Opta have now shared how difficult Leicester City’s next 10 Premier League games will be compared to their relegation rivals.
Leicester City secured a swift return to the Premier League earlier this year, with it clear the goal for 2024/25 was survival.
In October, Leicester were predicted to finish 19th in the table after a pretty dire start under new manager Steve Cooper.
In the current international break, meanwhile, Leicester have a 46.9% chance of suffering relegation to the Championship, according to Opta.
The Foxes face Chelsea in their next fixture and a loss against their former manager may see them slip into the relegation zone if results elsewhere do not go their way.
The Midlands outfit are 15th in the Premier League table right now but only six points separate them and 20th-place Southampton.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
| 11 |  Brentford |
11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 |  Bournemouth |
11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 |  Manchester United |
11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 |  West Ham |
11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 12 |
| 15 |  Leicester |
11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 10 |
| 16 |  Everton |
11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 |  Ipswich |
11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 8 |
| 18 |  Crystal Palace |
11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 7 |
| 19 |  Wolves |
11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 6 |
Leicester City fixtures compared to Wolves, Southampton and more
Leicester beat Southampton 3-2 earlier this season but the Saints remain just a couple of wins away from catching Leicester.
Wolves, Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town – whom the Foxes drew 1-1 with recently – can all catch Cooper and co. in the coming weeks as well.
Now, Opta have released a list detailing how difficult each team’s next 10 Premier League fixtures will be.
And it is not great news for Leicester, who have the second-most difficult run of games behind only Everton.
Elsewhere, Southampton have the fifth-most difficult run of matches, while Ipswich are eighth in the list, Palace are 10th and perhaps most concerningly of all, Wolves are 18th.
Leicester City stance on Steve Cooper sacking
With such a difficult run of games on the horizon, the pressure already on Cooper is likely to increase tenfold.
Leicester have given Cooper a deadline to save his job, with the 46-year-old having until the end of 2025 to prove himself.
But with such a tough run of games on the horizon, it would not be surprising to see the Foxes in the relegation zone come the end of December.
This would all but certainly see Cooper replaced in the King Power dugout and leave Leicester facing an uphill battle in the race for survival.
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