Leicester City v Hull: play-off push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Leicester City host Hull City in the Championship on Tuesday, 21 April 2026 in Leicester, with the visitors chasing the promotion play-offs and the hosts battling to escape the relegation zone.

Leicester City sit 23rd, while Hull City arrive sixth. The reverse fixture finished 2-1 to Hull in October, underscoring the visitors' threat.

The Foxes are winless in five league games after three draws and two defeats, most recently losing at Portsmouth. Hull are winless in four, drawing with Birmingham, Coventry and Oxford around a defeat at Sheffield United.

The Foxes are without defenders Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen and Ben Nelson. Hull list several absentees, including Dillon Phillips, David Babajide, Regan Slater, Matty Jacobs, Cody Drameh and Toby Collyer, which could trim options across the pitch.

The Foxes average 52% possession and 81.44% pass accuracy this season, but have only five clean sheets and have conceded 65. Their cutting edge may come from Jordan James and Abdul Fatawu, on 10 and nine league goals respectively, with Fatawu also on seven assists (per the league rankings). Hull have scored 65 and kept 11 clean sheets, with Joe Gelhardt and Oliver McBurnie on 14 goals apiece and Ryan Giles providing eight assists (per the rankings).

A home win would lift the Foxes to 44 points and could pull them closer to safety. Victory would take Hull to 72 points and strengthen their grip on the promotion play-off places.