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Stoke City v Leicester City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Mark Robins's Stoke City side are on home soil in the Championship on Saturday lunch time, as Martí Cifuentes Corvillo's Leicester City travel to the bet365 Stadium. Stats power the predictions below for all the markets, and flipping between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.

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Stoke City's next match is v Swansea at 15:00 on Saturday 7th March
Leicester City's next match is v Ipswich at 15:00 on Saturday 7th March
The last English Championship meeting between Stoke and Leicester was on Saturday 21st February 2026
English Championship
February 21st 2026
Stoke 2
2 Leicester
 
B. Wilmot 3'52' D. Mukasa
B. Wilmot 89'76' H. Winks
 
STK
LEI
Shots On
3
5
Shots Off
6
7
Corners
7
4
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
5
6
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
StokeLeicester
 
T. Simkim
A. Cresswell
B. Pearson (S. Nzonzi 54')
A. Phillips
S. Thomas
J. Bae (J. Rak-Sakyi 79')
T. Seko
B. Wilmotfootball iconfootball icon
E. Bocat (B. Gibson 71')
L. Cisse
M. Smit (M. Manhoef 71')
B. Nelson
M. Okoli
(L. Thomas 39') V. Kristiansen
football iconH. Winks
S. Mavididi
P. Daka
R. Barbosa Pereira
A. Begović
football iconD. Mukasa
(J. Aribo 63') J. Monga
O. Skipp

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Stoke or Leicester are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The statistics tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 78% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Stoke are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Stoke
46%
13/10
5%
33/1
Draw
25%
11/5
3%
19/4
3%
Leicester
28%
11/5
6%
2/13
6%
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
17/20
Stoke 1-0
11%
6/123/10
7%
Stoke 2-1
9%
17/216/5
Stoke 2-0
8%
9/117/5
6%
Leicester 1-0
8%
15/27/1
Leicester 2-1
7%
11/12/7
10%
Draw 0-0
7%
7/1
6%
13/2
11%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/19/2
Stoke 3-1
5%
20/114/1
15%
Leicester 2-0
4%
14/1
12%
11/1
Stoke 3-0
4%
20/117/2
Stoke 3-2
3%
33/133/1
Leicester 3-1
3%
28/117/2
11%
Leicester 3-2
2%
40/128/1
13%
Stoke 4-1
2%
40/145/1
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
6/5
5%
23/20
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
4/6
4%
13/20
4%
Home 1st Goal
51%
5/617/20
1%
Away 1st Goal
45%
6/55/4
4%
No 1st Goal
4%
15/2
6%
13/2
11%
BTTS - Yes
54%
5/610/11
5%
BTTS - No
46%
5/64/5
2%
BTTS - Home Win
21%
9/2
4%
28/1
5%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/29/2
BTTS - Away Win
14%
6/11/7
8%
Home/draw
72%
4/11
1%
7/20
1%
Away/draw
54%
4/7
6%
3/5
2%
Home/away
75%
4/11
2%
1/3
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
4/11
2%
4/11
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
11/5
6%
15/8
6%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
3/129/10
6%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/42/9
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
7/1
13%
7/1
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/12
2%
1/14
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
16/1
12%
14/1
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/401/100
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/12
1%
1/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
7/1
6%
13/2
6%
Home DNB
64%
8/13
4%
8/13
1%
Away DNB
46%
6/5
5%
6/5
5%
Stoke win to nil
25%
11/4
3%
-
Leicester win to nil
15%
4/1-
Stoke / Stoke
22%
11/4
4%
3/10
Stoke / Leicester
3%
33/112/1
13%
Stoke / Draw
6%
14/14/1
Draw / Stoke
15%
9/218/1
5%
Draw / Leicester
11%
6/1
7%
25/1
Draw / Draw
17%
15/418/1
4%
Leicester / Stoke
3%
28/1
12%
100/1
Leicester / Leicester
16%
4/166/1
5%
Leicester / Draw
6%
14/180/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Stoke have played 32 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 3 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 44 goals to 34 goals.

Home League Performance

Stoke have played 15 games at home winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 6 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Leicester are in 22nd position in the Championship on 32 points having played 32 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 28 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 21 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

29 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 7 and won 9. Leicester have conceded 46 goals, scored 39, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stoke
Leicester
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Coventry3622863674 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
2
M'Boro3519971966 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
3
Millwall361989965 
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
4
Ipswich35181072664 
Mar 10
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
5
Hull3618612560 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 22
l
 
2-1A
6
Wrexham3515128957 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
7
Derby3615912754 
w
 
3-1A
Apr 6
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
8
Southampton351411101153 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
3-4F
l
 
3-0A
9
Watford35131210451 
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
Mar 21
10
Bristol C3614814250 
w
 
5-1F
May 2
Mar 10
d
 
2-2F
11
Sheff Utd3615417249 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-1A
12
Birmingham36131013-149 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
13
Swansea3614715-149 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
Apr 11
w
 
1-3F
14
Preston36121311-149 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 20
Apr 3
l
 
2-1A
15
Stoke3613815347 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
16
QPR3513814-847 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
Mar 14
l
 
4-1A
17
Norwich3513616345 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
18
Charlton36111114-1044 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
19
Portsmouth35101015-1040 
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
20
Blackburn3610917-1339 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
May 2
21
West Brom369918-1836 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
22
Leicester36101115-935 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
-
-
23
Oxford Utd3681117-1435 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-3F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2A
24
Sheff Wed361827-51-7 
Apr 3
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stoke 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stoke0 - 2Southampton
Stoke1 - 2M'Boro
Stoke0 - 0QPR
Stoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Stoke2 - 1Swansea
Stoke1 - 2Hull
Stoke3 - 0Charlton
Stoke0 - 1Coventry
Stoke5 - 1Bristol C
Stoke1 - 0Wrexham
Stoke1 - 1Norwich
Stoke1 - 0Birmingham
Stoke0 - 1West Brom
Stoke3 - 1Derby
Stoke0 - 2Sheff Utd
Stoke2 - 0Sheff Wed
Stoke1 - 1Luton
Stoke3 - 1QPR
Stoke1 - 0Blackburn
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStoke0 - 1Charlton
AStoke0 - 0West Brom
HStoke0 - 2Southampton
AStoke1 - 1Birmingham
HStoke1 - 2M'Boro
HStoke0 - 0QPR
AStoke2 - 0Norwich
AStoke1 - 0Hull
HStoke1 - 2Sheff Utd
HStoke0 - 0Preston
AStoke0 - 1Watford
HStoke2 - 1Swansea
AStoke0 - 1Ipswich
AStoke0 - 4Sheff Utd
HStoke1 - 2Hull
HStoke3 - 0Charlton
AStoke1 - 2Leicester
HStoke0 - 1Coventry
AStoke3 - 0Oxford Utd
HStoke5 - 1Bristol C
Leicester 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Birmingham2 - 1Leicester
Wrexham1 - 1Leicester
Coventry2 - 1Leicester
Sheff Utd3 - 1Leicester
QPR4 - 1Leicester
Bristol C2 - 2Leicester
Derby1 - 3Leicester
Southampton3 - 0Leicester
Norwich1 - 2Leicester
Millwall1 - 0Leicester
Hull2 - 1Leicester
Swansea1 - 3Leicester
West Brom1 - 1Leicester
Oxford Utd2 - 2Leicester
Charlton0 - 1Leicester
Preston2 - 1Leicester
Bournemouth2 - 0Leicester
Nottm Forest2 - 2Leicester
Wolves3 - 0Leicester
Brighton2 - 2Leicester
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLeicester3 - 4Southampton
ALeicester1 - 2Birmingham
HLeicester0 - 2Charlton
HLeicester1 - 2Oxford Utd
ALeicester1 - 1Wrexham
ALeicester1 - 2Coventry
HLeicester2 - 1West Brom
ALeicester1 - 3Sheff Utd
HLeicester2 - 1Derby
HLeicester1 - 2Watford
ALeicester1 - 4QPR
HLeicester3 - 1Ipswich
ALeicester2 - 2Bristol C
ALeicester3 - 1Derby
HLeicester2 - 3Sheff Utd
ALeicester0 - 3Southampton
HLeicester2 - 1Stoke
ALeicester2 - 1Norwich
HLeicester1 - 1M'Boro
HLeicester0 - 2Blackburn
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Leicester have beaten Stoke in 3 consecutive league meetings
9
Leicester have not lost to Stoke in 9 consecutive league meetings
League games at Stoke since 1993
Stoke
Leicester
Goals: Scored
18
19
Games: Scored
8 / 12
9 / 12
Clean sheets
3 / 12
4 / 12
STK
5
D
4
LEI
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stoke
0 - 5Leicester
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Leicester
Draw0 - 0Draw
Stoke4 - 2
Stoke3 - 2
Stoke3 - 2
0 - 1Leicester
Stoke1 - 0
Stoke1 - 0
League games at Leicester since 1994
Leicester
Stoke
Goals: Scored
21
12
Games: Scored
11 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
2 / 13
STK
2
D
5
LEI
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Leicester
Leicester2 - 1
Leicester2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Leicester2 - 0
Leicester3 - 0
0 - 1Stoke
Draw1 - 1Draw
Leicester2 - 1
Leicester4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 3Stoke
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Stoke City's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday lunch time, not least because Leicester City have conceded in each of their last 26 Championship games. A PG of 1.5 for M. Robins's side suggests that run should continue.

