Europa Conference League: Leicester City vs. PSV Preview, Odds, Prediction

Leicester hosts PSV in the quarterfinals of the Europa Conference League tonight. The Foxes are one of the top favorites for winning the trophy, but the famous Dutch club has its ambitions as well. This weekend, they both had tough challenges, but that won’t be an alibi for eventual failure in tonight’s meeting. Leicester is the favorite, but this newly formed competition already showed us that the surprises are quite frequent.

Preview

Leicester City (+115) played 1-1 against Manchester United at Old Trafford this Sunday. It was a hard game for Rodgers’ boys, but they managed to snap on point from the big rivals. It was also the third in a row with the Foxes both scoring and conceding and the fifth with a moderate efficiency, meaning 2 or 3 goals.

We have to say that the Foxes post good results at home. Right now, they have four wins in a row, in three of them netting at least twice, and overall have just one defeat in the past 10 matches at Kings Power stadium. Their record throughout this stretch is seven wins, two draws, and a loss.

The Foxes are a fluid team, adaptable to any opponent and style of play, which is a great plus. But sometimes, they have occasional drops, which cost them dearly.

PSV (+220) survived against Twente on the road, even though they had a three-goal deficit. In the end, they got back to force a 3-3 draw and stay in the title race, though with fewer chances than before.

The former European champs are without a loss for the last 13 games, and during that run, they won 10 times, recording only three draws. PSV is an offensive-minded crew, and they want to score goals, regardless of the rivals.

That’s why we saw three or more goals in eight of their last 10 games, and often would that number go much higher. One thing we forgot to mention is that PSV didn’t lose in 10 away games – eight wins and two draws.

Latest News

Vardy, Ndidi, Bertrand and Ward all have problems with the same injury – knee. Rodgers can’t count on them at the moment, which will create some problems, that is for sure.

On the other side, Gutierrez is suspended due to yellow cards. Thomas and Sambo are out due to knee injuries, while Obispo and Mwene also picked up injuries and won’t play. Fofana and van de Blaak will be a game-time decision.

Head to Head Games

So far, Leicester and PSV didn’t meet in either official or unofficial games.

Prediction

Even though the Foxes are favorites to win, our pick here would be goals. Three or more sounds perfectly logical, mostly due to PSV’s style of play. The Dutch team will be offensive, don’t doubt that, and knowing Leicester’s players, they too will respond with the same measure. That should make the game open and attractive and result in high efficiency. The odds on this pick are -125, which is great, and for those who want to increase the profits, go with both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals, +100.

Pick: Over 2.5 goals -125