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Chelsea vs Leicester City: Match preview and betting suggestions

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Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Chelsea and Leicester City who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team and H2H stats as well as the best betting tips for the match.

Going into the match as the underdogs, Leicester City will be highly motivated to keep their positive run going against Chelsea. A positive result at Stamford Bridge on Thursday won’t be easy, but not impossible either.

Position in the Premier League table: Chelsea vs Leicester City

Looking at the current Premier League standings, Chelsea and Leicester City are currently 22 points and six places apart. Thomas Tuchel’s side will without a doubt attempt to grab all three points to move further up the league table. Despite being the outsider in this clash, Leicester City will try to make this a miserable day for their opponents. The result of this game could have a big impact on both teams in what is the penultimate game of their respective campaigns.

Current form and fixture history of Chelsea vs Leicester City

Blues keep target in sight

Chelsea go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous 3 matches, which started off with a 2-2 draw against Wolves. They went on to beat Leeds 3-0, before sharing the spoils with Liverpool in a 0-0 draw.

Foxes finally end miserable run

Leicester City look back on their last 3 matches with 6 points to show for their efforts. Against Everton, they were left empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Norwich in a 3-0 win. They followed that up with a 1-5 win against Watford in their most recent outing.

Fixture history: Chelsea vs Leicester City

The last time the pair played each other, Chelsea came away as 3-0 winners in a Premier League, back in November 2021. At the time of writing, the bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Leicester City will get you odds 8.00, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 13% chance of beating Chelsea. You can get a price of 1.40, should you wish to add Blues win to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

Highlights from the last match between Chelsea and Leicester City:

Betting stats and facts for Chelsea and Leicester City

Here are some facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Chelsea and Leicester City. The facts are based on stats from the recent games that the teams played out across all tournaments.

  • Chelsea have scored in the last 26 home matches in a row
  • In 5 of the last 7 home matches Chelsea played, both teams scored
  • Chelsea have not won 5 of the last 7 home matches
  • Leicester have conceded in 30 of the last 32 away matches
  • In 7 of the last 8 away matches Leicester played, both teams scored
  • Chelsea have not lost 8 of the last 9 home matches versus Leicester
  • In 5 of the last 7 Chelsea home matches versus Leicester the sum of goals was under 2.5

Players to watch in Chelsea vs Leicester City

Romelu Lukaku has been the most prolific scorer for the home team recently. Surely, Chelsea will be relying on him to once again shine in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Leicester City will be looking to Jamie Vardy in the hope that he will add more goals to his current total of 4 goals in his last 6 games.

Best tips for the match: Chelsea vs Leicester City

To summarise, the upcoming match between Chelsea and Leicester City appears to be a good chance to place some bets. Therefore, we have come up with the recommended betting suggestion for this game. However, we also present some lower and higher-risk alternatives.

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