EFL League Cup
08/08/2026 - 14:00
Leicester City vs Northampton
The Northampton, having lost their last match against Plymouth, travel to Leicester, Leicestershire with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the Round of 128 of the EFL League Cup, Leicester City will face Northampton at King Power Stadium stadium on 8 August at 14:00, and will be refereed by Oliver Yates.
Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Leicester City vs Northampton.
Leicester CityLeicester City comes from playing against Blackburn and finished the match with a result of 0-1, with win for Leicester City. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Northampton coached by Colin Calderwood. In that last match between Leicester City and Blackburn, Foxes team achieved a 50% possession of the ball, with 9 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by S. Mavididi.
In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Russell Martin has achieved 1 win, 5 draws and 2 defeats. Leicester City average number of goals per game is 0.9 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 8 goals.
NorthamptonNorthampton, meanwhile, are coming off a 2-3 defeat against Plymouth, and travel to the King Power Stadium stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Leicester City.
In that match between Northampton and Plymouth, the Northampton team achieved 48% ball possession, getting 4 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by E. List and M. Jacobs.
Analysing the last 8 matches, Colin Calderwood's team has and lost 8, and is on a run of 9 consecutive defeats. Northampton average 0.9 goals per game, while they concede an average of 2.8 goals per game. With this trend, they have 9 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 22 goals.
The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.
Leicester CitySubstitutes:
22 - Oliver Skipp
10 - Stephy Mavididi
17 - Hamza Choudhury
14 - Bobby De Cordova-Reid
11 - Liam Cullen
15 - Harry Souttar
7 - Wes Burns
5 - Caleb Okoli
26 - Woyo Coulibaly
33 - Luke Thomas
1 - Jakub Stolarczyk
36 - Sammy Braybrooke
37 - William Alves
23 - Tom Watson
2 - Jayden Joseph
50 - Tommy Neale
61 - Stevie Bausor
32 - Olabade Aluko
25 - Louis Page
60 - Riley Carr
NorthamptonSubstitutes:
42 - Bobby Ashton
6 - Elliott Moore
7 - Sam Hoskins
34 - Ross Fitzsimons
8 - Lee Evans
10 - Elliot List
44 - Janoi Donacien
5 - Jon Guthrie
24 - Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
32 - Harvey Saunders
3 - James Maxwell
11 - Kamarai Swyer
1 - Zach Jeacock
14 - Tyrese Fornah
35 - Max Dyche
16 - Joe Wormleighton
21 - Jack Perkins
9 - Matty Warhurst
43 - Mataeo Moon-Arnaez
Having analysed in detail the latest results of both Foxes and Northampton and their current form, the StaTips team, using their AI tool, have determined the following predictions for the Leicester City vs Northampton match which you can see below:
Betting market
Tips
Prob.
8
1
5
2
0
1
0
0
Games played
Wins
Draws
Lost
Won at home
Won as a visitor
Ranking
Points
9
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
8
1
5
2
7
8
0.9
1.0
3
4
0
5
3
Games played
Wins
Draw
Lost
Goals in favor
Goals against
Avg goals in favor
Avg goals against
First to score
First to concede
First half winner
First-half draw
First-half loser
8
0
0
8
7
22
0.9
2.8
2
6
0
3
5
0
77
8
3
3
7
2
2
11
4
0
808
750
93
2
4
4
Expected goals
Ball Possesion
Total shots
Shots on goal
Shots of goal
Corner kicks
Offsides
Goalkeeper saves
Fouls
Yellow cards
Red cards
Total pases
Passes accurate
Percentaje pases
Blocked shots
Shots inside box
Shot outside box
0
23
4
2
1
5
1
2
12
1
0
230
170
74
1
3
1
Referee statistics: Oliver Yates
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