City face a side who many predicted to be one of the runaway favourites for the title at the start of the season. Leicester sit in 4th, however, only 2 points above the Tigers in 10th place. A winnable game, City will be more than up for it under the lights of the MKM Stadium on Tuesday evening…

Opponent Observations
The Foxes have endured a solid start to proceedings so far, 4 wins, 1 loss, but the key point being their 5 draws, with 4 of them coming back-to-back, before their win away at Swansea, which was swiftly followed by yet another stalemate last match versus Portsmouth.

Key Players

Abdul Fatawu

The Ghanaian winger has been the star so far for the Foxes, netting 3 times and providing 2 assists in the first 10 games, averaging a match rating of over 7.5 per game.
Fatawu will most definitely cause the City back line trouble, with his speed and skill on the ball; he has averaged 3.6 successful dribbles per 90 in the first 10 games, and is not afraid to let one go, taking just over 3 shots per game, so he will likely be a threat from all kinds of range.

Harry Winks

Winks is a player who is already a level above the Championship, a fantastic midfielder for this level, with players surrounding him to elevate his game even further.
An astounding 93% pass accuracy, creating nearly 2 big chances per 90, Winks will definitely be someone City want to nullify, with 2 MOTM performances under his belt already.

Jannik Vestergaard

The Dane is a towering centre-half, a dominant threat in the air when attacking and a rock at the back in defence, winning over 70% of aerial and ground duels per 90.
Vestergaard also boasts a 90% pass accuracy, a very progressive defensive option, like Charlie Hughes is at times for City; he’s willing to bring his team upfield with the ball at his feet.

Their Last Few

Leicester City 0 - 0 Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Leicester City
Leicester City 1 - 1 Wrexham AFC
Swansea City 1 - 3 Leicester City
Leicester City 1 - 1 Portsmouth

Head to Head

A fixture which hasn’t occurred too often in recent years, since 2010 Leicester have won on 6 occasions, City winning 3 and the remaining 5 ending level.
The last meeting between the two sides came in 2024 when City were on the charge towards the playoffs, in a dramatic 2-2 draw, a game which they ultimately should have won, but City went unbeaten against the title-winning Foxes that season, after winning the first meeting 1-0 away at the King Power Stadium.

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Predictions
Starting Lineup

Goalkeeper: Ivor Pandur

Left Back: Ryan Giles
Centre Back: Charlie Hughes
Centre Back: John Egan
Right Back: Cody Drameh

Defensive Midfield: Regan Slater
Defensive Midfield: Matt Crooks
Left Wing: Liam Millar
Attacking Midfield: Joe Gelhardt
Right Wing: Kyle Joseph

Striker: Oli McBurnie

Scoreline

A game which is absolutely winnable for City, a perfect chance to make a mark and throw their hat in the ring.

City have shown their quality, their grit, their determination, and their willingness to fight until the very end in the last few performances, and I don’t see why they can’t go and get a result under the lights of the MKM against Leicester.
I predict a tough, tight affair, ending 2-1 to the Tigers.