Bitesize Prediction: Leicester City vs Derby County – 29/12/25

Competition: Championship

Market: Over 1.5 goals

Odds: 2/5 @ Pribet

Desperately seeking a Championship boost on Tuesday night, Leicester will welcome Derby to the King Power.

Starting with the hosts, coming under a huge amount of scrutiny last season as they lost their Premier League status, Leicester opened up the 2025/26 campaign with their sights firmly set on booking an immediate top-flight return. However, suffering a major collapse at the King Power on Boxing Day as they eventually slumped to a 2-1 loss at the hands of Watford, Marti Cifuentes finds some serious pressure mounting on his position. Putting in a woeful performance earlier in the month as they were hit with a 4-1 drumming against QPR, Leicester have now registered just a single win from any of their previous four Championship appearances. Tumbling down the table and now remarkably sat outside the top-half, the Foxes have also continued to show some rather glaring defensive issues this season. Signing off November with an action-packed 3-2 loss at home against Sheffield United, the former QPR boss has not seen his downbeat squad record a single clean sheet from any of their previous 17 consecutive outings.

As for the visitors, while Derby might have come flying out of the traps when opening up the 2025/25 campaign back in August, the Rams have struggled to find any real stability since returning from November’s international break. Now settling for consecutive 1-1 stalemates against Birmingham and Portsmouth, John Eustace’s side have recorded just a sole win from any of their previous six consecutive Championship appearances. Crashing back down to earth since their stunning run on either side of opening November, Monday’s guests should take plenty of solace from their rugged success away from Pride Park. Including a pair of 2-1 victories against Swansea and Blackburn last month, Derby have tasted just a single defeat from their last six showdowns on the road – a run that stems back to October 18th. Despite travelling to the King Power pencilled in as a real underdog contender, the Rams will be confident of testing an incredibly leaky Leicester defence.

Bet: Over 1.5 goals at Leicester City vs Derby County 2/5 for Monday’s Championship contest @ Pribet