Premier League – Leicester vs Tottenham: Betting Preview

Leicester City will host Tottenham at King Power Stadium on Wednesday night in this fresh Premier League affair. Spurs are heading into the game on the backing of an EFL Cup exit at the hands of Chelsea. Nevertheless, Antonio Conte’s side hope to clinch their way into the top four of the English top-flight.

The Foxes have had a rather disappointing campaign so far and occupy the 10th rank in the league table. This will be their first game of the new year in the domestic season, and Brendan Rodgers will attempt his best to provide a winning touch at the home turf.

Season facts for Leicester and Tottenham.

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• Leicester has won the last 3 matches in a row at home;
• Leicester conceded in the last 15 of 17 matches;
• Leicester scored in the last 12 of 14 matches;
• Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Leicester’s last 6 of 8 matches.

• Tottenham unbeaten the last 8 matches in a row;
• Tottenham unbeaten the last 3 matches in a row when playing away;
• Tottenham scored in the last 7 of 9 matches;
• Total goals was UNDER 3.5 in Tottenham’s last 4 when playing away matches in the row.

Lineup Leicester vs Tottenham

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Current form — Leicester v. Tottenham

The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

Leicester continue to collect points

Leicester look to continue their current momentum with another positive result. They look back on their last 3 matches with 6 points to show from their efforts. Against Manchester City, they were left empty-handed in a 6-3 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Liverpool in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 4-1 win against Watford in their most recent outing.

Spurs hope to boost points tally

It has been a rollercoaster couple of weeks for Tottenham with performances showing little sign of stability. They lost to Chelsea in the Carabao Cup first leg by 2-0 which was later ended their journey in the competition at a 1-0 loss in the second leg. In between those games, Spurs beat Morecambe by 3-1 at home comfortably in the FA Cup Round 3 fixture.

Leicester v. Tottenham — fixture history

The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before making your predictions and bets on the upcoming game.

Goals on the menu

The Foxes got knocked out when Tottenham took a 4-2 win in their latest Premier League encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-0 defeat, Leicester handed out in the reverse match. Occasionally fans have to endure a low scoring encounter, but generally, their matches tend to be entertaining clashes with 7 of the previous 10 going over 2.5 goals. In 10 matches between the clubs, The Lilywhites have been the dominant force winning 6 times in 10 matches against The Foxes in the Premier League.

Full Time Betting

The bookmakers have the two sides more or less evenly matched in the betting market. If you fancy adding Leicester to your accumulator, they will get you odds 3.00, as bookies predict they are in with a 33% chance of beating Tottenham. If you wish to bet the draw, there are odds at 3.50 on offer, while an away win for The Lilywhites is available at 2.30. Leicester claimed all three points 5 times in their last 10 home league matches, while also drawing 1 game along the way. They had to endure 4 defeats in this run of games. Tottenham won 4 of their last 10 league games away while drawing 2 times. They had to endure 4 defeats in this series of matches.

Leicester have seen 6 of their previous 10 matches at King Power Stadium offer over 2.5 goals. Of these 10 matches, 5 also went over 3.5 goals. In 5 of the last 10 league games away for Tottenham, the match had over 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals came up 4 times.

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Over/Under Betting

Looking at the prices on offer by the bookmakers, the chance of this match going over 2.5 goals is 56%. This equals odds of 1.80 if you wish to place a bet on OVER 2.5 goals. Speculating in the opposite outcome of under 2.5 goals pays out at 2.00. The last 10 home league games of Leicester had an average of 3.4 goals per match. Of their last 10 home matches, 7 went over 2.5 goals. Tottenham’s last 10 away league games averaged 2.7 goals per game. Meanwhile, 3 of Tottenham’s last 10 away matches offered over 2.5 goals.

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