Leicester City kick off the 2025/26 Championship campaign as one of the favourites to earn promotion back to the Premier League. The Foxes’ guests on Sunday are a Sheffield Wednesday side that have major issues off the pitch and are expected to struggle to avoid relegation.
We’re not predicting a high-scoring game between the pair as four of Leicester’s and five of Sheffield Wednesday’s last six competitive matches have produced under 3.5 total goals. Sunday’s hosts have won five of their six preseason matches, scoring at least 2 goals in four of those encounters. Leicester managed to keep clean sheets in each of their final two home games last season and head into Sunday’s match on the back of a 2-0 home victory against Fiorentina.
The Foxes are unbeaten in their last three meetings with Sheffield Wednesday, and each of the last nine encounters between the two clubs, across all competitions, has produced under 3.5 total goals. The Owls suffered a 2-0 defeat on their last trip to The King Power Stadium, and having lost several key players this summer and no new signings coming through the door so far, we’re predicting a tough 90 minutes for the visitors.
Leicester 2 - Sheffield Wednesday 0
