Premier League: Leicester vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 19 match between Leicester and Manchester City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

The Citizens look destined for a win in their match on Sunday against Leicester. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Premier League lately.

Placed 18th in the table Leicester have amassed 14 points after 18 matches. On 28 points, The Citizens rank seventh with 18 matches played this season.

Form: Leicester vs Manchester City

Leicester Form

Leicester have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 4-0 by Newcastle, before Wolverhampton ran out 0-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Liverpool, who came out 3-1 winners. Leicester only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City came away from their previous three games with just one draw, as they lost 1-2 against Manchester United. A 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa followed, before a 1-1 draw with Everton. Manchester City claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.

Betting stats for Leicester and Manchester City

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

Players on top: Leicester vs Manchester City

Jamie Vardy is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. The Citizens look to Bernardo Silva, hoping he can add to his current total of two Premier League goals in his latest games.

Popular markets: Leicester vs Manchester City

Full-time result

Leicester claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Manchester City won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. Manchester City have beaten Leicester in impressive 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Leicester only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Manchester City only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Manchester City 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 zero of the last 10 games, Manchester City kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Manchester City have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Leicester when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Manchester City, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves. Leicester conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.