Updated 22 August 2026, after full time.
Leicester 1-2 Burton in League One at King Power Stadium, Leicester on 22 August 2026. Scorers: Wes Burns for Leicester; K. Chauke, Matthew Dennis for Burton. In their last 1 meetings, Leicester have won 1, Burton 0, with 0 draws.
Leicester 1-2 Burton was the final score in League One on Saturday 22 August 2026 at King Power Stadium. Scorers: Wes Burns for Leicester; K. Chauke, Matthew Dennis for Burton. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Leicester vs Burton was played at King Power Stadium in Leicester on Saturday 22 August 2026, the home ground of Leicester, which holds 34,310 people. It finished Leicester 1-2 Burton in League One, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Leicester have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 12 and conceding 5, with results reading W W L W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-2 draw at home to Stevenage in the League One on 31 October.
Burton have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 6, with results reading L D D W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Wycombe in the League One on 31 October.
Across the last 1 meetings Leicester have won 1, Burton have won 0 and 0 were drawn, with Leicester scoring 2 goals to Burton's 0. The most recent was Burton Albion 0-2 Leicester City on 9 August 2023 in the Carabao Cup.
Emil Riis leads Leicester with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Leicester player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Leicester player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
C. Vickers leads Burton with 4 assists across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Burton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Burton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Ben Toner refereed Leicester vs Burton, averaging 24.0 fouls and 3.9 yellow cards per game across 20 games this season. That is 0.15 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2023 | Carabao Cup | Burton Albion vs Leicester City | 0-2 |
| Stat | Leicester | Burton |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 74% | 26% |
| Shots | 13 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 6 |
| Corners | 5 | 3 |
| Fouls | 13 | 19 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Tackles | 17 | 28 |
| Passes | 588 | 215 |
Leicester: O. Skipp (red card) 29', W. Burns 42'. Burton: M. Dennis 5', K. Chauke 25'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 7 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 11 of 24 |
| Shots | 15.4 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 2 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.7 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15 | 14 of 24 |
| Passes | 613.7 | 1 of 24 |
| Corners | 7 | 5 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.4 | 16 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.3 | 22 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.6 | 17 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12.6 | 7 of 24 |
| Tackles | 17.6 | 2 of 24 |
| Passes | 369.6 | 12 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.3 | 20 of 24 |