Leicester vs Liverpool Prediction & Tips
Leicester City and Liverpool meet at King Power Stadium, in a match for the 24th round of the Premier League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 22‑11‑2020, Liverpool won at home by (3‑0). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 26-12-2019, for the Premier League, which ended with Liverpool’s victory by (0‑4). The goals of the match were scored by J. Milner (71 ‘), Roberto Firmino (74’ and 31 ‘) and T. Alexander ‑ Arnold (78’) for Liverpool. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, as Leicester City presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
The home team is currently in 3rd place, with 43 points won, after 13 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away against Fulham by (0‑2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, by (0‑0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses away; against 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home win against Brighton & Hove Albion by (1‑0). For the championship, Leicester City won 13 points out of a possible 30, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 10 games they played in their stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 games in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Leicester come into this match after a 1-0 home win over Brighton, advancing to the next round of the FA Cup: the only goal of the match was scored by Kelechi Iheanacho. On the last day of the Premier League, the home team drew 0x0 with Wolverhampton. In this game against Liverpool, coach Brendan Rodgers must maintain his usual tactical scheme, 4-3-3, with James Maddison being the master of the team: this player is very competent in creating and organizing the offensive process. Jamie Vardy is Leicester’s top scorer, with 11 goals scored. For this game the coach cannot count on Wesley Fofana, Timothy Castagne, Wilfred Ndidi, Wes Morgan and Dennis Praet, all with physical problems.
After 11 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 40 points won. In their last match, they lost to Manchester City at home by (1‑4), after having lost at home in the previous match, in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (0‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with 33 goals scored and 20 suffered; against 8 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 21 goals scored and 13 suffered. In their last away match for this competition, they won (1‑3) against West Ham United. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Liverpool has recorded 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, for which they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches, the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (4 out of 12 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. In 23 games in this competition, they conceded the first goal 9 times, but got the comeback in 3.
Liverpool come to this game after a 1×4 draw at the reception against Manchester City, which added their second consecutive defeat in the Premier League. Generally, coach J. Klopp plays 4-3-3, favoring maintenance of possession and organized attacks, especially through the flanks. It is important to highlight the importance of Thiago in Liverpool’s tactical scheme: this player is very important in the team’s offensive process. Mohamed Salah is the team’s top scorer, with 15 goals. Outside of this game are Joel Matip, Naby Keita, Diogo Jota, Joe Gomez and Virgil Van Dijk, all with physical problems.
Leicester – Liverpool FREE TIPS
Liverpool – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
