Leicester City vs Liverpool Betting Tips

Leicester City will host the defending champions at the King Power Stadium in Leicester on 13th February 2021 at 18:00 IST. Leicester City will be looking to leapfrog Manchester United into the second position. Liverpool on the other hand will be looking to bounce back from a two match losing streak at home.

Leicester City Form & Team News

Leicester City are currently in the third position of the Premier League points table with 43 points from 23 matches. They are just two points behind Manchester United and three points ahead of Liverpool. Leicester have 13 wins under their belt along with four draws and six losses. In the 23 matches that they have played in the Premier League, they have scored 39 goals and have conceded just 25 goals. They have a pretty average home record as they have five wins, five losses and just one draw.

Leicester City’s talisman Jamie Vardy is more likely to return to the lineup against Liverpool. Despite of his return, Brendan Rodgers has other things to worry about as Wes Morgan, Wesley Fofana, Wilfred Ndidi, Dennis Praet and Timothy Castagne are all doubtful for the Liverpool clash. Jamie Vardy is leading the goal scoring chart with 11 goals to his name and also has five assists. James Maddison is leading the assists charts with five assists under his belt.

Liverpool Form & Team News

It is looking like Liverpool is fading away as they have lost all of their last three matches played at home. But they are still in the top four with 40 points. They have played 23 matches and have 11 wins, seven draws and five losses. They have a poor away record as they have just four wins, five draws and two losses in the 11 away matches that they have played this season. In the 23 matches played this season, they have scored 44 goals and have conceded just 29 goals. They are coming into this fixture with a 1-4 loss against Manchester City.

Their defense is really struggling without the likes of Virgil Van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez. Apart from them, Diogo Jota might also miss the clash against Liverpool as he is out with a knock injury. Despite of the team’s poor performance, Mohamed Salah is still at his very best and is the team’s leading goal scorer with 16 goals. The veteran left back Andrew Robertson is leading the assists leaderboard with five assists. 

Odds by Casumo

Liverpool are the favorites to win the match against Leicester City and are placed at 2.07 odds. While Leicester City are placed at 3.55 and the draw at 3.55 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

This is expected to be a high scoring game as both teams possess a prolific attacking strength. And also, by considering the head to head record, Liverpool are having an edge over Leicester City.

Tip 1: Liverpool To Win

Liverpool has dominated this fixture over the years as they have 13 wins in the last 19 head to head matches. In the last seven head to head matches, Liverpool have won six matches and one match ended in a draw. Liverpool have won all the last three head to head matches that they played at the King Power Stadium. And also, Liverpool have lost just one of the last five away matches that they have played in the Premier League. Apart from that, Leicester City have just won two of the last five Premier League that they have played at home. So, it is more likely that Liverpool will bounce back with a win here at 2.07 odds available on the Casumo sportsbook.

Tip 2: Total Goals Over 2.5

With the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and the likely to return Jamie Vardy, goals are expected at both ends of the field. In the last seven head to head matches, a total of 23 goals were scored at an average of over three goals per match. And out of those seven matches, over 2.5 goals were scored in six matches. Also, in the last five matches that Liverpool played in all competitions, over 2.5 goals were scored in four matches. Apart from that, Leicester City have scored at an average of 1.75 goals per match in their last four home matches. So, it is very likely that this is going to be a high scoring thriller and over 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.67 odds available at the Casumo sportsbook.

Conclusion

With a high scoring thriller on the cards and both the teams are separated by just three points. So, Leicester would want to increase the lead, while Liverpool will be looking to cut the deficit. Summarizing a couple of bets mentioned above.

1. Liverpool To Win @ 2.07
2. Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.67

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