW
2 Ipswich Town 4623158 804733 84 DWDDW
3 Millwall 46241111 644915 83 DWWDW
4 Southampton 46221410 825626 80 WWDDW
5 Middlesbrough 46221410 724725 80 LDWWD
6 Hull City 46211015 70664 73 LDDLW
7 Wrexham 46191413 69654 71 LWWLD
8 Derby County 4620917 67598 69 LWLWL
9 Norwich City 4619819 63567 65 LWWDL
10 Birmingham City 46171316 57561 64 WDWWD
11 Swansea City 46181018 5759-2 64 WLWDW
12 Bristol City 46171118 59590 62 DLDLW
13 Sheffield United 4618622 66660 60 WWLLW
14 Preston North End 46151516 5562-7 60 WLLWL
15 Queens Park Rangers 46161020 6173-12 58 DLLLL
16 Watford 46141517 5365-12 57 LLLLL
17 Stoke City 46151021 5156-5 55 DLLLL
18 Portsmouth 46141319 4964-15 55 WWLWD
19 Charlton Athletic 46131419 4458-14 53 LDLWL
20 Blackburn Rovers 46131320 4256-14 52 DLDWL
21 West Bromwich Albion (-2) 46131419 4858-10 51 DWWDL
22 Oxford United 46111421 4559-14 47 WLLWL
23 Leicester City (-6) 46121618 5868-10 46 LLDDW
24 Sheffield Wednesday (-18) 4621232 2989-60 0 DDLLW
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Leicester City

LDWWL 2W 1D 2L · 7 pts (1.4 ppg) · GF 5 GA 8 · xG 5.71–6.93 · xPts 6.44

  • L A Southampton 0–3 xG 0.47–2.48 UK CHAMP
  • W H Stoke City 2–1 xG 1.25–0.96 UK CHAMP
  • W A Norwich City 2–1 xG 1.31–0.37 UK CHAMP
  • D H Middlesbrough 1–1 xG 1.38–1.39 UK CHAMP
  • L H Blackburn Rovers 0–2 xG 1.3–1.73 UK CHAMP

Sheffield United

LLDWW 2W 1D 2L · 7 pts (1.4 ppg) · GF 8 GA 6 · xG 10.26–5.02 · xPts 9.96

  • W H Portsmouth 3–0 xG 3.09–0.09 UK CHAMP
  • W A Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 xG 1.94–0.31 UK CHAMP
  • D H Queens Park Rangers 0–0 xG 1.88–0.74 UK CHAMP
  • L A Coventry City 1–3 xG 1.29–2.01 UK CHAMP
  • L H Derby County 1–3 xG 2.06–1.87 UK CHAMP

All meetings · 15 matches since 2005

Leicester City 82 draws5 Sheffield United

Goals 26–22 · 3.2 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 67%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Leicester City 71 draws2 Sheffield United

Goals 20–11 · 3.1 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 70%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Leicester City 30 draws2 Sheffield United

Goals 12–7 · 3.8 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 80%

Recent meetings

  • L Sheffield United 3–1 Leicester City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Leicester City 2–3 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Leicester City 5–0 Sheffield United UK PL · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City UK PL · Regular Season
  • W Leicester City 2–0 Sheffield United UK PL · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 1–2 Leicester City UK PL · Regular Season
  • W Leicester City 1–0 Sheffield United UK FA Cup · 5th Round
  • W Sheffield United 0–1 Leicester City neutral UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Leicester City 2–2 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Leicester City 2–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricLeicester City all · 46Leicester City at home · 23Sheffield United all · 46Sheffield United away · 23
Results
Matches46234623
Points per game1.131.221.301.26
W / D / L12 / 16 / 187 / 7 / 918 / 6 / 229 / 2 / 12
Goals for / match1.261.351.431.22
Goals against / match1.481.481.431.43
Clean sheets13%13%22%22%
Failed to score20%22%24%35%
Both teams scored72%70%56%44%
Over 2.554%52%59%44%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.281.341.641.42
xG against / match1.471.271.311.47
xG difference-0.190.070.32-0.06
Finishing vs xG-0.020.01-0.20-0.20
xPts / match1.261.391.571.34
Points vs xPts-0.13-0.17-0.26-0.08
Game state
Scored first48%61%54%52%
PPG when scoring first1.731.641.841.83
PPG when conceding first0.550.500.650.64
Came back from behind33%25%18%20%
Leads held46%44%62%64%
Minutes leading26%34%27%26%
Minutes level43%41%44%46%
Minutes trailing31%25%29%28%
First goal (min)40303935
First goal conceded (min)39444038
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half48%39%54%46%
Goals conceded in 2nd half50%56%62%67%
Late goals for (76'+)0.370.300.200.13
Late goals against0.280.300.260.26
Style
Possession52%54%52%47%
Shots12.913.813.411.3
On target4.24.04.33.7
Shot conversion10%10%11%11%
Shots inside box59%54%68%68%
Big chances created1.72.02.52.3
Corners5.36.16.65.7
xG from set plays34%30%35%30%
Goals from headers12%13%8%4%
Pressure index12.615.315.19.6
Dominant minutes47.152.450.541.5
Pass accuracy80%82%76%73%
Fouls10.810.710.310.8
Cards1.961.741.962.13

