Leicester City vs Watford prediction 26.12.2025 | Championship

Leicester’s recent history still looms large. After dropping out of the Premier League in the 2023–24 season, the Foxes stormed the Championship and bounced straight back with a record-breaking 97-point haul.

You can imagine supporters hoping for a similar surge this year, though reality has been messier. Under Martí Cifuentes, Leicester have collected eight wins from 22 league games. That is not disastrous, but it is not promotion form either. Still, half of those wins have come at the King Power, which keeps a bit of belief alive.

The last home outing was a confident 3-1 win over Ipswich, only for that to be followed by a heavy 4-1 defeat away at QPR. Harry Souttar remains sidelined with a long-term Achilles issue and will not feature here.

Up front, Jordan Ayew is expected to lead the line after scoring three times this season, supported by Abdul Fatawu and Stephy Mavididi, who between them have chipped in with six goals.

As Watford face their fourth consecutive season in the Championship, it's easy to remember that the past three seasons have been without the possibility of promotion. This year, however, feels a little more solid, at the least.

In the last four matches played without a loss and just a single loss in the last ten matches, Javi Gracia's side has been anything but easy to compete with. But, as many know, that comes at a cost of mediocre away form, where the single victory of the 10 matches played has led to little faith from fans.

This away trip to leicester comes too soon for muscle injuries to Rocco Vata and Caleb Wiley, and their expected main threat in attack will be Luca Kjerrumgaard, who, with 8 goals in the Championship, is expected to start upfront.