Leicester vs Arsenal – Leicester City will be hoping for a better outcome here after falling to Manchester United 3-0 in the Premier League last time out.
Leicester City had 43% of the possession in that game and 3 of its 19 efforts on goal were successful. 8 of Manchester United’s 25 shot attempts on goal were successful.
Manchester United scored goals through Jadon Sancho (61′) and Marcus Rashford (25′, 56′). Leicester City’s recent games have a history of being interesting ones with lots of scoring.
At an average of 3.5 goals per game throughout their most recent 6 meetings, both teams have scored a total of 21 goals, with 11 of those goals being credited to Leicester City.
It will be interesting to see if that pattern holds in the future game. According to pre-game stats, Leicester City has lost their last four league games vs Arsenal.
In their last two league home games, they have not lost. Going into this matchup, Arsenal is coming off a 2-4 victory over Aston Villa in the Premier League.
In that contest, Arsenal had 67% of the possession and 5 of its 20 shot attempts were successful. Bukayo Saka (16′), Oleksandr Zinchenko (61′), and Gabriel Martinelli (98′) scored goals for Arsenal.
Aston Villa, on the other hand, had 7 shots on goal, with 5 of them going in. Aston Villa scored goals through Ollie Watkins (5′), Philippe Coutinho (31′), and Emiliano Martnez (93′ Own Goal).
The numbers speak for themselves; Arsenal has allowed opponents to score in six of their last six games, resulting in a total of 10 goals allowed. Arsenal has not been playing particularly well defensively. In the previous two league games, Arsenal had not lost to Leicester City when they had met them away from home.
Leicester vs Arsenal – Betting Analysis
An analysis of their previous head-to-head matches dating back to September 23, 2020, reveals that Leicester City has won one and Arsenal has won five, with no draws.
In these games, they combined to score 17 goals, with 4 from The Foxes and 13 from The Gunners. It equals 2.83 goals per game on average.
Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Leicester City, is unable to use James Justin (Achilles tendon rupture), Ryan Bertrand (knee surgery), or Jonny Evans (calf injury).
Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, must deal with a number of absent players. Gabriel Jesus and Mohamed Elneny are absent due to knee injuries.
To score against this Arsenal team, who is sure to score at least once to take the lead, Leicester City will need to play well, in our opinion.
What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at the bookies’ prices on the 90 min. result market, the win for Leicester City is available for 4.75, backing the draw is 4.06 and betting on the winning team to be Arsenal is 1.68. Those are the best of the returns available right now.
Leicester vs Arsenal – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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