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Premier League: Leicester vs West Ham – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Premier League round 14 match between Leicester and West Ham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When West Ham come to King Power Stadium for the Premier League match this coming Tuesday, Leicester will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Leicester are placed 16th with ten points after 13 matches. West Ham occupy a position as 14th in the league on 15 points.

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Form: Leicester vs West Ham

Leicester Form

In their last three matches, Leicester lost 3-0 against Manchester United, 1-2 against Chelsea and 4-1 against Brentford. Leicester just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the King Power Stadium. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.

West Ham Form

In their last three matches, West Ham drew 0-0 with Everton, won 0-2 against Newcastle, and lost 2-5 against Arsenal. West Ham claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Leicester and West Ham

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Leicester and West Ham. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 10 of the last 12 Leicester home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Leicester matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Leicester have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 Leicester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Leicester matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 9 West Ham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 4 West Ham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 West Ham away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 West Ham away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

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Full-time result

Leicester claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. West Ham won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Leicester only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. West Ham scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Leicester managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, West Ham kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Leicester have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with West Ham.

Total goals

Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for West Ham, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches. Leicester conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.

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