With only two rounds of games remaining in the Championship season, we are close to finding out which two teams are going to win promotion to the Premier League.
The match between Preston North End and Leicester City will be played on the 29th of April at Deepdale Stadium.
The hosts begin the weekend 10th in the Championship on 63 points while the visitors are top of the table on 94 points.
2️⃣ in 2️⃣ for Wilf. pic.twitter.com/UU8fqT7OFR— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 25, 2024
2️⃣ in 2️⃣ for Wilf. pic.twitter.com/UU8fqT7OFR
Preston North End come into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers last weekend in the Championship.
The only goal of the game was scored in the 20th minute and Preston North End failed to score the equaliser in the 70 minutes that remained in the match.
The defeat at Queens Park Rangers means Preston North End have lost each of their last 3 games, all of which have been played in the Championship.
The additional defeats came against Norwich City at home and Southampton away.
Trends show Preston North End have won only 1 of their 6 most recent Championship fixtures and the victory came at home over Huddersfield Town.
Preston North End are undefeated in 7 of their last 9 home Championship matches but have won only 2 of their last 6 league games on home soil.
Leicester City travel to Deepdale Stadium having recorded an excellent 5-0 home win over fellow promotion hopefuls Southampton on Tuesday night in the Championship.
With the score 1-0 at half time, The Foxes kicked into gear in the second half and scored 4 goals in the space of 19 minutes to send the home fans crazy.
The victory over Southampton means Leicester City have won 4 of their 6 most recent Championship fixtures.
The additional wins have come over Norwich City, Birmingham City, and West Bromwich Albion at home. However, there have been defeats at Millwall and Plymouth Argyle.
The stats show Leicester City have been struggling in recent away Championship matches.
They have failed to win any of their last 4 away games in the Championship, suffering 3 defeats in a row on the road.
However, each of those defeats have been by just a single goal and Leicester City have seen under 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 away trips in the Championship.
Team news: Preston North End are without the injured midfield trio of Ali McCann, Brad Potts, and Ben Whiteman. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen and Milutin Osmajic will both be hoping to come back into the starting XI.
Leicester City make the trip without any injury or suspension concerns. Enzo Maresca could name the same XI that started against Southampton.
The Foxes are just one win away from securing promotion back to the Premier League. Preston North End are playing for little more than pride but they have not been easy to beat in recent home Championship games. Just a single goal could be enough to win this match and we predict it will be Leicester City who make the breakthrough.