Chelsea vs Leicester City Betting Tips

Chelsea are hosting Leicester City at the Stamford Bridge in London, on the 19th of May 2021 Sunday at 12:45 AM IST. The second meeting is inside a week between the two sides. The first round went to Leicester edging away Chelsea while the second promises to be a cracker as well with both teams hoping to finish in the top three with a win. 

Chelsea Form & Team News

Chelsea are the fourth-placed team in Premier League this season with 64 points from 36 games. They have won 18 games while losing as many as eight games this season. They have also drawn ten games. They have lost their last two games against Leicester and Arsenal by one goal to nil in each game before which they won their last three games against Machester City, Fulham and Real Madrid in the semifinal of the Champions League by a comparatively big margin of two goals to nil while playing at home before which they were on a five-match unbeaten streak across competitions which combined with the three above matches makes for eight matches being unbeaten. Their home record is decent for a fourth-ranked team to some of the other teams with eight wins coming from 18 games played so far. They are still in with a shout for the top-three spot in the points table given they win the rest of the games.

Nobody is injured in the Chelsea lineup which is the best-case scenario for any team going into the last stage of the season. Hope this continues like this. Thomas Tuchel with his show at Chelsea has stamped his place as one of the best managers going around in the world having dragged a nearly dreadful Chelsea out of the woods and getting into the place where they are now. Mount, Jorginho, Abraham, and Werner have all scored six goals while Zouma has netted five goals shows the effect of brilliant team performance.

Leicester City Form & Team News

Leicester City are the third-placed team in Premier League this season with 66 points from 36 games. They have won 20 games while losing as many as ten games this season. They have also drawn six games. They have won their last two matches against Chelsea and Manchester United both by a single goal margin before which they lost against Newcastle United and drew the game before that against Southampton. Their away record is great with eleven wins coming from 18 games played so far. Leicester City can finish within Champions League Qualification if they win the next two games but they cannot add to their trophy cabinet again this season after the FA cup triumph on Saturday against Chelsea.

Harvey Barnes has sustained a knee injury while Jonny Evans has endured a Muscle injury. James Justin also has an ACL injury and Wes Morgan with a back injury completes the comparatively long list of injured players in the Leicester City lineup. The top goalscorer is James Vardy who has netted 13 goals while the likes of Iheanacho and Barnes are also in good goal-scoring nick which augurs well for the team as a whole. Vardy has provided the most assists this season for Leicester City along with Maddison and Albrighton proves to be a good attacking team against any defense on any given day.

Odds by Casumo

Chelsea are favorites to win according to the Casumo Sportsbook. They are placed at 1.72 odds while Leicester City is placed at 5.25. The odds for a draw is 3.80.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

 Chelsea would be hoping to overturn the recent heartbreaking final loss against Leicester in a nerve-wracking FA cup summit clash on Saturday which saw the Leicester team win the cup for the first time in history. Chelsea are playing at home this time and are looking favorites to win this game given the league form they are in and can go on to seal a top-three spot after that. Leicester on the other hand would need to produce a similar performance in Stanford Bridge to win this time around. 

Tip 1: Total Goals under 2.5

Nine of the last ten matches that Chelsea have played across competitions have had the total goals to be under 2.5. While playing at home, Chelsea have had all five of their last five matches where the total goals have been under 2.5. In Premier League, Chelsea have had four of the last five matches where the condition was satisfied. In the case of Leicester City, two of the last four matches played across competitions, have had the total goals to be under 2.5. Playing away, two of the last three matches also had the total goals to be under 2.5. Out of their last seven head to head matches in Premier League, six matches had the total goals to be under 2.5. So it’s quite likely the match will have under 2.5 goals. According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for the total goals to be under 2.5 is 1.75.

Tip 2: Both teams not to score

In the last five matches played by Chelsea across competitions, four of those have had both teams not scoring. While playing at home, all five of the last five matches Chelsea have played across competitions have had both teams not scoring. In Premier League, Chelsea had four of the last five matches where both teams have not scored. The last match Leicester City have been part of have had the above condition being satisfied. Playing away, this season, The last game Leicester City were part of has turned out to have both teams not scoring. Three of the last three head to head matches between the two sides also had yielded the condition as mentioned above, so it’s most likely both teams might end up scoring. The odds for Both Teams to score according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 1.77.

Conclusion

Leicester edged out Chelsea in a classic final on Saturday but this is a different competition and at the end of this match, the winner will probably get to seal a top-three spot even before the last match. Lots at stake for either team. Summarising on a couple of bets from above:

1. Total Goals under 2.5 @1.75
2. Both teams to score @ 1.77

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