Let’s see what’s in store for us next Sunday when we experience Manchester City vs Leicester City with a preview and betting predictions.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City started a new season with an important victory at Wolverhampton but Leicester City won’t be easy. The Foxes started this campaign in a similar vein to how they ended the previous one. It’s not a secret anymore, Leicester City is starting to become one of the Premier League’s most competitive sides.
Under Brendan Rodgers, they play direct and offensive football that gives more value to the collective above individual performances. Manchester City is a perfect test for them to see how competitive they will be this season. The first two matches they played were against relatively easy targets such as West Brom and Burnley.
Now they get to play against one of the strongest sides in Europe right now. It will be a perfect way to continue an emotion-packed weekend. Etihad Stadium’s doors will of course remain closed for the public due to the pandemic.
Manchester City Form & Team Stats
The most recent Carabao Cup win gave Manchester City’s youngsters some great opportunities to keep growing under Pep Guardiola’s wings. However, the Citizens’ most important players return this weekend after a great performance against a combative Wolverhampton last weekend.
On the downside, we have Sergio Agüero missing more than a month due to an injury but the Citizens have other players to replace him. The man of the hour will be Kevin De Bruyne, who is reaching legendary levels of performance. The whole world is watching to see what he does this season and confirm he is the best midfielder in the world.
Key Team Stats
-Contrary to last season, Manchester City has recovered centre-backs who were injured.
-Guardiola has a good memory of his side’s previous visit to King Power Stadium after winning 1-0.
-The Citizens have Kevin De Bruyne as last season’s assist king with 19.
-The Citizens have the lead in all-time victories with 39, Leicester has 26 wins, and they have 18 draws out of 83 matches in Premier League history between these two.
Leicester City Form & Team Stats
The season in which they won the Premier League was a major surprise to the whole world. However, the Foxes have grown on everybody and they are no longer considered an underdog in English football.
Brendan Rodgers has made sure that this squad is one of the most competitive in the country. They nearly made it to the Top Four last season if they hadn’t lost their final match against Manchester United. However, the Europa League will have one of the most competitive sides as title contenders. We’ll see if this squad is good enough to make it to the Top Four this season.
Key Team Stats
-They currently have Jamie Vardy on their ranks, the Premier League’s resigning top scorer from last season.
-They reached the final match of the Premier League season with real options to reach the Top Four but they lost 2-0 against Manchester United.
-Due to Evans’ absence, Soyunco will form a line of three defenders alongside Ndidi and Morgan.
Manchester City & Leicester City News
Manchester City: Cancelo, Gündogan, Zinchenko, Garcia, and Agüero are all injured.
Leicester City: Evans, Benkovic, and Pereira are injured for this match.
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