Leicester vs Chelsea Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd November 2024

When Chelsea come to King Power Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, Leicester will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Two places behind the league-leaders, The Blues claimed 19 points from 11 rounds, while Leicester amassed ten points. They now rank as number 15 in the Premier League standings.

Leicester are out to avenge a disappointing loss against Chelsea in their most recent meeting. According to the bookmakers, the home side could be in for another tough ride, though as it looks like an fairly unequal pairing at King Power Stadium.

Leicester only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 20 for an average of two per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Chelsea scored 21 goals, conceded 11 and held on for a clean sheet in two of their last ten matches.

Chelsea won 3-1 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Leicester, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Leicester vs Chelsea Prediction

Leicester Form

In their last three matches, Leicester lost 5-2 against Manchester United, drew 1-1 with Ipswich, before losing to Manchester United by 3-0. Leicester claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost two, scored seven goals and conceded eight.

Chelsea Form

In their last three matches, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Manchester United, beat FC Noah 8-0 before a 1-1 draw with Arsenal. Chelsea came through their last six away games in the Premier League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 14 and conceded six.

Value hunters might think Leicester is worth a shot, but in our view Chelsea are rightly favoured for the win. They contain enough quality to come home with a win from King Power Stadium.

Leicester fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last two games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in seven goals. Chelsea recorded four points following one wins from their last two games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored seven goals, but also conceded three. Leicester have a record of two wins, four draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Chelsea are looking at five wins, four draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Leicester vs Chelsea Squads

Leicester Squad

Steve Cooper will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Chelsea from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/0), Jakub Stolarczyk (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/11), Conor Coady (0/1), James Justin (2/10), Jannik Vestergaard (0/4), Luke Thomas (0/0), Memeh Caleb Okoli (0/7), Ricardo Pereira (0/2), Victor Kristiansen (0/10), Wout Faes (1/11), Bilal El Khannous (0/7), Boubakary Soumare (0/5), Facundo Buonanotte (3/10), Hamza Choudhury (0/1), Harry Winks (0/10), Kasey McAteer (0/5), Michael Golding (0/0), Oliver Skipp (0/6), Wilfred Ndidi (0/11), Will Alves (0/0), Abdul Fatawu (0/11), Bobby Reid (0/6), Jamie Vardy (4/10), Jordan Ayew (2/11), Odsonne Edouard (0/6), Patson Daka (0/0), Stephy Mavididi (2/10).

Chelsea Squad

Here is the full team squad of Chelsea. The 44 year-old Enzo Maresca will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Filip Joergensen (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/11), Axel Disasi (0/2), Ben Chilwell (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/1), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/0), Levi Colwill (0/11), Malo Gusto (0/9), Marc Cucurella (0/10), Reece James (0/4), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/4), Wesley Fofana (0/10), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Cesare Casadei (0/0), Cole Palmer (7/11), Enzo Fernandez (0/10), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/3), Moises Caicedo (1/11), Noni Madueke (4/10), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Renato Veiga (0/5), Romeo Lavia (0/6), Tyrique George (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (1/10), Jadon Sancho (0/5), Joao Felix (1/5), Marc Guiu (0/1), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/7), Nicolas Jackson (6/11), Pedro Neto (1/11).

Leicester vs Chelsea Team News

Chelsea just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

Romeo Lavia nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Chelsea.

Leicester vs Chelsea Lineups

Leicester vs Chelsea H2H

The Blues beat Leicester twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 3-1 and 2-1, respectively. Leicester enter the match against Chelsea with a 2-4-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Leicester vs Chelsea Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Leicester and Chelsea. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/8 with bookies.

Leicester vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Look no further than Jordan Ayew, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for The Foxes in the Premier League, while Cole Palmer managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for The Blues in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Leicester claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Chelsea won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home league matches for Leicester. Both teams also found the back of the net seven times in the previous 10 league games away for Chelsea.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Leicester and Chelsea, with the latter scoring 1.4 goals on average in these. Leicester managed an average of one goal as both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Leicester’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Chelsea, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.6 times goals per game.