Sheffield United will host Leicester City at Bramall Lane on Thursday in another round of the 2025-26 EFL Championship campaign. The home side have started to grind out results under veteran head coach Chris Wilder after a woeful start to the season, but will need to raise their level further in the second half of the campaign if they are to push for a promotion playoff spot.
After a leaky defensive display on Boxing Day that saw them squander a 3-1 lead to lose 5-3 to Wrexham, Sheffield faced a struggling Stoke City side in search of a positive end to 2025. They dominated proceedings to take a two-goal lead early in the second half but had to hold on to survive a late onslaught, with the game ending 2-1.
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Leicester City also suffered a disappointing Boxing Day outing, losing 2-1 to Watford. However, they bounced back on Monday, beating Derby County 2-1 thanks to first-half goals from Bobby Decordova-Reid and Jordan James.
The visitors have climbed to 12th place in the table and will be keen to at least maintain the five-point gap between themselves and their midweek opponents on New Year’s Day.
Sheffield United vs Leicester City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday’s game will mark the 100th meeting between the two teams. Sheffield have won 32 of their previous encounters while Leicester have claimed victory 35 times, with their remaining 32 contests ending in draws.
- The Blades secured a 3-2 victory when the two teams met in the league earlier this month, snapping a 10-game winless streak in this fixture.
- Leicester are one of just two teams in the Championship this term to have scored as many goals (34) as they have conceded.
- Leicester have kept three clean sheets in the English second tier this season, with only Norwich City and Oxford United (2) recording fewer.
Sheffield United vs Leicester City Prediction
Sheffield have won two of their last three games and lost just two of their last 10. They are slight favorites heading into Thursday’s game, having gone undefeated in their last five home matches, but must still deliver a professional performance to secure maximum points.
The Foxes have had the upper hand in this fixture in recent years, but will need to overcome their recent struggles on the road if they are to come away with a positive result this week.
Prediction: Sheffield United 2-1 Leicester City
Sheffield United vs Leicester City Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Sheffield United to win
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Over 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: YES
Edited by Peter P
