Leicester City’s win before the international break may have taken some of the heat off Martí Cifuentes but it also revealed a deeper truth: this team shows more grit and character away from the King Power Stadium than it does at home.
After one win in ten games and growing unrest among fans, the win away from home brought temporary relief but it highlighted the inconsistency that has defined Leicester’s season.
The 2025–26 season for Leicester City has shown a definitive difference between their performance at home and on the road. The team has a higher winning percentage and a higher scoring average in away games, while struggling at home. Ultimately their home form has conspired to frustrate supporters and the management alike.
For Cifuentes the break gives him time to work out why his players perform with more conviction on the road and why that disappears at home.
The numbers tell the story. Leicester have won just one home game, five draws and three defeats. Now away from home they’ve won one and lost five. The difference isn’t in the results but in the attitude: on the road the team looks freer, more together and able to handle pressure. At the King Power that same energy often disappears in the tension and expectation.
Eight internationals away, key questions at home
Cifuentes has the next two weeks without several of his main players. As Leicester Mercury reports, eight City players are away with their countries, including youngsters with their Nations. Others, like Ben Nelson and Caleb Okoli, are managing fitness issues,so the training ground is quieter than usual.
The international window gives Cifuentes some breathing space but not time to relax. Leicester are mid-table, well below where they wanted to be and performances at home are under the microscope. Fans are restless. Not just because of the recent results but because the fall from grace has been so steep and so painful.
Rising frustration among fans
That all boiled over before the break. During the game, sections of the away end were directing their chants at the hierarchy, at Jon Rudkin and Aiyawatt ‘Khun Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha.
For a while now the phrase “the club feels leaderless” has been a fan sentiment that the current hierarchy, Rudkin and Khun Top, don’t communicate, aren’t accountable and don’t have a plan.
During the Norwich match, sections of the travelling fans directed their chants toward the club’s hierarchy, saying “sack the board” and “We want Rudkin out”. After that, chants got more offensive and darker. The club and official supporter groups quickly came out to condemn those chants, calling them “unacceptable,” and restating support for the staff and hierarchy. But the episode spoke to an undeniable fact - Leicester’s fanbase, once the most optimistic in the country, is now deeply disillusioned.
It’s not just about league position. Two relegations in three seasons, a merry-go-round of managers and off-the-pitch instability, including the recent departure of long-serving CEO Susan Whelan , has eroded trust. The club that once felt ambitious and well run now feels directionless.
Cifuentes reaffirms he’s ready to stick to his plan and rebuild, even if that means playing younger, less experienced players. But the manager’s job goes beyond tactics. Restoring belief in the dressing room and in the stands is as important as any formation change.
For now, the obvious truth remains: Leicester City look more like themselves everywhere except at the King Power Stadium.