Leicester have been largely unaffected by the unforgiving demands of the winter schedule, and even with Iheanacho now joining a few stricken teammates in the infirmary, there should only be one outcome to Monday's game.
The thumping of Blackburn appears to have been a one-off for a Huddersfield side whose away form has left a lot to be desired all season long, so the Foxes ought to start 2024 as they mean to go on.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 77.1%. A draw had a probability of 14.8% and a win for Huddersfield Town had a probability of 8.12%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.72%) and 1-0 (10.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.03%), while for a Huddersfield Town win it was 0-1 (2.79%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.