Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th August 2025

Leicester start the season as favourites to land the Championship crown. They launch their title bid on Sunday at home in an opening day fixture with Sheffield Wednesday at King Power Stadium.

The match this coming Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday look to bag a crucial win in the process.

When it comes to goal-scoring Leicester could be more prolific, scoring 17 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.7 goals per game in which, they conceded ten times. This is an average of one a game, achieving a clean sheet in two games.

Sheffield Wednesday scored ten goals, conceded 13 and kept their opponents from scoring zero times in ten matches.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, The Foxes came away as 2-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Sunday.

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction

Leicester Form

Leicester have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest, before claiming 3 points in a 2-0 win against Ipswich. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Bournemouth. Leicester managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 13 goals and conceded seven times.

Sheffield Wednesday Form

In their previous three outings, Sheffield Wednesday won by 2-1 against Middlesbrough, drew 1-1 with Portsmouth, before also drawing 1-1 against Watford. Sheffield Wednesday claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads eight goals conceded and ten scored.

A home win for Leicester is the obvious choice at King Power Stadium. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Sheffield Wednesday come visiting.

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Squads

Leicester Squad

The 43-year-old coach of the home team, Marti Cifuentes, will select the lineup against Sheffield Wednesday from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season:

Asmir Begovic (0/0), Jakub Stolarczyk (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/0), Ben Nelson (0/0), Harry Souttar (0/0), James Justin (0/0), Jannik Vestergaard (0/0), Luke Thomas (0/0), Memeh Caleb Okoli (0/0), Ricardo Pereira (0/0), Victor Kristiansen (0/0), Wout Faes (0/0), Woyo Coulibaly (0/0), Bilal El Khannouss (0/0), Boubakary Soumare (0/0), Hamza Choudhury (0/0), Harry Winks (0/0), Jake Evans (0/0), Kasey McAteer (0/0), Michael Golding (0/0), Oliver Skipp (0/0), Sammy Braybrooke (0/0), Wilfred Ndidi (0/0), Will Alves (0/0), Abdul Fatawu (0/0), Bobby Reid (0/0), Jeremy Monga (0/0), Jordan Ayew (0/0), Patson Daka (0/0), Stephy Mavididi (0/0), Wanya Marcal-Madivadua (0/0).

Sheffield Wednesday Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Sheffield Wednesday players that the manager Henrik Pedersen will choose from for the upcoming game:

Pierce Charles (0/0), Barry Bannan (0/0), Di'Shon Bernard (0/0), Dominic Iorfa (0/0), Gabriel Otegbayo (0/0), Liam Palmer (0/0), Max Lowe (0/0), Yan Valery (0/0), Jamal Lowe (0/0), Nathaniel Chalobah (0/0), Sean Fusire (0/0), Svante Ingelsson (0/0), Bailey Cadamarteri (0/0), Charlie McNeill (0/0), Ike Ugbo (0/0), Olaf Kobacki (0/0).

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Team News

At the time of writing, Leicester have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Sheffield Wednesday this coming Sunday. Asmir Begovic gets a day off from the Leicester squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Abdul Fatawu and Ricardo Pereira are all absent from the Leicester squad that faces Sheffield Wednesday at King Power Stadium.

Sheffield Wednesday have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Leicester at King Power Stadium. For instance, Sheffield Wednesday won't be able to field Barry Bannan as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Lineups

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Leicester came away as 2-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Sunday. Both teams aim for the throat, when taking on each other as only one of their last ten matches finished all square. Leicester came out on top in four games, whereas Sheffield Wednesday ran away with three points four times. Picking the home win gets you odds at 1/7 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 16/1.

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Sheffield Wednesday come visiting Leicester. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 1/2 with the bookies.

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips

Abdul Fatawu has been great for Leicester lately, hitting the target zero times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Sheffield Wednesday are optimistic that Yan Valery doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Leicester won five of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing five times. Sheffield Wednesday won four of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and three defeats as well. It would seem we shouldn't expect goals from both teams in this encounter on Sunday. Both teams to score happened only seven times in the last 10 home league matches for Leicester. Both teams scored in five of the previous 10 league games away for Sheffield Wednesday.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Leicester scored an average of 1.4 goals a game, with Sheffield Wednesday averaging one goal in this run. Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Sheffield Wednesday's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.