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Leicester City

0–15'1412
16–30'86
31–45'816
46–60'88
61–75'313
76–90'1713

Sheffield United

0–15'118
16–30'911
31–45'106
46–60'1619
61–75'1110
76–90'912

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Leicester City

No pressure profile yet.

Sheffield United · 7 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.18) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.49

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.187
Early press (0-15, level)-0.017
Late push (76+, level)-0.365
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.392

Game state

When ahead-0.373
When level-0.117
When behind-0.355
10 min after conceding-0.495
10 min after scoring-0.104

Situations

At home-0.154
Away-0.223
3 days rest or fewer-0.202
4+ days rest-0.175

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.094
v bottom-tier opponents-0.303
As favourite-0.202
Evenly matched-0.204

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.347
Conceded when ahead+0.303
Conceded late (76+)+0.197

Congested vs rested -0.02 · Ahead vs level -0.26 · Behind vs level -0.23

Leicester City

Current: unbeaten 3 · wins 1 · scoring 3 · clean sheets 1

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-145 98%1.131.271.491.291.48
4-3-31 2%1.01.01.00.851.11

Sheffield United

Current: winless 1 · conceding 5

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-119 41%1.261.631.791.471.44
4-4-211 24%2.01.640.911.641.36
3-4-2-16 13%1.01.331.671.891.36
4-2-2-24 9%2.01.750.252.50.62
4-3-33 6%0.00.01.01.01.34

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

No pre-match movement recorded for this fixture.

Latest prices

bet365 · pre-match line 0.1h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

2.37Home 40% P 40%3.3Draw 29% P 28%3.0Away 31% P 32%

Double Chance

1.36Leicester or Draw 34% P 35%1.33Leicester or Sheff Utd 35% P 36%1.53Draw or Sheff Utd 31% P 30%

Draw No Bet

1.661 56%2.12 44%

Both Teams To Score

1.72Yes 54% P 54%2.0No 46% P 46%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.9Over 50% P 49%1.9Under 50% P 51%

Total Corners

13.0Under 6 7%3.756 - 8 23%2.629 - 11 33%3.612 - 14 24%7.0Over 14 12%

Number of Cards

3.51.61Over 58%2.2Under 42%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 40–42.5% · away 30–32.5% · 701 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home40%41%41%-0.1
Draw28%28%26%-1.9
Away32%31%33%+2.1

In those fixtures: 2.7 goals a game · BTTS 55% · over 2.5 52%

Both teams to score · yes 52.5–55% · 3,040 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Yes54%54%54%-0.2

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 47.5–50% · 3,307 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.549%49%50%+1.3

Anthony Backhouse

Career
81 matches · 14 seasons
Cards / match
4.02 (3.94 yellow · 0.05 red)
Fouls / match
19.6 · 4.3 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.11
Cards to home side
46%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 58 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match4.524.05+0.8480
Fouls / match21.721.8-0.18
Fouls per card4.85.4-1.12 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.150.17-0.3139
Time added8.07.2+0.9078
First card
33' on average
Card timing
14% in first 30' · 34% in last 15'
Cards to home side
48% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2025-11-22 30 180 15'7
2025-11-05 40 170 48'6
2025-10-31 30 190 43'6
2025-10-21 30 210 70'7
2025-10-04 30 190 68'7
2025-09-27 60 260 39'9
2025-09-20 80 250 15'10
2025-08-30 20 240 30'6
2025-08-16 70 252 45'10
2025-05-03 50 240 29'8