Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction, Lineups and Betting Tip Predictions

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction, Lineups and Betting Tip

Match Details: August 10th, 2025 | The King Power Stadium, Leicester | Sky Bet Championship

Leicester return to Championship football this weekend, as they take on a Sheffield Wednesday side in crisis mode, after the club was hit by sanction due to various financial breaches and unpaid wages.

After a poor showing in the Premier League where they rarely looked like anything other than relegation fodder, Leicester will be looking to right the ship here, and against a Sheffield side that hasn’t been able to sign any new players this summer, they should kick their campaign off with a victory.

Key Betting Tip: Leicester to Win and Over 2.5 Goals at odds of 1.63 on Kwiff represent excellent value for the tip provided by our in-house tipsters.

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Predicted Lineups

Leicester City Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Mads Hermansen (GK); Luke Thomas, Jannik Vestergaard, Memeh Okoli, James Justin; Harry Winks, Oliver Skipp; Abdul Fatawu, Stephy Mavididi, Bilal El Khannouss; Patson Daka.

After an impressive pre-season which saw the Foxes win five of their six fixtures, Leicester will be feeling positive ahead of the new season - one of the favourites to go back up, they have the squad, the manager, and the experience to leave the Championship at the first time of asking.

However, this will be their first season in over a decade without the presence of Jamie Vardy, and with another mainstay of the squad in Wilfried Ndidi heading to Turkey, it will be interesting to see how they adapt to their younger, new-look team.

Sheffield Wednesday Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Pierce Charles (GK); Max Lowe, Di’Shon Bernard, Liam Palmer, Yan Valery; Nathaniel Chalobah, Barry Bannan; Loaf Kobacki, Svante Ingelsson, Bailey Cadamarteri; Ike Ugbo.

With their squad reduced to just 16 individuals after the unpaid wages saw a host of players leave the club on a free transfer, Sheffield Wednesday are in quite the hole. Though the players they still retain are talented, their transfer embargo means they are unable to bring in quality squad depth, meaning that when injuries strike, their form will dip dramatically.

They can of course call up players from their youth squads, but these players will be teenagers with little, if any first team senior football - not of Championship quality, the Owls will be relying on their first teamers remaining fit for the whole season, a feat which is almost impossible.

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Current League Standings

With Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday being played on the opening weekend of the Championship season, both sides are tied together on zero points.

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Head to Head Timeline

Since 2012, the two sides have met just seven times, rarely playing in the same division together. Leicester hold a narrow lead across these meetings in the head to head record, winning three games to Wednesday’s two.

Recent Head to Head Meetings:

• 13/02/2024: Leicester City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
• 29/11/2023: Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Leicester City
• 04/04/2014: Leicester City 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
• 03/12/2013: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Leicester City
• 09/03/2013: Leicester City 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Leicester are undefeated in their last three clashes with the Owls, winning four points from them in their most recent league clashes in the 2023/24.

Wednesday last tasted victory in this fixture in 2013, when an early Connor Wickham brace cancelled out Anthony Knockaert’s early finish to grab them a crucial Christmas win.

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Recent Match Analysis

Leicester City Last Five Games:

• Leicester City 2-0 Fiorentina (Club Friendly)
• FC Koln 3-1 Leicester City (Club Friendly)
• Karpaty 1-2 Leicester City (Club Friendly)
• Zalaegerszeg 0-1 Leicester City (Club Friendly)
• Leicester City 2-1 OH Leuven (Club Friendly)

In a confidence boosting pre-season, Leicester took on all-comers from every corner of Europe, winning all but one against arguably their most illustrious opponents in FC Koln. Across these games, Jordan Ayew and Patson Daka both showed excellent form, underlining both of their credentials to replace the large hole left by Jamie Vardy.

Though their victories largely came against inferior sides, the fact that they played in six pre-season fixtures means they are closer to full match fitness than any other side in the league, a factor which could prove crucial in the early weeks of the season.

Sheffield Wednesday Last Five Games:

• Lincoln United 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Club Friendly)
• Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Championship)
• Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Portsmouth (Championship)
• Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Middlesbrough (Championship)
• Stoke City 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday (Championship)

Unable to take part in most of their friendlies due to unpaid wages and absent players, pre-season has been nothing short of a nightmare for Sheffield Wednesday. Without new players coming in, and their existing squad gradually shrinking in size, they look like nailed on candidates for relegation.

In the one friendly match they did play, the Owls lost to Northern Premier League amateur side Lincoln United, a shocking result that exemplified the trouble the club are in.

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction

Our advanced algorithm has analyzed over 200 data points to predict that Leicester will open their account for the season with a convincing three points. Sheffield financial issues have limitefd their options in the transfer window, and all they can do is sit back and watch as Leicester coast to a resounding 3-0 win. The model factors in current form, head to head records, player availability and tactical matchups.

Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tip

Football Park’s Best Bet: Leicester to Win and Over 2.5 Goals - The result here is elementary - Sheffield are currently in dire straight, struggling to scrape together enough players to create a first team squad, while Leicester have been investing all summer long, and have many Premier League standard players in their squad. This one won't be pretty for Sheffield Wednesday.

Players to Watch: Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday

Patson Daka (Leicester City): With Jamie Vardy no longer hogging the spotlight as the lone striker, one of Patson Daka and the experienced Jordan Ayew have the chance to make that spot their own. Daka, blessed with a rapid turn of pace and an eye for goal (particularly in the Championship) seems the primary candidate - notching 12 goal contributions in his last season in England’s second tier, the 26-year-old could be the solution to Leicester’s striker issue.

Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday): At the age of 35, Barry Bannan still doesn’t know how to slow down. Putting his heart and sole into every performance, and appearing in all but five of the Owls league fixtures last season, the English midfielder still has an eye for goal and a creative mind - notching four goals and six assists last season, and netting 35 times in his 447 games for club, he is the only thing standing between his side and relegation this season.

Stadium Details: The King Power Stadium is the fourth biggest football ground in the Championship - capable of seating over 32 ‘000 people, the stadium has witnessed cup glory, relegation misery, and of course, Leicester’s famous Premier League title lift.