Premier League: Leicester vs. Chelsea Preview, Odds, Predictions (Mar 11)

Leicester City hosts Chelsea this Saturday afternoon in the 27th round of the English Premier League. The hosts are in poor shape, with three losses in a row and just a few points more than the teams in the relegation zone. Oscillations are the main trademark of this unit throughout the entire season, and they need to get rid of them otherwise, we just might see the Cherries in the Championship. On the other side is Chelsea, who is apparently out of the crisis, and comes into this event flying high following a win over Borussia Dortmund and an advance to the quarterfinals. 

Preview

Leicester City (+275) posted three Premiership defeats and four overall, once we count in the elimination from the FA Cup. The Foxes lost at home to Blackburn, 1-2, which was a big surprise. Regarding the losses in the Premier League, the negative streak started in Manchester against United, 3-0, then at home to Arsenal, 0-1, and finally on the road in Southampton also, 1-0.

So, three EPL events without a scored goal set off the alarm, and Brendan Rodgers needs to do something to wake up his boys. Iheanacho isn’t at the required level, and while the fans criticize the striker, Leicester’s boss is defending him.

Their defense at home is vulnerable, and the Foxes couldn’t keep a clean sheet in the last six contests. This is yet another proof of their crisis and problems.

Chelsea (-110) was better than Dortmund 2-0, erasing the deficit from the first leg through Sterling and then advancing to the last eight with Kai Havertz hitting the back of the net. 

After a 1-0 victory over Southampton last weekend, this is another boost for Graham Potter and the crew. They’ve been in problems for a while, especially with scoring and finishing, as Chelsea’s strikers couldn’t find a net in five of six contests throughout one stretch. 

Low efficiency is Chelsea’s trademark these days, as nine previous contests this unit played saw under 2.5 scores, while eight ended with just one side netting. 

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Leicester is ravaged by injuries. Harvey Barnes is questionable. Tielemans is injured; Jonny Evans, James Justin, Ryan Bertrand and Victor Kristiansen will all skip the meeting with the Blues. 

Chelsea’s injury list is massive. Kante, Mount, Silva, Mendy and Azpilicueta are all out for Saturday. 

Head to Head Games

Chelsea was better in the first meeting of the year, winning 2-1 at Stamford Bridge. Gallagher was sent off in the 28th minute, but even so, the Blues scored twice and managed to hold off Leicester’s push in the late phase of the event. 

The Blues won three of the past four meetings with one draw, and all were with 2 or 3 goals. 

Prediction

The Blues began playing well, and their attackers are slowly reaching full speed. On the other hand, is Leicester, whose both defense and offense are in problem. Still, the Foxes need to open up and attack, because they need to win all three points. That’s why we pick over 2.5 goals in this event. The odds on that are excellent, -110.

Pick: Over 2.5 goals -110