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Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
Leicester City vs Burton Albion Prediction: Russell Martin's Side Eye Strong Home Response
Leicester host Burton Albion at the King Power Stadium on 22 August 2026, Matchweek 2 of League One. After back to back relegations, Leicester are the promotion favourites but their 1-1 draw at Notts County last week was acceptable rather…
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- Week 2 of the 2026-2027 League One sees Leicester City and Burton Albion collide on 2026-08-22 at 15:00 GMT.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Russell Martin and Gary Bowyer.
- A view of the standings shows Leicester City in 12th spot with 1 point and Burton Albion in 15th on 1 point.
- Leicester City and Burton Albion will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Leicester City should be met by Burton Albion's expected 3-4-1-2.
- The previous match saw C. Okoli lead Leicester City with a 8.3 TheyScored rating, and C. Tilt top-rating for Burton Albion at 7.6.
- No winners or losers: Leicester City drew 1-1 vs. Notts County, as did Burton Albion with Stevenage: 1-1.
- Leicester City look strong (2-2-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Burton Albion have 1-2-2 in the same span.
- Leicester City have clearly got the edge H2H: in 6 meetings, they've beaten Burton Albion 4 times, with 1 draw and only 1 loss.
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| 5' | 0 - 1 | ||
| 17' | C. Tilt | ||
| 25' | 0 - 2 | ||
| 29' | O. Skipp | ||
| 34' | |||
| 42' | 1 - 2 | ||
HT 1 - 2 | |||
| 54' | |||
| 55' | |||
| 55' | |||
| 63' | S. Krubally | ||
| 64' | |||
| 70' | |||
| 74' | K. Lofthouse | ||
| 77' | |||
| 81' | G. Bowyer | ||
| 83' | B. De Cordova-Reid | ||
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Leicester is going head to head with Burton on 22/8/2026 14:00 GMT for the England League One. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Leicester v Burton H2H statistics!