Stoke 15th Leicester 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Stoke will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Leicester will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Stoke’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+2
Leicester’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2025/2026 season
Stoke
PG (predicted goals)
Leicester
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
STK
LEI
22%
better
view stats
Games scored19
27
Failed to score13
5
Scored first14
15
Goals scored34
44
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
17
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
36%
better
STK
LEI
view stats
Games conceded20
29
Clean sheets12
3
Conceded first14
16
Goals conceded29
51
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
6
Conversion rate against10%
17%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+36%

Stoke v Leicester Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Stoke Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
35999
S ThomasS ThomasS ThomasB Pearson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. Simkim GLK10
1
-
A Cresswell  DEF223
2
-
A Phillips DEF301
5
-
B Wilmot DEF333
5
-
E Bocat DEF181
-
T Seko MID341
3
-
B Pearson MID241
8
1
L Cissé MID2513
3
-
J. Bae MID3313
1
-
S Thomas MID3599
8
-
M Smit FWD6
-
Subs
F Fielding GLK
-
B Gibson DEF51
1
-
M Taloverov DEF13
5
-
R. Otegbayo MID
-
G. Gartside-Kelly MID
-
S Nzonzi MID221
2
-
J Rak-Sakyi FWD51
-
M Manhoef FWD3453
1
-
J. Kyremeh FWD
-
Leicester Championship squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28248
L ThomasR PereiraL ThomasL Thomas
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Begovic GLK9
2
-
R Pereira DEF2821
6
-
C Okoli DEF2311
2
1
B Nelson DEF19
1
-
V Kristiansen DEF5
-
O Skipp MID251
4
-
H Winks MID2312
2
-
J. Monga MID2212
2
-
D. Mukasa MID523
1
-
S Mavididi MID3121
3
-
P Daka FWD3023
1
-
Subs
J Stolarczyk GLK27
1
-
L Thomas DEF324
8
-
O. Aluko DEF5
1
1
K. Gray DEF
-
J Aribo MID3
1
-
L. Page MID161
-
D Richards FWD1
-
W Marçal FWD
-
S. Thomas FWD161
1
-
English Championship match betting previews, predictions and odds
QPR v M'Boro
Sun 8th Mar, 16:30
Portsmouth v Swansea
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Leicester v Bristol C
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Millwall v Derby
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Sheff Wed v Watford
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Wrexham v Hull
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Stoke v Ipswich
Tue 10th Mar, 20:00
M'Boro v Charlton
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
West Brom v Southampton
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Oxford Utd v Blackburn
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Birmingham v QPR
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Norwich v Sheff Utd
Wed 11th Mar, 19:45
Coventry v Preston
Wed 11th Mar, 20:00
Wrexham v Swansea
Fri 13th Mar, 20:00
Coventry v Southampton
Sat 14th Mar, 12:30
M'Boro v Bristol C
Sat 14th Mar, 12:30
Oxford Utd v Charlton
Sat 14th Mar, 12:30
West Brom v Hull
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Stoke v Watford
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Millwall v Blackburn
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Leicester v QPR
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Birmingham v Sheff Utd
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Norwich v Preston
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Sheff Wed v Ipswich
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Portsmouth v Derby
Mon 16th Mar, 20:00
Watford v Wrexham
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Southampton v Norwich
Wed 18th Mar, 19:45
Preston v Stoke
Fri 20th Mar, 20:00
Ipswich v Millwall
Sat 21st Mar, 12:30
Derby v Birmingham
Sat 21st Mar, 12:30
Blackburn v M'Boro
Sat 21st Mar, 12:30
Hull v Sheff Wed
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Bristol C v West Brom
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Sheff Utd v Wrexham
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Southampton v Oxford Utd
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Watford v Leicester
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Charlton v Norwich
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
QPR v Portsmouth
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Swansea v Coventry
Sat 21st Mar, 17:15