Leicester City v Liverpool

A game that could have massive ramifications at both ends of the table. The hosts are looking to free themselves from the hugely close relegations scrap, and the visitors are looking to further cement their grip on chasing down Manchester United for that coveted Champions League spot.

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Foxes Hunt for Survival Continues

It is all pressure on Leicester after teams around them picked up important points this weekend but it is a very tough match for them to get anything from. Leicester are in very poor form, with just 1 win in their last 14 matches with 10 losses in that time. Leicester have shipped goals as well, the only clean sheets they have kept in 2023 were against Gillingham and Walsall in FA Cup matches. Leicester City bet builders should focus on a lot of Liverpool chances and Leicester likely conceding a lot. 

The good news for Leicester is that they are at least scoring goals, they have scored 9 goals in Dean Smith’s 5 matches with at least 1 goal in all 5. Leicester have seen a slight up-turn in form, they have taken 5 points from Smith’s 5 matches so far but they will likely need to find another 5 points in their last 3 matches if they are to stay up. Therefore, the former-Aston Villa manager will likely stick with the 4-3-3 formation his side have been playing recently and will hope that they can find the balance of attacking and defending for this match.

Leicester City Team News

Leicester are still missing Kelechi Iheanacho who had been a favourite of Smith when he first came in meaning that Jamie Vardy is expected to start up front for Leicester here. Leicester’s other 3 injuries are all long-term injuries and so will not make much of a difference to Leicester’s performance levels. While Vardy starts up front, Smith needs to find a way to get him the ball more, he had just 17 touches in 75 minutes against Fulham and only 22 touches in the full 90 against Everton.

Lethal Liverpool Knocking on Top Four Door

Liverpool’s top four hopes have looked all but over but their sensational recent form is just about keeping them in the running. With 3 games to go, they are 4 points behind Newcastle and Manchester United but 6 wins in a row have pulled them back into the race. Liverpool know if they are to get top four they will almost certainly need to win all 3 of their final matches and will be confident against Leicester. 

A major positive for Liverpool is the back-to-back clean sheets they have kept in their last 2 matches, defensive fragility has been one of their biggest issues this season but getting clean sheets again is a sign of how well they are playing. Liverpool’s main man is Mo Salah and he is in his best form of the season right now, he is now on 19 goals for the season and has scored 7 in 7 for Liverpool, only failing to score against West Ham, he will be one of Liverpool’s biggest threats again here.

Liverpool Team News

Liverpool have quite a lot of injuries with Firmino, Keita, Bajcetic, Ramsay and Thiago all injured. Most of these players have been out for a while now and Liverpool are well equipped to deal without them, with no midweek game Liverpool will be fully rested and refreshed with high energy levels. While Salah has started every match for Liverpool, he has rotated the other 2 in the front three with Gakpo, Diaz, Nunez and Jota all getting regular minutes which makes it hard to predict who will start there. In midfield Curtis Jones has played a lot of minutes recently starting all of Liverpool’s last 8 matches, Liverpool have gone unbeaten over these 8 matches so we can expect him to start again here.

Leicester City v Liverpool Cheat Sheet

Whilst the home side will have their back against the wall, they do boast players who can trouble Liverpool with efforts at goal from any range. The likes of Harvey Barnes and James Maddison are both frequenters of efforts from range and could make for interesting selections in not just the shots on target market, but also the shots markets as well.

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