Championship

Dec 26, 2025 at 3pm UK

Leicester Leicester City
1-2
Watford

James (7')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Maamma (45'), Pollock (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Leicester City and Watford, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Leicester City

All competitions

Last Game: Leicester 1-2 Watford
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: Leicester vs. Derby
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Watford

All competitions

Last Game: Leicester 1-2 Watford
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship

Next Game: Norwich vs. Watford
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 43.11%. A win for Watford had a probability of 32.08% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.94%) and 2-0 (6.93%). The likeliest Watford win was 1-2 (7.59%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.

Result
Leicester City	Draw	Watford
43.11% ( 0.02)	24.8% ( 0)	32.08% ( -0.02)

Both teams to score 57.35% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.27% (

-0.02)

45.73% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.95% (

-0.02)

68.04% (

0.02)

Leicester City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.75%

21.25% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.83% (

54.17%

Watford Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

72.82% (

-0.02)

27.17% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.42% (

-0.03)

62.58% (

0.03)

Score Analysis

Leicester City 43.11%

Watford 32.08%

Draw 24.8%

Leicester City	Draw	Watford
2-1 @ 9.02% ( 0) 1-0 @ 8.94% ( 0.01) 2-0 @ 6.93% ( 0.01) 3-1 @ 4.66% ( 0) 3-0 @ 3.58% ( 0) 3-2 @ 3.04% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.8% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.38% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.18% ( -0) Other @ 2.59% Total : 43.11%	1-1 @ 11.65% 2-2 @ 5.88% ( -0) 0-0 @ 5.78% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 1.32% ( -0) Other @ 0.18% Total : 24.8%	1-2 @ 7.59% ( -0) 0-1 @ 7.53% ( 0) 0-2 @ 4.9% ( -0) 1-3 @ 3.3% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.55% ( -0) 0-3 @ 2.13% ( -0) 1-4 @ 1.07% ( -0) Other @ 3.01% Total : 32.08%