Leicester City vs Stoke Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 7th October 2023

Leicester City will be hosting a King Power Stadium encounter this coming Saturday when Stoke arrive for a test of their credentials.

Sitting top of the table, Leicester City have claimed 27 points after ten rounds, while Stoke have amassed ten points and presently rank as number 18 in the Championship.

Although Stoke trail Leicester City by double digits, beating the Championship leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

Leicester City scored 21 goals, conceded six, and pulled off four clean sheets in their past ten matches.

Stoke managed a bearable 11 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.1 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

It finished 0-0 when Leicester City last played Stoke and the best betting odds on yet another draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1.

Leicester City vs Stoke Prediction

Leicester City Form

Leicester City took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 3-1 against Liverpool. They responded by beating Blackburn 1-4, and followed that up by winning 3-0 against Preston. Leicester City have been in potent form at King Power Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Championship matches here. They also hammered in nine goals, while letting in three as they also lost once.

Stoke Form

In their previous three outings, Stoke lost 2-0 against Bournemouth, beat Bristol City 2-3 and lost 0-1 against Southampton. In their last six Championship away matches, Stoke failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring five while also conceding ten times.

Leicester City boast a decent form, and with Stoke finding things a bit tough away from home, this looks like a good opportunity to claim a win for the home side.

Leicester City scored nine goals and conceded three in their last four games against teams from the bottom half of the Championship table. They collected 12 points and four victories. Stoke fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last two games against teams inside the top six. They were on target zero times in these matches, but also let in four goals. Leicester City are looking at a record of nine wins, zero draws and one defeat in the Championship this season. Stoke are looking at three wins, one draw and six defeats in the Championship.

Leicester City vs Stoke Squads

Leicester City Squad

Maresca will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Stoke from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Championship this season):

Alex Smithies (0/0), Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/9), Callum Doyle (0/8), Conor Coady (0/1), Harry Souttar (0/0), James Justin (0/6), Jannik Vestergaard (0/9), Ricardo Pereira (0/9), Wout Faes (1/9), Cesare Casadei (1/8), Dennis Praet (0/2), Hamza Choudhury (0/7), Harry Winks (0/10), Kasey McAteer (4/7), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (5/10), Marc Albrighton (0/3), Wanya Marcal-Madivadua (1/2), Wilfred Ndidi (1/10), Abdul Issahaku (0/0), Jamie Vardy (3/10), Kelechi Iheanacho (3/10), Patson Daka (0/0), Stephy Mavididi (2/10), Thomas Cannon (0/0), Yunus Akgun (0/5).

Stoke Squad

Here is the full team squad of Stoke. The 42 year-old Alex Neil will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Blondy Nna Noukeu (0/0), Frank Fielding (0/0), Jack Bonham (0/0), Mark Travers (0/10), Ben Wilmot (1/10), Enda Stevens (0/5), Junior Tchamadeu (0/0), Ki-Jana Hoever (1/8), Luke McNally (0/7), Michael Rose (0/8), Andre Vidigal (4/5), Ben Pearson (0/9), Daniel Johnson (1/10), Joon-Ho Bae (0/6), Jordan Thompson (0/5), Josh Laurent (0/10), Lewis Baker (0/0), Liam McCarron (0/0), Lynden Gooch (0/0), Mehdi Leris (1/4), Nikola Jojic (0/0), Sead Haksabanovic (0/0), Souleymane Sidibe (0/0), Wouter Burger (0/0), D'Margio Wright-Phillips (0/0), Dwight Gayle (0/3), Emre Tezgel (0/0), Peter Etebo (0/0), Ryan Mmaee (0/4), Thibaud Verlinden (0/0), Tyrese Campbell (0/5), Wesley (0/10).

Leicester City vs Stoke Team News

At the time of writing, Leicester City have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Stoke this coming Saturday.

Kasey McAteer, Thomas Cannon and Dennis Praet are all absent from the Leicester City squad that faces Stoke at King Power Stadium.

Stoke will have to make do without a group of four missing from their roster prior to their upcoming match on Saturday against Leicester City.

Ryan Mmaee, Enda Stevens, Lewis Baker and Emre Tezgel all face a spell on the sidelines for Stoke due to various injuries.

Leicester City vs Stoke Lineups

Leicester City vs Stoke H2H

It finished all square when Leicester City last faced Stoke. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1. The last ten matches between Leicester City and Stoke saw four draws and five wins for each team. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3/1.

Leicester City vs Stoke Results

In the previous ten matches between Leicester City and Stoke, both teams found the back of the net seven times.

Leicester City vs Stoke Betting Tips

Jamie Vardy has been great for Leicester City lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Stoke are optimistic that Daniel Johnson doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Leicester City did great recently at King Power Stadium, winning six of their last 10 home games across all tournaments. They also drew one while losing three. Stoke won three of their last 10 away games, while drawing two and losing five in this streak. Both sides have been rather generous in recent weeks, with Leicester City only managing a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games on home soil. Stoke arrive at King Power Stadium having kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Leicester City managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Stoke averaging 1.5 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Leicester City’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.1 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Stoke, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.