Ace Football previews the Premier League round 30 match between Manchester City and Leicester and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect The Citizens to pull away with 3 points on Wednesday. They face Leicester in the Premier League and the latter could be in for a whacking, as The Sky Blues look to add three valuable points.
Manchester City approach the next Premier League round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 48 points this season so far. With 29 games behind them, The Foxes amassed 17 points, placing them as number 19 before their next fixture.
Form: Manchester City vs Leicester
Manchester City Form
Manchester City recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 1-0 against Nottingham Forest, before drawing 2-2 with Brighton. They won their most recent game 1-2 against Bournemouth. Manchester City won three of their previous six matches at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring 14 goals to seven against.
Leicester Form
Leicester were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-0 by West Ham. Next up, Chelsea won 1-0, before losing 0-3 against Manchester United. Leicester only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 13 goals to four.
Betting stats for Manchester City and Leicester
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Manchester City and Leicester. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Manchester City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Manchester City home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Manchester City home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Manchester City home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Manchester City matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Leicester have lost 13 of the last 14 matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Leicester have lost 14 of the last 16 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Leicester have lost 8 of the last 9 matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Leicester have lost 8 of the last 10 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Leicester have lost 9 of the last 10 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Manchester City vs Leicester
It is a great season for Erling Haaland, who currently has 21 league goals to his name during this season. The Sky Blues will rely on his services to gun down Leicester.
Popular markets: Manchester City vs Leicester
Full-time result
Manchester City won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Leicester won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost nine in this run. Leicester lost 6 matches on the bounce. Manchester City have not lost to Leicester in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Manchester City scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Leicester only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Leicester have failed to score in 6 consecutive games. Manchester City will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Wednesday, as Leicester have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Manchester City and Leicester when playing at Etihad Stadium.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Manchester City, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Leicester, who managed to score 0.3 times in those matches. Leicester did not score a single goal in 6 consecutive games