Ace Football previews the Championship round 2 match between Preston and Leicester and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Preston hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Leicester over to the Deepdale for a round 2 match.
A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is two points and seven places.
Form: Preston vs Leicester
Preston Form
Preston went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 2-2 with Bristol City. Another draw followed, this time 1-1 against Queens Park Rangers, before they beat Barrow by 0-1. Preston only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Deepdale in the Championship. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded eight goals.
Leicester Form
Leicester claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-0 against Bournemouth. A 2-1 win followed against Sheffield Wednesday, before drawing 2-2 with Huddersfield. Leicester won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for Preston and Leicester
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Preston and Leicester. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 20 of the last 22 Preston matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Preston home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Preston have lost the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Preston home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Preston home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Leicester have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Leicester matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Leicester have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Leicester have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Leicester have won 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Preston vs Leicester
Look no further than Milutin Osmajic, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Preston in the Championship, while Abdul Fatawu managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Leicester in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
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Full-time result
Preston won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Deepdale. They drew three and lost five as well, while Leicester won two of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost five. Leicester have not lost to Preston in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Preston scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Leicester only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Preston played. Preston managed to open the scoreline in no less than three of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Leicester performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games. Leicester have scored in 8 consecutive meetings with Preston when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Preston’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Leicester, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches. Amazingly, Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 matches.
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