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Tottenham Hotspur could crack the Premier League top five with a victory away at Leicester City on Wednesday night. Spurs go into the game having had the North London Derby postponed on Sunday, but Antonio Conte now turns his attention to leading Spurs to a win in the Premier League and moving closer to the top four.

Leicester City are out to stop Tottenham Hotspur’s move up the Premier League table and will be desperzte to go again after they had their last two league matches postponed due to COVID-19. The Foxes have not played since January 8 in the FA Cup.

The Foxes head into the midweek match in 10th place with two to three games in hand over their rivals in the race for the Champions League qualification places. Currently, 12 points separate Leicester City from fourth-place West Ham.

Spurs are just four points off of West Ham and will be looking to close the gap come Wednesday evening. The Londoners have four games in hand over the Hammers and in the driver’s seat when it comes to obtaining that fourth-place position. 

Leicester City vs Tottenham Betting Odds

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Tottenham Hotspur are in good form going into the game on Wednesday having picked up 14 points from the last 18 points available in the league. Conte's side have conceded just three goals and scored 12 times during that six-game span.Tottenham have taken 11 points from 24 points available on the road this season. Spurs are –3 on the road. The bookies are backing Spurs win at full-time are at 11/8.

Leicester City might be underdogs going into Wednesday's match but could be good value at odds of 21/10. The Foxes have taken 10 points from the last 18 points available in the league and were +3 in goals across those six games.

Brendan Rodger's side are on a three-game winning streak in the league at home and collected 16 points from 27 points possible at the King Power Stadium this season.

Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur Team News

Leicester's Brendan Rodgers could be without 16 players for the game on Wednesday night. As it stands, Jonny Evans, Jamie Vardy, Ricardo Pereira, Wesley Fofana, and Ryan Bertrand are all ruled out with injuries. Kelechi Iheanacho, Mampalys Mendy, Daniel Martey, and Wilfred Ndidi are all ruled out due to being at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Rodgers looks likely to have Luke Thomas, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, James Justin, and Caglar Soyuncu ready to return from their injuries. Patson Daka could also be fit to play.

Spur's boss Antonio Conte has five names on the injured and absent list. Son Heung-min is ruled out with a leg injury, defender Cristian Romero is a doubt but could be passed fit soon from a thigh injury. Steven Bergwijn has a calf injury, but is likely to be passed fit to play. Defenders Sergio Reguilon and Eric Dier are both major doubts to make the team.

Spurs have been linked with Wolves forward Adama Traore in the January Transfer window but the deal looks highly unlikely to take place.

Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur H2H

This is the teams’ first meeting of the season after the previous ixture being suspended for COVID-19. The away team has won the last two matches between these two sides. Last season, Tottenham went to the King Power Stadium last season and claimed a 4-2 win - the game was a 1-1 draw at halftime only for the game to explode with four goals in the second period.

Spurs have an excellent head-to-head record against the Foxes in all competitions. Tottenham posted a record of 7W-1D-3L across the teams’ last 11 games in all competitions while Leciester have won just twice in their last seven matches versus Spurs at the King Power Stadium.

Leicester City vs Tottenham Prediction

Lucas Moura to score anytime @ 3/1 - BET NOW

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Lucas Moura has six goals in 27 games in all competitions for Spurs this season with two of those goals have come in the Premier League. Moura scored in Tottenham’s recent FA Cup third round win over Morecambe.

With Heung-min Son set to miss the game on Wednesday, our first prediction is for Lucas Moura to score anytime against Leicester City. Moura has three assists in six matches versus Leicester. He hasn’t scored yet against the Foxes, but could finally get one this week.

Over 2.5 goals scored @ 4/5 - BET NOW

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Seven of the last nine matches between these clubs finished with over 2.5 goals scored. We are backing these teams to once combine for more than 2.5 goals scored once again. Ten of Leicester City’s last 11 matches in all competitions finished with over 2.5 goals scored as the Foxes struggle to defend. Rodgers' men have conceded 33 times this season. Six of Spurs’ last 11 games in all competitions finished with over 2.5 goals scored.

Race to 5 corners: Tottenham Hotspur @ 11/10 - BET NOW

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Leicester City average 4.83 corners per match in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Spurs average 5.67 corners per game in the division. Conte’s side also concede an average of just 4.89 corners a game meaning we are siding with Spurs to win the race to 5 corners market.

Tottenham Hotspur are playing well in the league under Conte. Despite being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Chelsea, Conte has Tottenham undefeated in eight straight Premier League matches. Spurs have not lost under Conte.

Leicester have been ravaged by injuries and absences but Rodgers’ team are on a two-match winning streak in all competitions despite the Foxes' defensive struggles - 33 goals conceded so far this season. 

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