Leicester City vs Leeds – Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds

Published: October 17, 2022
Author: Josh Stewart
Last Updated: October 17, 2022

The Premier League clash at King Power Stadium on Thursday sees Leicester City hosting opponents Leeds. With nine points after nine games, Leeds currently sit 15th in the Premier League standings. Leicester City play catch-up as they recorded five points in ten matches, putting them 19th before their upcoming clash.

Leicester City vs Leeds Stats

  • Leicester have scored in 20 of the last 22 matches
  • Leicester have not won 9 of the last 11 matches
  • Leicester have scored in 9 of the last 11 home matches
  • Leicester have conceded in 9 of the last 11 matches
  • Leicester have lost 5 of the last 7 matches
  • Leeds have conceded in 18 of the last 20 away matches
  • In 7 of the last 9 away matches Leeds played, both teams scored
  • Leeds have not won the last 6 away matches in a row
  • Leeds have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches
  • Leeds have not won the last 5 matches in a row

Leicester City vs Leeds Lineups

Leicester City vs Leeds Preview

In the last three outings, Leicester City beat Nottingham F. by 4-0, lost 2-1 against Bournemouth, before drawing 0-0 with Crystal Palace. In their last six Premier League home matches, Leicester City have two wins, while they’ve drawn two and lost two. They scored 11 and conceded six goals. No team won fewer matches on home soil than Leicester City did so far in the Premier League this season. A total of one match at the King Power Stadium finished with a win for Leicester City.

Jesse Marsch’s Leeds got away with just one point from their previous three games, and they claimed it in a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa. Then, Crystal Palace proved too strong in a 2-1 defeat, just like Arsenal who won 0-1. Leeds managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Premier League. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 13 times and letting in eight. They are still searching for their first win away from home in the Premier League this season.

Leicester City vs Leeds H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Leicester came out the other side as 1-0 winners and surely won’t mind a repeat of that result. Leicester City have a 40% win rate against Leeds, who won four of these matches. The total record reads 4-2-4, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Current table in the Premier League

Full Time Betting

King Power Stadium witnessed Leicester City winning four of their 10 latest matches across all tournaments here. They drew two and lost four in this run. Leeds won two of their previous 10 games away, drew three and lost five. Leicester City won three of their last 10 games on home soil without allowing a goal.

Both Teams to Score

The last time the pair played each other The Foxes came away as 1-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Thursday. As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best-priced at 1.57 with the bookies.

Over/Under Tips

Over 2.5 goals came up seven times in the previous ten encounters between Leicester City and Leeds, as Leicester City scored 1.9 goals on average per game and Leeds averaged 1.6 goals. Both teams scored seven times in these matches. In their previous ten matches across all tournaments, Leicester City saw over 2.5 goals scored eight times, and they scored 1.6 goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of the last ten matches Leeds played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.

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