Leicester host Stevenage in League One. Both sides have had an up-and-down season so far, stringing together decent runs before dropping points again just as quickly.
The two clubs crossed paths only a few weeks ago in the EFL Trophy, with Stevenage coming out on top. That result doesn't settle anything for this league meeting, but it's a useful point of reference heading into it.
Analysis updated .
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Mixed form on both sides
Stevenage's recent run has been choppy in League One: a home loss to MK Dons, a win over Plymouth, a defeat at Bradford, then a win over Wigan. There's no real pattern, just a team picking up points in patches.
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Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.
Leicester: 20 completed matches; Stevenage: 20 completed matches.
Leicester
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 28
- Difference
- +7
Stevenage
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 27
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +3
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Luton | Leicester | 24.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Bromley | Leicester | 20.10.2026 | 0-4 |
| League One | Leicester | Doncaster | 17.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Leicester | Peterborough | 10.10.2026 | 1-3 |
| EFL Trophy | Stevenage | Leicester | 06.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| EFL Trophy | Leicester | Fulham U21 | 22.09.2026 | 6-1 |
| League One | Barnsley | Leicester | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| League One | Stockport County | Leicester | 12.09.2026 | 3-4 |
| League One | Leicester | Oxford United | 05.09.2026 | 0-4 |
| League One | Leicester | Plymouth | 01.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Stevenage | Milton Keynes Dons | 24.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| League One | Stevenage | Plymouth | 20.10.2026 | 3-0 |
| League One | Bradford | Stevenage | 17.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| League One | Stevenage | Wigan | 10.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| EFL Trophy | Stevenage | Leicester | 06.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| EFL Trophy | Walsall | Stevenage | 22.09.2026 | 1-6 |
| League One | Leyton Orient | Stevenage | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| League One | Stevenage | Luton | 10.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Barnsley | Stevenage | 05.09.2026 | 1-5 |
| League One | Peterborough | Stevenage | 01.09.2026 | 0-0 |
Leicester look similar. They lost at Luton, then won heavily at Bromley, beat Doncaster at home, lost to Peterborough, and drew at Barnsley before that. Both samples also include cup and trophy games mixed in, so this is a snapshot rather than a settled trend.
Comparative Team Statistics: Leicester vs Stevenage

A recent reminder
The one meeting we have on record between these two came in the EFL Trophy on the 6th of October, with Stevenage winning 2-1 at Leicester's ground. It's a different competition and may not reflect either side's strongest team, but it's still the most recent evidence of how they match up.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL Trophy | Stevenage | Leicester | 06.10.2026 | 2-1 |
Level on points, different pictures
Leicester and Stevenage are locked together on 12 points from nine games, with identical win-draw-loss records of three apiece. The gap shows up in goal difference instead: Stevenage have conceded ten and scored twelve, while Leicester have let in fifteen for the same twelve goals scored.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Wycombe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16/20 | 13 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12/10 | 12 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13/15 | 12 |
| 14 | Leicester | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12/15 | 12 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7/15 | 12 |
That puts Stevenage above Leicester in the table despite the shared points tally, which is a detail worth keeping in mind given Leicester are the home side and the quoted favourites.
Leicester's position doesn't obviously match their market price.
Key men to watch
D. Kemp has three goals in seven appearances for Stevenage and looks like their main source of goals right now. For Leicester, L. Page has three assists in six games, so a fair amount of their creative output seems to run through him.
On the discipline side, Stevenage's L. Freestone has picked up three yellow cards in seven matches, while Leicester's O. Skipp has already seen red once in just two appearances. Neither entry confirms availability for this specific match, but both are worth bearing in mind.

Goals could flow either way
Leicester have shown they can score heavily at home this season, including a four-goal away win and a six-goal trophy result, so their attack clearly has moments of real quality. At the same time, they've conceded fifteen goals in their sample, which is more than Stevenage have let in.
