TIPS Leicester City vs Manchester City
Posted Saturday, December 28, 2024 by 7M Sport
Team Analysis
Leicester City
The youngster Jakub Stolarczyk was the starting goalkeeper for Leicester City in the last league game. He completed his Premier League debut with 4 saves.
Leicester City ended the last 4 games with 2 wins and 2 losses in AH with a mediocre trend.
Leicester City lost to Liverpool 1-3 in the last league game, suffering 3 straight defeats recently.
Leicester City conceded at least 3 goals in each of their 3 straight defeats. There are problems at the back end recently.
Leicester City have been in a devil fixture this week. They met Liverpool in the midweek, followed by another league game against defending champions Manchester City in the weekend. It's hard for them to grab points.
Leicester City are in the relegation zone now. They are third from the bottom of the table with 14 points after 18 league games.
Manchester City
Manchester City won both legs against Leicester City in the 2022-23 season, so they have better H2H records.
Manchester City won only 1 of the last 13 games with poor results. This winter transfer window is crucial to them. It is reported that the Blue Moon will buy 2 to 3 players.
Manchester City drew 1-1 against Everon in midweek's league game, failing to win their final home game this season.
Manchester City scored and conceded goals in the last 3 games. They tend to score and concede goals at the same time recently.
Erling Haaland missed the penalty in midweek's league game. He hasn't scored in 4 consecutive games with a slipping form.
Captain Kevin De Bruyne did not start against Everton in midweek until late in the second half and it was clear that the Belgian was still not back to his best.
Manchester City received 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses in 7 games among all events since December. The performance of the defending champions dropped obviously.
Manchester City dropped to the 7th place in the league table after drawing Everton. Defender Manuel Akanji said that winning the league this season is not the team's target in the post-match interview.
Manchester City lost all of the last 5 games in AH with a terrible trend.
Tips
Leicester City suffered 3 straight defeats recently, and their defensive problems are serious.
They consumed a lot after the tough battle against Liverpool in the midweek, and the team are under huge pressure to face Manchester City in the weekend.
Manchester City's problem of their winless run recently seemed to be difficult to deal with in a short time.
What's worse, the draw against Everton has once again reduced the confidence of the bookmakers in their support.
On the other hand, Manchester City are getting far away from the title race, so they need to catch up.
This is their final round in the year, so the team are able to finish with a win.
Bookmakers are backing Manchester City in this game, so we believe the favorites to win.
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