English Premier League: Leicester City vs. Manchester United Preview, Odds, Prediction

Leicester City will try to stop Manchester United on Thursday night and post its first win of the year. It is the last game of the fifth round, and the only one set for the day, which makes it the central event in English soccer. The Foxes opened the season poorly, and they are hoping to get away from the current position, which is awful. On the other side, United suffered two catastrophes in the first two rounds, but after that managed to claw its way out of the hole with a win over Liverpool. The situation is much better at Old Trafford, yet it is still fragile.

Preview

Leicester City (+240) has had a single win since the start of the campaign, which was against Stockport in the EFL. In four Premiership events, they posted one draw and three losses. After 2-2 in the opener against Brentford, when they wasted a 2-0 lead, Leicester lost to Arsenal, 4-2, Southampton, 1-2 and Chelsea last week, 2-1. 

Brendan Rodgers’ unit had a lead against Southampton and after that, a player more on the field for 60 minutes against Chelsea, not utilizing that situation at all. Something is rotten in their game and here is what. Fofana forced his way out of the team, not playing in the opening matches, which heavily disrupted the chemistry. Harvey Barnes is out of shape while Pererira ruptured his Achilles. 

As you could see, all EPL games Leicester played were with over 2.5 goals and scores on both ends. 

Manchester United (+105) won in Southampton, 0-1, and this could be a turning point for Erik Ten Hag and his crew. After beating the Reds at home, 1-2, United showed character in surviving at St. Mary’s which isn’t an easy task at all.

In the meantime, Anthony arrived from Ajax, for a record-breaking fee we are yet to see, and that should improve the Red Devils even more. Ten Hag now has to find a way how to get rid of a few players who are making the crowd without impacting the performances properly. 

The Red Devils’ games were also efficient this season, and apart from the most recent, they all saw over 2.5 goals and in all of them United conceded. 

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Leicester’s key player, James Maddison is questionable, and his absence could hit the hosts hard. Fofana is out, Pereira is injured as well as Ryan Bertrand. 

On the other side, Greenwood, Lindelof, Pellistri, and Williams won’t play, while Anthony Martial’s status will be a game-time decision. 

Head to Head Games

United is without a victory over the Foxes in the last five meetings. During that time, Leicester won three events, and two ended with a draw. 

During last season, the Foxes were better at home, 4-2 and then played 1-1 in Manchester. 

Prediction

With or without Maddison, the hosts will have to attack. Their defense is very bad, and it won’t recover for quite some time, which means United’s attackers have a perfect chance to further boost their morale. But also, we think that Vardy and Daka, plus the others have solid chances of scoring as well. That’s why our pick here is both teams to score.

Pick: Both teams to score -190