16:30 Sunday

Newly relegated Leicester face a Sheffield Wednesday side in financial trouble.

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Prediction

  • Leicester's 2025/26 season is currently clouded in uncertainty, with a potential points deduction hanging over them and no definite time frame for a resolution. On the pitch, the Foxes can expect to be competitive out of the gate. Marti Cifuentes has most of the squad that won this league last time around at his disposal, and while the hosts are light at the top of the pitch, their defensive structure looks impressive heading into the opening weekend.
  • While Leicester head into the season with question marks in their corner, Sheffield Wednesday are a club in crisis. Manager Danny Röhl walked out on the club after a summer fraught with unpaid staff and player wages and inactivity on the takeover front. Henrik Pedersen faces a monumental battle with a paper-thin squad to avoid what looks to be a nailed-on relegation to League One.

Score Prediction: Leicester 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday

 

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Lineups

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Leicester Predicted Lineup vs Sheffield Wednesday

Hermansen, Thomas, Vestergaard, Okoli, Choudhury, Soumaré, Skipp, Mavididi, Khannouss, Fatawu, Ayew

Sheffield Wednesday Predicted Lineup vs Leicester

Charles, Bernard, Iorfa, Otegbayo, Lowe, Palmer, Bannan, Ingelsson, Valery, Ugbo, Lowe

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Team News

Leicester Team News

  • Marti Cifuentes still has a number of question marks hanging over his squad heading into the opening weekend, with the futures of Mads Hermansen and Bilal El Khannouss up in the air.
  • Oliver Skipp and Caleb Okoli are among the players to have impressed in pre-season. They should start on Sunday.
  • Centre-back Harry Souttar won't play a game until the start of 2026 as he continues a long-term recovery from an Achilles injury.

Sheffield Wednesday Team News

  • Sheffield Wednesday's squad is paper-thin heading into the start of the 2025/26 season after 13 first-team players departed this summer.
  • Henrik Pedersen has a challenge on his hands to name a functional starting XI for the trip to the King Power Stadium.
  • Academy graduates Pierce Charles and Gabriel Otegbayo will play an important role in any success the Owls enjoy this season.

 

 

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Odds

Result Odds
Leicester 2/13
Draw 15/2
Sheffield Wednesday 25/1

 

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday Bet Builder Tips

Our bet builder tips for Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday features Leicester to Win, Stephy Mavididi 2+ Shot on Target & Jordan Ayew to Score, Yann Valery to be Carded.

At the time of publishing it is a best price of 25/1 with Unibet.

Jordan Ayew to Score Anytime

Jordan Ayew has been in good form during pre-season, scoring against Fiorentina. He is expected to replace the departed Jamie Vardy up front for Sunday’s opener. 

Yann Valery to Be Carded

Yann Valery was one of Sheffield Wednesday's most carded players last season.

Additionally, the right-back committed 1.3 fouls per 90, and the third most fouls in total.

He will have a tough task on his hands this afternoon.

Stephy Mavididi to Have 2+ Shots on Target

Mavididi was a prolific shooter in Leicester's 23/24 Championship season and despite struggling in the Premier League, he still managed four goals in 18 90 minutes and hit the target seven times.

Leicester should dominate this game and Mavididi can return to the league he picked up 12 goals and 34 shots on target.