League One: Leicester vs Peterborough – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 10 match between Leicester and Peterborough and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Leicester enjoy home advantage, when visitors Peterborough swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Leicester are placed 14th with nine points after seven matches. Peterborough occupy a position as 23th in the league on five points.

Form: Leicester vs Peterborough

Leicester Form

In their last three matches, Leicester lost 0-4 against Oxford, won 3-4 against Stockport County, before drawing 1-1 against Barnsley. Leicester managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded ten goals.

Peterborough Form

A draw is all that prevents Peterborough from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Barnsley as the match ended 3-3 before getting trounced against Doncaster by a 0-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Stockport County won the game and the exact score was 1-0. Peterborough didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 14 and scored three goals themselves.

Betting stats for Leicester and Peterborough

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Leicester and Peterborough. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Leicester vs Peterborough

Emil Riis Jakobsen has been great for Leicester lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Peterborough are optimistic that Ben Woods doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Betting markets: Leicester vs Peterborough

Full-time result

Leicester claimed a modest three 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 four. Peterborough won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Leicester have not lost to Peterborough in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Leicester scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Peterborough only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away 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, Peterborough kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Leicester have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Peterborough.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leicester, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Peterborough, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.