{"id":1392382,"date":"2025-08-08T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1392382"},"modified":"2025-08-08T17:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:14:14","slug":"leicester-vs-sheffield-wednesday-championship","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/leicester-vs-sheffield-wednesday-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction, odds, tips &amp; team news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leicester City get their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-26 Championship<\/a> campaign underway against Sheffield Wednesday at the King Power Stadium on Sunday 10th August at 4:30pm. The Foxes will be looking to seal an immediate return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier League<\/a> after relegation. Sheffield Wednesday finished mid-table in the Championship last season. This game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-leicester-win-to-nil-8-11-with-william-hill\">Leicester Win to Nil (<a href=\"https:\/\/squawka.com\/en\/go\/william-hill?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\">8\/11 with William Hill<\/a>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Leicester\u2019s defence was solid enough at the King Power in their last Championship campaign, and with Caleb Okoli coming in alongside retained centre-backs Wout Faes and Jannik Vestergaard, that foundation looks even stronger. Even if keeper Mads Hermansen moves on, the Foxes should have more than enough to contain what\u2019s left of Wednesday\u2019s forward line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the visitors, Sheffield Wednesday offer little in attack. Over their final 10 matches last season, they averaged just 0.94 expected goals per game, and that was with Windass, Smith and Musaba, all of whom have since departed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-abdul-fatawu-to-assist-anytime-5-2-with-paddy-power\">Abdul Fatawu to assist anytime (<a href=\"\/en\/go\/paddy-power?q=gb-all-tmp-wof-s-spo\">5\/2 with Paddy Power<\/a>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdul Fatawu provided 13 assists for Leicester in the 2023-24 Championship season. 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A 12th-placed finish saw Sheffield Wednesday nine points clear of the relegation zone and 10 outside the play-offs. In a tight battle at both ends, an average finish wasn&#8217;t too bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there has been a lot of uncertainty surrounding the squad and management over the summer. The Owls have financial issues and have been handed a transfer ban, with a lot of players leaving. It hasn&#8217;t been the ideal preparation for the new campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-leicester-team-news\">Leicester team news<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Leicester have had a good summer in terms of players returning from injury, with Abdul Fatawu available for contention. 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