Coventry vs Leicester: League Head-to-Head Record
Coventry City vs Leicester City: 86 recorded league meetings, 25 Coventry City wins, 24 draws and 37 Leicester City wins.
Coventry City and Leicester City have 86 recorded league meetings in this database, from to .
Scope: recorded English league matches only. Domestic cups, European competitions, friendlies and separate end-of-season test matches are not included. Club names follow the database's historical naming conventions.
Generated from the results CSV on . The database contains results through . These records refresh with the site's automatic updates; they are not live scores.
Overall league head-to-head record
Across 86 recorded league meetings, Coventry City have 25 wins, Leicester City have 37 wins, and 24 matches have been drawn.
| Measure | Coventry City | Leicester City |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 25 | 37 |
| Goals scored | 95 | 115 |
The first recorded league meeting in this dataset was Leicester City 1–0 Coventry City on 27 September 1919 (Football League Second Division). The latest included meeting was Coventry City 2–1 Leicester City on 17 January 2026.
Wins over time
Cumulative league wins. Hover or tap to see a match; click a team's name to hide or show its line. Swipe vertically to scroll the page.
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Home and away records
| Home team | Played | Coventry City wins | Draws | Leicester City wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 43 | 17 | 12 | 14 |
| Leicester City | 43 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
A home/away split is descriptive, not a forecast. Read about how home advantage has changed in English football before treating a long-run record as a measure of today's teams.
Premier League era
Restricting the record to top-tier league meetings from August 1992 gives 12 matches: 4 Coventry City wins, 4 draws and 4 Leicester City wins. This is a subset of the all-history total, not an additional set of matches.
Biggest league wins
Coventry City: 3-goal margin
- Leicester City 0–3 Coventry City, 27 September 1975 (Football League First Division).
- Coventry City 4–1 Leicester City, 14 March 1981 (Football League First Division).
- Coventry City 3–0 Leicester City, 6 October 1985 (Football League First Division).
Leicester City: 4-goal margin
- Leicester City 5–1 Coventry City, 24 January 1925 (Football League Second Division).
- Leicester City 5–1 Coventry City, 23 December 1984 (Football League First Division).
“Biggest” means the largest winning margin; every tied record in the dataset is listed.
Recent league results
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry City | 2–1 | Leicester City | |
| Leicester City | 0–0 | Coventry City | |
| Coventry City | 3–1 | Leicester City | |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | Coventry City | |
| Leicester City | 2–0 | Coventry City | |
| Coventry City | 0–1 | Leicester City | |
| Leicester City | 1–1 | Coventry City | |
| Coventry City | 1–1 | Leicester City | |
| Leicester City | 2–2 | Coventry City | |
| Coventry City | 1–1 | Leicester City |
Explore the full match history
Compare Coventry City and Leicester City in the interactive head-to-head tool to see the current database, all recorded meetings, season/date filters and charts. You can also reconstruct the league table for a season or compare team-strength ratings over time.