Chelsea vs Leicester Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th March 2025

Chelsea look destined for a win in their match this coming Sunday 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 Blues approach round 28 as number 5 in the Premier League table with 46 points on their account so far. With 27 rounds behind them, Leicester have amassed 17 points, placing them as number 19 in the standings.

Aiming for a place inside the top six, Chelsea need to strut their stuff against Leicester this coming Sunday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.

Chelsea only average a modest 1.5 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 15 goals. They also conceded 17 for an average of 1.7 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

The Foxes are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net four times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.4 goals a game in which they conceded 24 times, an average of 2.4 per game. They managed zero clean sheets in these.

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

Chelsea vs Leicester Prediction

Chelsea Form

In the previous three matches, Chelsea lost 2-1 against Aston Villa, beat Southampton by 4-0 and won 1-2 against FC Copenhagen. Chelsea won four of their previous six Premier League games at the Stamford Bridge. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded seven and scored 14 goals.

Leicester Form

Leicester endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-2 by Arsenal, before Brentford ran out 0-4 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against West Ham, who came out 2-0 winners. 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 16 goals to four.

A home win for Chelsea is the obvious choice at Stamford Bridge. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Leicester come visiting.

Chelsea scored 34 goals and conceded 15 in their last 14 games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 31 points and nine victories. Leicester fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 20 goals. Chelsea are looking at a record of 13 wins, seven draws and seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Leicester have a record of four wins, five draws and 18 defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs Leicester Squads

Chelsea Squad

Maresca 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):

Filip Joergensen (0/6), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Lucas Bergstroem (0/0), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/21), Aaron Anselmino (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/4), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Josh Acheampong (0/3), Levi Colwill (1/25), Malo Gusto (0/23), Marc Cucurella (3/25), Reece James (1/10), Tosin Adarabioyo (1/14), Trevoh Chalobah (3/17), Wesley Fofana (0/12), Cole Palmer (14/27), Enzo Fernandez (4/25), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (0/8), Mathis Amougou (0/1), Moises Caicedo (1/27), Noni Madueke (7/23), Omari Kellyman (0/0), Romeo Lavia (0/10), Tyrique George (0/3), Christopher Nkunku (3/23), David Datro Fofana (0/0), Jadon Sancho (2/21), Marc Guiu (0/3), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/7), Nicolas Jackson (9/23), Pedro Neto (3/24).

Leicester Squad

Below is the full team squad of Leicester. The manager van Nistelrooy will pick his starting XI against Chelsea from these players:

Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/2), Jakub Stolarczyk (0/6), Mads Hermansen (0/20), Conor Coady (0/11), Harry Souttar (0/0), James Justin (2/25), Jannik Vestergaard (0/18), Luke Thomas (0/3), Memeh Caleb Okoli (0/16), Ricardo Pereira (0/2), Victor Kristiansen (0/24), Wout Faes (1/24), Woyo Coulibaly (0/0), Bilal El Khannouss (2/22), Boubakary Soumare (0/20), Facundo Buonanotte (4/23), Harry Winks (0/20), Kasey McAteer (0/11), Michael Golding (0/0), Oliver Skipp (0/16), Wilfred Ndidi (0/18), Abdul Fatawu (0/11), Bobby Reid (1/19), Jamie Vardy (7/25), Jordan Ayew (4/24), Odsonne Edouard (0/6), Patson Daka (1/14), Stephy Mavididi (3/25).

Chelsea vs Leicester Team News

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

Leicester need to do without Abdul Fatawu and Ricardo Pereira, who are not fit enough to travel to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea vs Leicester Lineups

Chelsea vs Leicester H2H

Chelsea had a good reading on The Foxes in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-1 and 2-1, respectively. Chelsea tend to have the upper hand against Leicester, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/5.

Chelsea vs Leicester Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Chelsea and Leicester. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 11/5 with bookies.

Chelsea vs Leicester Betting Tips

Pedro Neto found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Jamie Vardy just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Chelsea won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Leicester won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost eight in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Stamford Bridge since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Chelsea. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Leicester.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Chelsea and Leicester, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Chelsea scored 1.6 goals on average, while Leicester pulled one goal on average. Chelsea saw over 2.5 goals in ten of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Leicester, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.