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Championship
Dec 29, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
 
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2-1

Reid (6'), James (41')
FT(HT: 2-1)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Championship clash between Leicester City and Derby County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Leicester 2-1 Derby
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship
Next Game: Sheff Utd vs. Leicester
Thursday, January 1 at 5.30pm in Championship
Last Game: Leicester 2-1 Derby
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship
Next Game: Derby vs. Middlesbrough
Thursday, January 1 at 3pm in Championship
Top scorers
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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 42.15%. A win for Derby County had a probability of 32.16% and a draw had a probability of 25.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.87%) and 2-0 (7.17%). The likeliest Derby County win was 0-1 (8.39%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood.

Result
Leicester CityDrawDerby County
42.15% (-0.19 -0.19)25.69% (0.061 0.06)32.16% (0.129 0.13)
Both teams to score 54.4% (-0.147 -0.15)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.42% (-0.214 -0.21)49.57% (0.214 0.21)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.4% (-0.194 -0.19)71.6% (0.193 0.19)
Leicester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.64% (-0.18499999999999 -0.18)23.36% (0.185 0.18)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.67% (-0.271 -0.27)57.33% (0.271 0.27)
Derby County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.98% (-0.02000000000001 -0.02)29.02% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.08% (-0.027000000000001 -0.03)64.92% (0.025999999999996 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Leicester City 42.15%
    Derby County 32.16%
    Draw 25.68%
Leicester CityDrawDerby County
1-0 @ 9.86% (0.032 0.03)
2-1 @ 8.87% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
2-0 @ 7.17% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-1 @ 4.3% (-0.036 -0.04)
3-0 @ 3.47% (-0.027 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.66% (-0.024 -0.02)
4-1 @ 1.56% (-0.021 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.26% (-0.017 -0.02)
4-2 @ 0.97% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 2.04%
Total : 42.15%
1-1 @ 12.19% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
0-0 @ 6.78% (0.058 0.06)
2-2 @ 5.49% (-0.018 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.1% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.68%
0-1 @ 8.39% (0.068 0.07)
1-2 @ 7.55% (0.016 0.02)
0-2 @ 5.19% (0.039 0.04)
1-3 @ 3.11% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 2.26% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
0-3 @ 2.14% (0.015 0.02)
1-4 @ 0.96%
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 32.16%

Head to Head
Dec 6, 2025 12.30pm
Derby
1-3
Leicester
Langas (63')
Adams (22'), Langas (24'), Thompson (77')
Reid (8'), Skipp (15'), James (31')
Vestergaard (19'), Reid (64')
Jul 23, 2022 1pm
Club Friendlies
Derby
1-3
Leicester
Iheanacho (55'), Daka (79'), Wright (87')
Feb 8, 2017 7.45pm
Fourth Round
Leicester
3-1
Derby
King (46'), Ndidi (94'), Gray (113')
Mendy (9'), Musa (84')
Camara (61')
Christie (5')
Jan 27, 2017 7.55pm
Fourth Round
Derby
2-2
Leicester
Bent (21'), Bryson (40')
Pearce (55')
Bent (8' og.), Morgan (86')
Jan 10, 2014 7.45pm
Leicester
4-1
Derby
De Laet (25'), Nugent (48', 60' pen.), Vardy (64')
De Laet (59' og.)
Bryson (78')
rhs 2.0


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