Leicester City vs Birmingham City Preview, prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | EFL Championship 2025-26

The Foxes emerged victorious when these clubs last faced each other.

Leicester City are ready to host Birmingham City in the matchweek 4 fixture of the EFL Championship 2025-26 season. King Power Stadium is all set to witness an interesting contest between these sides.

Leicester City are coming in after securing a 1-0 win against Charlton Athletic in their previous EFL Championship game. The Foxes had a loose attacking rate, but still managed to score a goal and on top of that, they ended the game with a clean sheet. For their next clash, they will be away from home.

Meanwhile, Birmingham City faced a shocking defeat and were knocked out of the EFL Cup. The Blues fell prey to Port Vale after their underwhelming effort. They will be away from home for their upcoming league game and might be a bit low on confidence as well.

Birmingham have performed decently in the Championship for now.

Kick-off:

• Location: Leicester, England
• Stadium: King Power Stadium
• Date: Saturday, August 30
• Kick-off Time: 12:30 a.m. IST (Friday, August 29; 07:00 p.m. GMT/ 03:00 p.m. ET/ 12:00 p.m. PT
• Referee: Joshua Smith
• VAR: Not in use

Form:

Leicester City: W-D-L-W

Birmingham City: D-W-W-W-L

Players to Watch

Fatawu Issahaku (Leicester City)

Fatawu Issahaku is coming in after scoring a match-winning goal in his previous league game for Leicester City. The 21-year-old forward from Ghana is going to play an important role for the Foxes in the final third. He will be yet again looking to engrave his name on the scoresheet.

Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City)

In three EFL Championship appearances, Jay Stansfield has scored two goals for Birmingham City this season. The 22-year-old Englishman failed to score a goal in his last match for the Blues. However, he has been impactful for Birmingham City in the final third.

Match Facts

• Birmingham City have won three of their last four matches.
• The Blues have failed to secure a clean sheet in any of their last five matches against the Foxes.
• Leicester City are on an 11-match unbeaten run against Birmingham City.

Leicester City vs Birmingham City: Betting Tips and Odds

• Birmingham City to win @39/20 Bet MGM
• Jay Stansfield to score @11/2 bet365
• Goals under 3.5 @3/10 Coral

Injury and Team News

Bobby Reid, Harry Souttar and Victor Kristiansen are injured, hence keeping them out of action for the Foxes.

Birmingham City will be without the services of Scott Wright as he is injured. Alexander Cochrane might also miss out due to a lack of fitness.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 137

Leicester City won: 61

Birmingham City won: 50

Draws: 26

Predicted Lineups

Leicester City predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Stolarczyk (GK); Choudhury, Okoli, Vestergaard, Thomas; Soumaré, Skipp; Issahaku, Page, Monga; Ayew

Birmingham City predicted lineup (4-4-2)

Allsop (GK); Osayi-Samuel, Neumann, Klarer, Laird; Willumsson, Seung-Ho, Iwata, Gray; Stansfield, Furuhashi

Match Prediction

Both of these clubs will be looking to win this league fixture. They are going to come up with an intense battle to fight for all three points. Birmingham City are likely to emerge victorious against Leicester City in the upcoming EFL Championship clash.

Prediction: Leicester City 1-2 Birmingham City

Telecast Details

India: FanCode

USA: CBS Sports Network

UK: Sky Sports TV

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