Chelsea vs Leicester Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th March 2024

When Leicester come to Stamford Bridge for the FA Cup match this coming Sunday, Chelsea will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Both Chelsea and The Foxes aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side this coming Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

When it comes to goal-scoring The Blues could be more prolific, scoring 19 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.9 goals per game in which, they conceded ten times. This is an average of one a game, achieving a clean sheet in five games.

Leicester travel to their next away match this coming Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping nine goals against. An average of 0.9 goals against a game. They hung on to six clean sheets in this streak.

The Blues last faced Leicester on 15 May 2021 at Wembley, when Leicester scored a 1-0 win.

Chelsea vs Leicester Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Leeds 3-2, and then drawing 2-2 with Brentford. They were back as winners when they defeated Newcastle 3-2. Chelsea won four of their previous six FA Cup games at the Stamford Bridge. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded nine and scored 16 goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 1-2 against Queens Park Rangers. A 0-1 win followed against Sunderland, before drawing 2-2 with Hull. Leicester recorded no less than five in their previous six FA Cup away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target eight themselves while allowing six goals against.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Chelsea waste away a win against Leicester, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Chelsea vs Leicester Squads

Chelsea Squad

Mauricio Pochettino will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Leicester from the following players:

Alfie Gilchrist, Axel Disasi, Ben Chilwell, Benoit Badiashile, Carney Chukwuemeka, Cesare Casadei, Christopher Nkunku, Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher, Deivid de Souza, Diego Moreira, Djordje Petrovic, Enzo Fernandez, Lesley Ugochukwu, Levi Colwill, Malang Sarr, Malo Gusto, Marc Cucurella, Marcus Bettinelli, Moises Caicedo, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, Raheem Sterling, Reece James, Robert Sanchez, Romeo Lavia, Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah, Wesley Fofana.

Leicester Squad

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

Danny Ward, Jakub Stolarczyk, Mads Hermansen, Ben Nelson, Callum Doyle, Conor Coady, Harry Souttar, James Justin, Jannik Vestergaard, Ricardo Pereira, Wout Faes, Arjan Raikhy, Dennis Praet, Hamza Choudhury, Harry Winks, Kasey McAteer, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Marc Albrighton, Wanya Marcal-Madivadua, Wilfred Ndidi, Abdul Issahaku, Jamie Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho, Patson Daka, Stephy Mavididi, Thomas Cannon, Yunus Akgun.

Chelsea vs Leicester Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Chelsea, as they prepare to meet Leicester, since seven could be missing.

Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James and Wesley Fofana nurses various injuries and won't take part for Chelsea against Leicester at Stamford Bridge.

Apparently, Leicester have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday.

Leicester need to do without Marc Albrighton and Wilfred Ndidi, who are not fit enough to travel to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea vs Leicester Lineups

Chelsea vs Leicester H2H

The last time Chelsea faced off against The Foxes, Leicester claimed a 1-0 win at Wembley. Chelsea go into their upcoming match against Leicester with a 75% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-0-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Chelsea vs Leicester Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out two times in the last four matches between Chelsea and Leicester.

Chelsea vs Leicester Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Conor Gallagher, who is performing well for Chelsea. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent FA Cup outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Leicester.The visitors will be looking to Kelechi Iheanacho to find the net once again, after managing three FA Cup goals for Leicester in recent matches.

Chelsea claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Leicester won six of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost two of the games in this run. Goals are flowing freely for Chelsea on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target six times in Leicester''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last four encounters between these two teams. Chelsea managed an average of two goals, with Leicester averaging one goal in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Chelsea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Leicester, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.