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Pick of the stats: Preston North End v Leicester City

Pick of the stats: Preston North End v Leicester City

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Leicester City visit Preston North End on Saturday (15:00 BST) as they recover from their Carabao Cup loss to Huddersfield Town in the midweek.The Foxes faced a penalty shoot-out against the Terriers and saw themselves knocked out of the competition, while they only managed to get a win over struggling Sheffield Wednesday in the latter stages of their opening Championship match.Though Preston North End didn't dazzle in their cup game either, peeking past League Two's Barrow through an own goal.Preston North End have failed to win any of their last five league games against Leicester City (D1 L4), since a 2-1 win in September 2009 courtesy of goals from Richard Chaplow and Neil Mellor.Leicester City are unbeaten across their last seven away league games against Preston North End (W3 D4), winning 3-0 on their last visit to Deepdale in April 2024.Preston have won their opening home game in just one of the last five league campaigns (D1 L3), with that win coming against Sunderland in 2023-24 (2-1).Leicester have won four of their last five league games at this level (L1), netting 2+ goals in each victory including a 3-0 success at Deepdale in April 2024.On MD1 of the 2025-26 Championship season, Leicester City's Bilal El Khannouss provided more assists than any other player (2), both of which came from dead balls, while no player created more chances than his four.
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