Stevenage's tighter goals-against record suggests they can be awkward to break down, even if their own form has been just as inconsistent as Leicester's.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Skipp | England | 26 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| S. Mavididi | England | 28 | Midfielder | 182 | 71 |
| W. Faes | Belgium | 28 | Defender | 187 | 84 |
| E. Riis | Denmark | 28 | Attacker | 190 | 83 |
| J. Houghton | England | 30 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 77 kg |
| L. James-Wildin | Antigua and Barbuda | 28 | Defender | 178 | 75 |
| C. Piergianni | England | 34 | Defender | 185 | 85 |
| H. Choudhury | England | 29 | Midfielder | 178 | 64 |
| A. McCarthy | England | 36 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 79 |
| B. De Cordova-Reid | Jamaica | 33 | Attacker | 170 | 68 |
| L. Thompson | Wales | 31 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| J. Lundstram | England | 32 | Midfielder | 181 | 74 |
| L. Cullen | Wales | 27 | Midfielder | 178 | 63 |
| C. Chaplin | England | 29 | Midfielder | 168 | 70 |
| H. Souttar | Australia | 28 | Defender | 200 | 101 |
| W. Burns | Wales | 31 | Midfielder | 173 | 68 |
| C. Okoli | Italy | 25 | Defender | 191 | 91 |
| D. Kemp | England | 27 | Midfielder | 168 | 63 |
| F. Ravizzoli | Argentina | 29 | Goalkeeper | 188 | n/a |
| W. Coulibaly | France | 27 | Defender | 188 | 77 |
| W. Smallbone | Republic of Ireland | 26 | Midfielder | 183 | 71 |
| P. Patterson | Scotland | 26 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 70 kg |
| W. O'Hora | Republic of Ireland | 27 | Defender | 188 | 75 |
| T. Taylor | Wales | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 71 |
| L. Thomas | England | 25 | Defender | 181 | 71 |
| J. Stolarczyk | Poland | 25 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 81 |
| M. Smith | England | 26 | Midfielder | 176 | n/a |
| D. Barden | Wales | 25 | Goalkeeper | 195 | n/a |
| S. Earley | England | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Wanya Marçal | Portugal | 24 | Midfielder | 181 | 73 |
| O. Sanderson | England | 22 | Attacker | 183 | n/a |
| K. Casey | England | 22 | Defender | 185 | 70 |
| S. Braybrooke | England | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Doyle | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| W. Alves | England | 21 | Midfielder | 192 | 83 |
| T. Watson | England | 20 | Attacker | 168 | 63 |
| A. Bristrić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. McFarlane | England | 19 | Defender | 182 | 63 |
| B. Broggio | England | 19 | Attacker | 181 | 75 |
| Jayden Joseph | England | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| T. Neale | England | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| H. Howell | England | 18 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| S. Bausor | England | 21 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| O. Aluko | England | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| I. Kangasniemi | Finland | 19 | Defender | 197 cm | 86 kg |
| L. Page | England | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Turhan | Switzerland | 19 | Attacker | 175 | 73 |
| W. Lawrence | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| L. Hutchinson | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| R. Carr | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Riis | Denmark | 28 | Attacker | 190 | 83 |
| J. Roberts | England | 32 | Midfielder | 185 | 81 |
| J. Houghton | England | 30 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 77 kg |
| T. Vancooten | Guyana | 28 | Defender | 185 | 78 |
| L. James-Wildin | Antigua and Barbuda | 28 | Defender | 178 | 75 |
| C. Piergianni | England | 34 | Defender | 185 | 85 |
| B. De Cordova-Reid | Jamaica | 33 | Attacker | 170 | 68 |
| L. Thompson | Wales | 31 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| J. Magennis | Northern Ireland | 36 | Attacker | 188 | 92 |
| H. Souttar | Australia | 28 | Defender | 200 | 101 |
| D. Butler | England | 32 | Defender | 175 | 75 |
| J. Reid | Northern Ireland | 32 | Attacker | 181 | 74 |
| L. Freestone | England | 27 | Defender | 187 | 64 |
| D. Kemp | England | 27 | Midfielder | 168 | 63 |
| F. Ravizzoli | Argentina | 29 | Goalkeeper | 188 | n/a |
| W. Coulibaly | France | 27 | Defender | 188 | 77 |
| P. Patterson | Scotland | 26 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 70 kg |
| F. Marschall | England | 23 | Goalkeeper | 195 cm | 87 kg |
| T. Taylor | Wales | 25 | Midfielder | 183 | 71 |
| L. Thomas | England | 25 | Defender | 181 | 71 |
| C. Campbell | Wales | 23 | Midfielder | 180 | 72 |
| D. Phillips | Trinidad and Tobago | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| M. Smith | England | 26 | Midfielder | 176 | n/a |
| D. Barden | Wales | 25 | Goalkeeper | 195 | n/a |
| J. Malcolm | England | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Mellon | Scotland | 22 | Attacker | 185 | n/a |
| S. Earley | England | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Wanya Marçal | Portugal | 24 | Midfielder | 181 | 73 |
| O. Sanderson | England | 22 | Attacker | 183 | n/a |
| K. Casey | England | 22 | Defender | 185 | 70 |
| S. Braybrooke | England | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Doyle | England | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| W. Alves | England | 21 | Midfielder | 192 | 83 |
| T. Watson | England | 20 | Midfielder | 168 | 63 |
| T. Setford | England | 20 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 76 |
| J. Pattenden | England | 24 | Midfielder | 173 | n/a |
| A. Bristrić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| C. McFarlane | England | 19 | Defender | 182 | 63 |
| Joe Knight | England | 21 | Midfielder | 164 | n/a |
| B. Broggio | England | 19 | Attacker | 181 | 75 |
| T. Neale | England | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| H. Howell | England | 18 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Taylor | England | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| O. Aluko | England | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Woodford | England | 18 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| T. Turhan | Switzerland | 19 | Attacker | 175 | 73 |
| R. Carr | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Hugo de Lisle | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| H. French | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Charlie Brown | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Leicester are the clear market favourites here, but the underlying numbers don't scream dominance. Stevenage's tidier defensive record and their recent head-to-head success give them enough of a case to be competitive.
Taking Stevenage with a touch of a head start looks a sensible way to back that resilience without needing an outright upset.
