Brentford’s Vitaly Janelt will be in the thick of the midfield battle and that should see him tackle his way into trouble at least once on Saturday. There has been a notable increase in the amount of fouls Janelt has been committing in recent months.

In fact, the German midfielder has got on the wrong side of the referee in 5 of his last 6 Premier League outings for Brentford, including each of his previous 4. Furthermore, he was guilty of multiple offences against both Wolves and Fulham across that 6-game sample.

Typically positioned on the left side of Brentford’s midfield three, Janelt is likely to cross paths with Leicester’s Facundo Buonanotte. The Brighton loanee has drawn 16 fouls across his 8 Premier League starts this season thus far.

Given Facundo Buonanotte’s knack for drawing fouls from the opposition, it makes sense to side with him to earn his team 2 or more free-kicks on Saturday. The Argentine ace has been somewhat of a foul magnet since arriving at the King Power on loan from Brighton back in the summer.

Buonanotte has been fouled in each of his 8 Premier League starts this season, drawing multiple fouls from 6 of the Foxes’ top-flight foes across that batch of fixtures. It’s also worth noting that the 19-year-old was on the receiving end of 2 fouls during his one and only start for Leicester in this season’s EFL Cup.

Buonanotte could find himself up against Keane Lewis-Potter on Saturday. The versatile 23-year-old has been called upon to play as an emergency left-back in recent weeks, due to the Bees’ defensive casualties.

Yoane Wissa to register at least 1 shot on target against Leicester on Saturday looks an obvious angle of attack. The Bees forward is enjoying another fruitful season in front of goal. He has netted 7 times in the Premier League this season, with 4 of those strikes arriving across Brentford’s previous 2 home games.

Wissa’s goal output this season has coincided with him averaging a team-high 1.11 shots on target per-game in the Premier League this season. Drill deeper and you will find that the DR Congo international has landed a minimum of 1 on-target effort in 6 of the 8 Premier League games he has started this season, including each of his 4 at the Gtech Community Stadium.

There is plenty of scope for that trend to continue when Wissa takes on a Leicester side that are giving up an average of 6.33 shots on target away from home in the Premier League this season.

Wout Faes can be rash with his challenges and he also has a tendency to give away cheap free kicks. The Foxes defender fell foul of the referee against Chelsea last Saturday, picking up a yellow card in the process.

The Belgian international has committed a minimum of 1 foul in 6 of his 12 Premier League appearances for Leicester this season. He was also reprimanded by the match official once or more in 4 of his outings for Belgium in the Nations League.

Faes should have his hand full on Saturday when trying to shackle Yoane Wissa. The Brentford forward has drawn an average of 1.67 fouls per-game across his 9 Premier League appearances this season.

Jamie Vardy looks overpriced to be on the receiving end of a foul on Saturday. The veteran striker is well-renowned for making a nuisance of himself and worrying defenders.

The Leicester captain has earned his side a free-kick in 3 of his last 6 Premier League appearances, two of which were away from home against both Southampton and Arsenal. It’s also worth pointing out that Vardy picked up 2 fouls when the Foxes played host to Aston Villa earlier this season.

In direct opposition to Vardy is likely to be Brentford defender Nathan Collins. The Republic of Ireland centre-half has committed a combined total of 4 fouls over his last 4 Premier League outings.

Christian Norgaard will be available for selection on Saturday after Brentford successfully appealed the red card he was shown against Everton last weekend. With the Bees captain now expected to start against the Foxes, he merits support to be fouled at least once during this contest.

Norgaard has drawn a foul from the opposition in 6 of his 10 top-flight outings this term, including 4 of his 5 appearances at home. He earned his side 4 free-kicks in their previous home game with Bournemouth, as well as 2 against both Ipswich and Wolves.

The Denmark international will likely run into Leicester’s Wilfred Ndidi this weekend, who is committing a team-high average of 1.83 fouls per-game in the Premier League this season.