Notts County vs LeicesterPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Meadow Lane stages the League One opener between Notts County and Leicester, two sides arriving with no points and no matches behind them: the table starts to take shape here. The recent evidence points to tight, low-scoring football. Notts County drew 1-1 at Burnley in the league cup and had earlier been held goalless at Walsall, while the rest of their preparation brought a 0-2 against Nottingham Forest, a 1-3 at Randers and a 0-2 at Viborg: two goals scored across five outings. Leicester beat Northampton 1-0 in the cup after a summer of narrow scorelines, losing 0-1 to Genoa and winning 1-0 at Cadiz and 3-0 at Burton Albion, with a 3-3 draw at Malaga the only genuinely open game of the set. The clubs have met only once in recent history: in July 2022 Notts County won 2-1 on the road. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.