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Both teams' scoring has become a familiar trend in Leicester matches this season. Rather remarkably, aside from a 2-0 win against League Two opposition in the FA Cup last month, which you could argue is an outlier, Leicester haven’t kept a clean sheet since 20th September, this is a whopping 27 games since.

Statistically, at least, a Stoke goal almost seems like a formality. This will provide some heart for the hosts, given that they’ve now failed to score in three of their last four matches. Discounting their 2-0 win against Cheltenham in the FA Cup, Leicester’s last eight away matches have finished with both teams scoring, so there’s clearly a tendency for the visitors to find the net.

Now, admittedly, Stoke matches have often been low-margin and low goalscoring affairs this season, but there does seem to be an element of chaos when Leicester arrive in town. Taking into account recent goal patterns in Leicester away matches, I think 1.87 is too big to refuse. 

Talk of Leicester relegation is no longer a thing of the past, after their six point deduction, the prospect of relegation could be a cold hard reality.. There is a feeling that the wheels are coming off with performances on the pitch, and I just wonder if discipline is becoming an issue with so much at stake. 

If you discount their FA Cup fixture against League Two Cheltenham, Leicester have picked up 2+ cards in each of their last nine away games, averaging 2.44 cards across those nine matches. This has been an increase on the first part of the season, where they were averaging around 1.5 cards away from home. These recent averages give me plenty of interest in taking Leicester 2+ cards at these odds, I would have expected much closer to 1.50.