League One: Leicester vs Stevenage – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 14 match between Leicester and Stevenage and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

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

Ranked as number 11 in the League One standings, Leicester, have so far collected 18 points this season, while Stevenage collected 15 points. This puts them up as number 13 after 11 rounds.

Form: Leicester vs Stevenage

Leicester Form

Leicester added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Bromley by 0-4. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat against Luton, followed up by a 3-0 win against Wigan. Leicester claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded ten goals.

Stevenage Form

It is all or nothing with Stevenage, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-0 against Bradford, before beating Plymouth 3-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-1 against Milton Keynes Dons. Stevenage only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by seven goals to six.

Betting stats for Leicester and Stevenage

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Leicester and Stevenage played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Leicester vs Stevenage

Josh Magennis shows decent form right now for Stevenage, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Leicester, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Emil Riis Jakobsen also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six League One matches.

Popular betting markets: Leicester vs Stevenage

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at King Power Stadium across all tournaments Leicester won five times, drew one and lost four times. Stevenage claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Leicester scored first in six of their last ten home games. Stevenage scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Stevenage managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Stevenage’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches. Leicester’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.