Leicester City vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Leicester City will host Chelsea at the King Power Stadium in Leicester on 20th January 2021 at 01:45 IST. Leicester is on the back of a comfortable 2-0 victory in their previous match to keep up their good form. Chelsea on the other hand had to fight hard to end the rot against a Fulham side that was reduced to ten men at the end of the first half.

Leicester City Form & Team News

In this an unpredictable season, Leicester City is off to a flier as they are currently sitting in the second position after 18 matches with 35 points. They have eleven wins, two draws, and five losses in the league. In the 18 matches played, Leicester City has scored 33 and conceded 21 goals. Despite Leicester’s good start to the season, their home form has not been very impressive. Out of the nine home matches, they have won four, drawn one, and lost four.

Leicester will be happy as they have all the players available for their match against Chelsea. Jamie Vardy has yet again started the season on fire and found himself in the discussion for Golden Boot. The Englishmen has not just been a lethal goalscorer but also created chances for his teammates as he is leading both the goalscoring and assists charts with 11 goals and five assists. The midfield duo of Harvey Barnes and James Maddinson has also shone brightly for Leicester. They have reduced the goalscoring burden from their talisman Vardy as Barnes and Maddinson have chipped in with eleven goals between them.

 Chelsea Form & Team News

Chelsea is going through a very rough patch and has slid down the table as they currently find themself in the eighth position after 18 matches with 29 points. They have eight wins, five draws and five losses in the league. Chelsea has scored 33 goals and let in 21 goals in the Premier League. The Chelsea team struggles away from home as they have lost won four, drawn two and lost three games on the road this season.

 Charley Musonda is the only player from Chelsea that is ruled out from this match due to a knee injury. Tammy Abraham has been coming off the bench in the last few weeks. Despite him being Chelsea’s top goalscorer with six goals, he has found it tough to start for the blues as he is competing against a high-profile signing Werner and an in-form Giroud. Ben Chilwell on the left side of defense has impressed since he signed for Chelsea and will be a key player against his former side. The left back has got four assists for Chelsea which is the most this season.

Odds by Casumo

 According to the Casumo sportsbook, Chelsea have been deemed the favorites to win the match. They are placed at 2.30 odds, while Leicester City are placed at 3.10 and draw is at 3.55 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

The expectations seem to have completely turned around for both sides midseason as Leicester are serious title contenders and Chelsea are playing with hopes of qualification for the Champions League. On current form, you could see Leicester definitely causing Chelsea problems in this fixture.

Tip 1: Leicester City To Win or Draw

Leicester City have had a great season and they are currently on an unbeaten streak of six games. Leicester City comfortably put away Southampton in their previous match who have been a tough opposition this season. Leicester’s chances have also improved to get something from the game as Chelsea have looked very average in the previous few weeks. The head-to-head encounters between the two sides have mostly resulted in a draw as four out of the five matches have resulted in a draw and one ended up in a Leicester Win. So it looks most likely that Leicester would get at least one point from the game at 1.65 odds available on Casumo sportsbook.

 Tip 2: Total Goals Under 3

In the last six head-to-head matches between the two sides, five encounters have had less than three goals in the match which also includes two goalless draws. In recent premier league matches for both sides, not many goals have been scored. Out of the seven matches played by Chelsea in the league only two have had more than three goals scored in them. Leicester also have a similar record, as they have had only match that has gone over three goals in their last seven games. Hence there are better chances of this being a low-scoring encounter at 1.61 odds available on Casumo sportsbook. 

Conclusion

 A victory for Leicester would mean that they would go top of the table. Chelsea on the other hand have to start winning again as there is a lot of competition for the champions league places this season with Tottenham and Everton. Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above

1. Leicester City To Win or Draw @ 1.65
2. Total Goals Under 3 @ 1.61

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