Leicester vs Leeds tips and predictions: Foxes to push Whites aside in end-to-end encounter
Leicester's Jamie Vardy
Planet Sport Bet's Robbie Savage locks horns with colleague Emma Jones as his old club Leicester take on her beloved Leeds United. Who will come out on top?
Leicester with nine straight league wins. When was the last time Leeds won a trophy, Emma?
Just as a reminder the last time Leicester won a trophy was the FA Cup and before that the Premier League. Still there Emma?
This will be Leicester's tenth win. No problem at all. Leicester 2-1.
Robbie’s tip: Leicester 2 Leeds 1
Team news:
Leicester boss Enzo Maresca is expected to recall Ricardo Pereira and Wout Faes to the defence, after both sat out the QPR victory, while Kelechi Iheanacho could replace Jamie Vardy.
Kasey McAteer has recovered from a hamstring injury and could also be recalled, but a muscle injury could see Wilfred Ndidi miss out again.
Leeds will give late fitness tests to Sam Byram, Joe Rodon and Crysencio Summerville who all left the field early in the 4-1 win over Huddersfield. Liam Cooper will be drafted in if Rodon doesn't make it.
Key stats:
- Leicester nine straight wins in league, conceding just four
- Leeds last beat Leicester in Jan 21, four meetings ago
- Leicester won this encounter last season 2-0, they drew the other fixture 1-1 in April 23.
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Leicester are flying high at the top of the Championship and could extend the gap between themselves and third-place Leeds to 17 points.
Enzo Maresca’s men have reeled off nine straight wins and conceded just four goals in the process, so a Leicester win to nil being available at nearly 3/1 could be worth the risk.
Leeds have kept five clean sheets in 10 themselves and you’d expect this to be by far the toughest test for both teams, but under 2.5 goals doesn’t appeal.
Styles make fights and we expect an end-to-end game with a glut of chances for both teams.
Leicester have scored fewer goals at home as the visitors put bodies behind the ball. Leeds are used to their hosts employing similar tactics.
City have scored 18 and conceded five on their travels, as opposed to scoring 12 and allowing three at home, because teams come at them more.
Ipswich, Millwall and Norwich are the only three host teams to engage in an end-to-end game with the Whites, who scored 10 goals across those three games.
Both teams also have a habit of growing into games, with Leicester level or trailing at the break in five of seven at home. Equally, Leeds have led in two of seven.
Backing the second half to be the highest-scoring half could be profitable. Both teams to score in the second half is also worth a flutter.
Both teams to score in second half
