In the English Premier League, Leicester City will play Chelsea on Saturday at the King Power Stadium. Leicester City come into this game on the rear of a 1-0 misfortune to Ruben Selles’ Southampton in the association. The victory was secured for Southampton by Carlos Alcaraz, an Argentine midfielder.
In contrast, Chelsea prevailed 2-0 over Borussia Dortmund, led by Edin Terzic, in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 matchup. Graham Potter’s Chelsea won thanks to goals from attacker Raheem Sterling and German forward Kai Havertz.
Prediction
The current standings for Leicester City are 15th, and they have lost their last three league games. Brendan Rodgers was put under a lot of pressure after a bad start to the season. Even though the focus has moved away from Leicester City now that they have stabilized, the Foxes’ goals will undoubtedly be higher than where they are right now.
This season, James Maddison has been one of the league’s best players, but Newcastle United is very interested in the 26-year-old. Leicester City would undoubtedly face more challenges if Maddison were to leave.
On the other hand, Chelsea is 10th in the league and has only won one of their last five games. Graham Potter has said that their victory over Borussia Dortmund marked a turning point in his life. Since joining Chelsea, the 47-year-old has received a lot of criticism, even though the club has invested a lot of money.
Potter and his team may find their motivation in the victory over Borussia Dortmund. Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Wesley Fofana, and Benoit Badiashile are all extremely talented footballers who will undoubtedly develop into successful members of the team over time.
Chelsea to prevail in this match.
Head-to-Head
- Chelsea has won 12 of the 22 head-to-head matches between the two teams, lost four, and drawn six.
- This season, Leicester City midfielder James Maddison has started 17 games in the league and contributed 14 goals.
- Harvey Barnes, Leicester City’s attacking midfielder, has scored eight goals in 23 league appearances thus far.
- Chelsea attacker Raheem Sterling has scored six goals in 16 league appearances thus far.
- Chelsea’s German forward Kai Havertz has scored six goals in 21 league appearances this season.
Team news
Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mykhaylo Mudryk can be confident that they will earn starts because Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (back) and Sterling (hamstring) are both doubtful, and the unfortunate Reece James will also miss this game due to illness.
Mason Mount was suspended, so he didn’t play in the win over Dortmund. However, he will also need to be evaluated because he missed the game against Leeds last weekend because of an abdominal problem. Cesar Azpilicueta may get a little more time to recover from the horrible head injury he got against Southampton.
Benoit Badiashile, who was ineligible for that match alongside Aubameyang, will anticipate an immediate recall to the backline here. Potter’s decision to bring Marc Cucurella back in from the cold was justifiable in midweek.
Lineup
Leicester City:
- Ward
- Pereira, Souttar, Faes, Castagne
- Tete, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison
- Daka, Iheanacho
Chelsea:
- Kepa
- Badiashile, Koulibaly, Fofana
- Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Fernandez, Chilwell
- Mudryk, Havertz, Felix
Betting Tips
Result: Chelsea to score more than or less than 2.5 goals; Leicester City to score first; Yes.
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