Premier League: Chelsea vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 28 match between Chelsea and Leicester and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

The Blues take on Leicester this coming Sunday at Stamford Bridge with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Premier League standings.

Sitting bottom of the table, Leicester have claimed 17 points after 27 rounds, while The Blues have amassed 46 points. This places the latter as number 5 in the Premier League at the moment.

Form: Chelsea vs Leicester

Chelsea Form

Chelsea recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 2-1 against Aston Villa. They responded by beating Southampton 4-0, and followed that up by winning 1-2 against FC Copenhagen. Chelsea won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Stamford Bridge. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 14 goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-2 by Arsenal, before Brentford ran out 0-4 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against West Ham, who came out 2-0 winners. Leicester only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 16 goals to four.

Betting facts for Chelsea and Leicester

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

Players in form: Chelsea vs Leicester

Pedro Neto is showing good form for Chelsea, scoring two goals in their last six matches. Jamie Vardy scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Betting markets: Chelsea vs Leicester

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Stamford Bridge across all tournaments Chelsea won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Leicester claimed one wins, one draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Leicester lost their previous 4 matches. Chelsea have beaten Leicester in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Chelsea scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Curiously, Leicester only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Leicester have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Chelsea will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Sunday, as Leicester have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Chelsea and Leicester.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in ten of Chelsea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Leicester, who scored one time on average in these matches. Chelsea’s last 7 matches had more than three goals. Leicester did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games