Leicester vs Brighton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th December 2024

Struggling Leicester are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Brighton this coming Sunday at King Power Stadium. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Leicester are number 16 in the table on 13 points after 14 matches. Brighton rank as number 5 with 23 points after 14 matches played.

With 4 defeats from their last 6 matches, the situation at The Foxes could probably be a lot better. They need to improve their game or prepare for more disappointment as they face Brighton at home.

The Foxes go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 21. That amounts to an average of 2.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

The Seagulls 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 18 goals against. An average of 1.8 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Sunday?

Leicester vs Brighton Prediction

Leicester Form

In their last three games, Leicester lost 1-2 against Chelsea, got defeated 4-1 by Brentford before winning 3-1 against West Ham. Leicester only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Premier League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

Brighton Form

Brighton show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 1-2 win against Bournemouth. Then a 1-1 draw with Southampton followed before they lost against Fulham with a 3-1 scoreline. Brighton won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and eight scored.

Leicester are scoring freely these days, Brighton are doing just fine in that department as well, and we expect a match with plenty of goalson Sunday.

Leicester fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target four times in these matches, but also let in eight goals. Brighton won one of their previous four outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed six points. They scored six and conceded three goals. Leicester have a record of three wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Premier League this season. Brighton are looking at six wins, five draws and three defeats in the Premier League.

Leicester vs Brighton Squads

Leicester Squad

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

Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/0), Jakub Stolarczyk (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/14), Conor Coady (0/3), James Justin (2/13), Jannik Vestergaard (0/6), Luke Thomas (0/1), Memeh Caleb Okoli (0/9), Ricardo Pereira (0/2), Victor Kristiansen (0/12), Wout Faes (1/14), Bilal El Khannous (1/9), Boubakary Soumare (0/8), Facundo Buonanotte (4/12), Hamza Choudhury (0/1), Harry Winks (0/11), Kasey McAteer (0/7), Michael Golding (0/0), Oliver Skipp (0/8), Wilfred Ndidi (0/14), Will Alves (0/0), Abdul Fatawu (0/11), Bobby Reid (0/9), Jamie Vardy (5/13), