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Premier League: Tottenham vs Leicester – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Tottenham and Leicester who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Leicester come to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the Premier League match this coming Sunday, Tottenham will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Sitting bottom of the table, Leicester have claimed 14 points after 22 rounds, while Tottenham have amassed 24 points. This places the latter as number 15 in the Premier League at the moment.

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Team form: Tottenham vs Leicester

Tottenham Form

Tottenham lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 2-1 by Arsenal and 3-2 against Everton. They turned the table by winning 2-3 against Hoffenheim. Tottenham are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 17 and scored 11 goals.

Leicester Form

In their last three matches, Leicester won 6-2 win against Queens Park Rangers, lost 0-2 against Crystal Palace and lost 0-2 against Fulham. Leicester came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to four.

Betting stats and facts for Tottenham and Leicester

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 Tottenham and Leicester played across all tournaments.

  • In 8 of the last 9 Tottenham home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Tottenham home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Tottenham matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 8 of the last 10 Tottenham matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Tottenham have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 15 of the last 17 Leicester away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Leicester have lost the last 7 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Leicester have lost 7 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Leicester have lost the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
  • Leicester have lost the last 5 away matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals

Players in form: Tottenham vs Leicester

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Dominic Solanke has actually netted seven goals during this Premier League season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Leicester should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Dominic Solanke to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

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Full-time result

Tottenham won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Leicester won one of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost seven. Leicester have been in awful shape, losing their last 7 matches.

Both teams to score

Tottenham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Leicester only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 9 consecutive home games Tottenham played. Tottenham will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, 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. Tottenham have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Leicester.

Total goals

Tottenham saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Leicester, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches. Tottenham conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.

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