Ace Football previews the Championship game between Leicester and Preston who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Despite a rather curious form recently, The Foxes have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 40 of the Championship season. They meet Preston this coming Friday at the King Power Stadium, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.
Form: Leicester vs Preston
Leicester Form
Leicester recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Bristol City 2-0. They were then defeated 1-3 against Queens Park Rangers, before drawing 0-0 against Watford. Leicester claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored seven and conceded 13 goals.
Preston Form
Preston collected one win from their last three matches, as Coventry won by 3-0. Norwich were too strong as well, winning 2-0, before Preston won 3-1 against Stoke. Preston didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored two goals themselves.
Betting stats for Leicester and Preston
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Leicester and Preston. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 7 of the last 9 Leicester home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Leicester home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Leicester matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Leicester matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Leicester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Preston away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Preston away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Preston have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Preston have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
In-form players: Leicester vs Preston
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Patson Daka will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Preston hope Milutin Osmajic can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Leicester vs Preston
Full-time result
Leicester won four of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing six times. Preston won two of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and five defeats as well. Preston conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.
Both teams to score
Leicester scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Preston scored the opening goal in four 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, Preston kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Leicester have scored in 10 consecutive league meetings with Preston.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leicester, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Preston’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches. Preston conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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