Leicester vs Blackburn – Leicester City will be hoping for a better outcome here after losing to Manchester United 3-0 in the Premier League last time out.
In that game, Leicester City had 43% of the control and 3 of their 19 shots on goal were successful. Manchester United made 25 efforts on goal, 8 of which were successful, at the other end.
Manchester United got goals from Jadon Sancho (61′) and Marcus Rashford (25′, 56′). Recently, Leicester City has rarely demonstrated defensive tenacity.
According to the data, Leicester City has conceded goals in 5 of their last 6 games, giving up 10 goals in the process. If that pattern can be maintained here, we’ll shortly find out.
Blackburn Rovers enter the game fresh off a 1-0 Championship victory over Blackpool in the previous meeting. Blackburn Rovers had 61% of the control in that contest and 3 of their 13 shots on goal were successful.
Tyrhys Dolan (31′) was the lone player for Blackburn Rovers to register a goal. Blackpool made 6 efforts at goal, but none of them were successful.
A noticeably low number of goals have been tallied between Blackburn Rovers and opposition teams in 6 of the previous 6 games.
The total amount of goals scored per game during that time period averages out to a pitiful 1.17, with Rovers scoring 0.83 of those goals on average.
Leicester vs Blackburn – Betting Analysis
A comparison of their previous head-to-head matches, which date back to April 17, 2004, reveals that Leicester City has won two of them and Blackburn Rovers has won three, with one match ending in a tie.
In these encounters, they scored a combined total of 13 goals, with The Foxes scoring 7 and Rovers scoring 6. 2.17 goals have been scored on average per contest.
The teams’ most recent league matchup took place on Championship Match Day 37 on March 22, 2014, with a total score of Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Leicester City. Eddie Ilderton served as the umpire for the game.
Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Leicester City, will be without James Justin (Achilles tendon tear), Jonny Evans (calf injury), and Ryan Bertrand (knee surgery).
Blackburn Rovers manager Jon Dahl Tomasson has no fitness concerns to report going into this match thanks to a completely healthy squad that is available to choose from.
When Leicester City plays Blackburn Rovers, we think they can score a couple of goals because we think they might have trouble scoring one themselves.
What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the full-time result market, a victory for Leicester City is available for 1.45, a bet on a drawn result is 4.52 and taking a punt on the win for Blackburn Rovers will get you 7.1. These are the top market prices offered at the current time.
Leicester vs Blackburn – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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