Ace Football previews the Premier League round 1 match between Leicester and Tottenham and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Looking back on a top six finish in the Premier League last season, Tottenham open a new campaign at King Power Stadium against Leicester on Monday.
Team form: Leicester vs Tottenham
Leicester Form
In their last three matches, Leicester beat Southampton by 5-0 and Preston by 0-3, before losing against Blackburn by 0-2. Leicester claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost three, scored seven goals and conceded ten.
Tottenham Form
Two victories are what Tottenham have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Burnley 2-1. This was followed by a 0-2 defeat against Manchester City, before winning again 0-3 against Sheffield United. Tottenham only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 14 goals to six.
Betting stats for Leicester and Tottenham
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 Tottenham played across all tournaments.
- Leicester have conceded in 22 of the last 23 matches in the Premier League
- Leicester have conceded in the last 13 home matches in a row in the Premier League
- Leicester have not won 14 of the last 16 matches in the Premier League
- Leicester have scored in 15 of the last 17 home matches
- In 9 of the last 10 Leicester matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Tottenham have conceded in 19 of the last 21 matches in the Premier League
- In 5 of the last 6 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Tottenham have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 4.5
- Tottenham have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Tottenham have conceded in 15 of the last 17 matches
Players on top: Leicester vs Tottenham
Look no further than Jamie Vardy, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Leicester in the Premier League, while Heung-Min Son managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Tottenham in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Leicester vs Tottenham
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Leicester won six times and lost four as well. Tottenham won five times, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away from home.
Both teams to score
Leicester scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Tottenham scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Leicester managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Leicester and Tottenham.
Total goals
Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Tottenham, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.8 times goals per game.
Betting prediction: Leicester vs Tottenham
To sum up, the upcoming match between Leicester and Tottenham seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Premier League game.
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