Leicester City vs Birmingham City prediction 29.08.2025 | Championship
Leicester City
2 - 0
Elapsed: FT
Half time: 1 - 0
Full time: 2 - 0
Kick off:
Date:
Birmingham City
Contents
- Competition: Championship
- Date: 29th August, 2025
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CEST
- Venue: King Power Stadium
Two clubs who were not in the Championship last season — Leicester City and Birmingham City — continue their adjustment to life in England’s second tier. After solid starts to the 2025/26 campaign, they meet at the King Power Stadium for the first time in over a year.
Leicester City vs Birmingham City Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Leicester City
2 : 1
Birmingham City
Championship
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Leicester City
3 : 0
Birmingham City
FA Cup
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Birmingham City
2 : 3
Leicester City
Championship
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Birmingham City
0 : 2
Leicester City
Club Friendlies 1
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Leicester City
1 : 0
Birmingham City
FA Cup
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Birmingham City
1 : 2
Leicester City
Championship
Leicester enter this clash as the clear favourites, given their dominance in recent meetings with Birmingham. The Foxes are unbeaten in their last 11 encounters with the Blues (9W, 2D) and will look to extend that impressive record on Friday night.
Leicester City team overview
After a disappointing 2024/25 Premier League campaign that ended in relegation, Leicester are among the leading contenders to bounce straight back to the top flight in 2026/27. Their early-season form has been encouraging, with two wins from three matches, including a 1-0 victory over Charlton last weekend.
The departure of club legend Jamie Vardy is expected to have a lasting impact on Leicester’s attacking output this season. However, young talent Jeremy Monga, just 16 years old, has already shown promise by scoring against Preston and could emerge as one of the breakout stars of the campaign.
Last matches of Leicester City
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Charlton Athletic
0 : 1
Leicester City
Championship
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Preston North End
2 : 1
Leicester City
Championship
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Huddersfield Town
3 : 2
Leicester City
Carabao Cup
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Leicester City
3 : 1
Peterborough United
Club Friendlies
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AFC Bournemouth
2 : 0
Leicester City
Premier League
Leicester City lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Jakub Stolarczyk
Defenders
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17
Hamza Choudhury
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5
Caleb Okoli
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23
Jannik Vestergaard
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33
Luke Thomas
Midfielders
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24
Boubakary Soumaré
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22
Oliver Skipp
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25
Louis Page
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7
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
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29
Jeremy Monga
Forwards
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9
Jordan Ayew
Birmingham City team overview
Birmingham return to the Championship on the back of a record-breaking 2024/25 League One campaign, where they amassed an incredible 111 points. Their momentum has carried into the new season, as Chris Davies’ men remain unbeaten after three matches — with wins over Oxford United and Blackburn and a draw against Ipswich.
Striker Jay Stansfield, top scorer for the Blues last season, has already picked up where he left off, finding the net in the 2-1 win over Blackburn.
Last matches of Birmingham City
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Birmingham City
0 : 1
Port Vale
Carabao Cup
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Birmingham City
1 : 0
Oxford United
Championship
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Blackburn Rovers
1 : 2
Birmingham City
Championship
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Birmingham City
2 : 1
Sheffield United
Carabao Cup
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Birmingham City
1 : 1
Ipswich Town
Championship
Birmingham City lineup
Goalkeeper
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21
Ryan Allsop
Defenders
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26
Bright Osayi-Samuel
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5
Phil Neumann
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4
Christoph Klarer
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2
Ethan Laird
Midfielders
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24
Tomoki Iwata
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8
Seung-Ho Paik
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18
Willum Thor Willumsson
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10
Demarai Gray
Forwards
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9
Kyogo Furuhashi
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28
Jay Stansfield
Prediction
Both teams have started brightly and could be contenders in the promotion race, even at this early stage. Leicester and Birmingham have each scored in every league match so far, and with both possessing attacking quality, this contest has the potential to be tightly contested yet entertaining. Recent history also suggests goals: both teams scored in two of the last three H2H meetings. That is our prediction for this Friday.
Three reasons we expect Both Teams to Score
- Birmingham City have scored in every Championship game so far this season.
- Leicester have scored in every Championship game so far this season.
- BTTS happened in 2 of the last 3 H2H meetings between Leicester and Birmingham City.
Main prediction Leicester City - Birmingham City
Both Teams to Score
Leicester City vs Birmingham City standings in Championship
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 97 - 45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 - 47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64 - 49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 82 - 56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 72 - 47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 70 - 66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 - 65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 67 - 59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 63 - 56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57 - 56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 - 59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 - 59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 66 - 66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 - 62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61 - 73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 - 65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51 - 56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 - 64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 44 - 58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42 - 56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 - 58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 - 59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 | Leicester City | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 - 68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 29 - 89 | -60 | 0 |