League One: Leicester vs Burton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Leicester and Burton who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Leicester will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Burton for a round 2 match in the League One.

Leicester failed to win their League One opening match, when they settled for a single point on the board.

Form: Leicester vs Burton

Leicester Form

Leicester collected two wins and a draw from their last three matches, as they ran out 0-1 and 1-0 winners against Blackburn and Northampton, respectively. Against Notts Co., they had to settle for a draw as the match finished even with a 1-1 scoreline. Leicester only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 11 and conceded six goals.

Burton Form

In their last three matches, Burton drew 2-2 with Leyton Orient, lost 1-2 against Blackburn, and drew 1-1 with Stevenage. Burton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew four as well as losing one, while scoring five time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Leicester and Burton

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

Players on top: Leicester vs Burton

Despite scoring just once in six League One games, The Foxes hope Jayden Joseph adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Burton put their faith in Kyran Lofthouse to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six League One games.

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Full-time result

Leicester claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Burton won one of their last 10 games away, drew six and lost three of the games in this run. Leicester did not lose any of their last 7 matches. Leicester are on an amazing streak of now 20 games at home in a row without defeat. The last six League One matches for Burton ended in a draw.

Both teams to score

Leicester scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Burton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Burton games. Burton should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Leicester only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Burton claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Leicester have scored in 8 consecutive league meetings with Burton.

Total goals

Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Burton, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.