Manchester City vs Leicester Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd April 2025

Manchester City look destined for a win in their match this coming Wednesday against Leicester. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Premier League lately.

The Sky Blues approach round 30 as number 5 in the Premier League table with 48 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, Leicester have amassed 17 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.

The last time Manchester City played Leicester, they booked three points to their account and look well primed to secure another win on Wednesday.

The Citizens show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.3 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 23 goals, whilst they allowed 14 goals against, for an average of 1.4 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.

Leicester travel to their next Premier League match, averaging a lowly 0.3 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of three goals, while also conceding 23 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

The Sky Blues go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-1 and 2-0 the last two times they played The Foxes.

Manchester City vs Leicester Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 1-0 against Nottingham Forest, before drawing 2-2 with Brighton. They won their most recent game 1-2 against Bournemouth. Manchester City won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 14 and conceded seven goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 2-0 by West Ham. Next up, Chelsea won 1-0, before losing 0-3 against Manchester United. Leicester only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 13 goals to four.

Anything but a home win for Manchester City will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Leicester could be in for a hammering.

Manchester City took 30 points from their last 14 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to nine wins after scoring 31 times and conceding 16. Leicester won zero and claimed zero points in their eight most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored five conceded 21 goals. Manchester City have a record of 14 wins, six draws and nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Leicester have a record of four wins, five draws and 20 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Leicester Squads

Manchester City Squad

Guardiola will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Leicester from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/19), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/10), Abdukodir Khusanov (0/6), Christian McFarlane (0/0), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (0/2), John Stones (2/11), Josko Gvardiol (5/28), Manuel Akanji (0/20), Nathan Ake (0/10), Rico Lewis (1/23), Ruben Dias (0/18), Vitor Reis (0/0), Bernardo Silva (2/26), Claudio Echeverri (0/0), Ilkay Gundogan (0/25), Jack Grealish (0/16), James McAtee (2/10), Jeremy Doku (3/20), Kevin De Bruyne (2/20), Mateo Kovacic (4/24), Matheus Nunes (0/19), Nico Gonzalez (0/5), Nico O'Reilly (0/2), Oscar Bobb (0/0), Phil Foden (7/24), Rodri (0/2), Savinho (1/24), Erling Haaland (21/28), Omar Marmoush (4/7).

Leicester Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Leicester players that the manager Ruud van Nistelrooy will choose from for the upcoming game:

Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/2), Jakub Stolarczyk (0/6), Mads Hermansen (0/22), Conor Coady (0/13), Harry Souttar (0/0), James Justin (2/27), Jannik Vestergaard (0/18), Luke Thomas (0/5), Memeh Caleb Okoli (0/16), Ricardo Pereira (0/3), Victor Kristiansen (0/26), Wout Faes (1/26), Woyo Coulibaly (0/0), Bilal El Khannouss (2/24), Boubakary Soumare (0/22), Facundo Buonanotte (4/25), Harry Winks (0/22), Kasey McAteer (0/12), Michael Golding (0/0), Oliver Skipp (0/16), Wilfred Ndidi (0/20), Abdul Fatawu (0/11), Bobby Reid (1/20), Jamie Vardy (7/27), Jordan Ayew (4/25), Odsonne Edouard (0/6), Patson Daka (1/16), Stephy Mavididi (3/27).

Manchester City vs Leicester Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Manchester City, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Rodri and Oscar Bobb are missing from the squad, Manchester City will field against Leicesteron Wednesday.

Leicester have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Wednesday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Abdul Fatawu and Ricardo Pereira all face a spell on the sidelines for Leicester due to various injuries.

Manchester City vs Leicester Lineups

Manchester City vs Leicester H2H

The Sky Blues had a good reading on Leicester in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 2-0, respectively. In the last ten encounters between these two clubs, The Sky Blues have been utterly dominant with a formidable eight wins against Leicester. To continue their domination, the best betting odds with the bookies are at 1/5.

Manchester City vs Leicester Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Leicester come visiting Manchester City. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 10/11 with the bookies.

Manchester City vs Leicester Betting Tips

It is a great season for Erling Haaland, who currently has 21 league goals to his name during this season. The Sky Blues will rely on his services to gun down Leicester.

Manchester City claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Leicester won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing nine in this series of matches. Goals are usually flowing for Manchester City on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in seven of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Leicester in their last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Manchester City and Leicester as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Manchester City scored an average of 2.2 goals a game, with Leicester averaging one goal in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Leicester's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.3 goals in these matches.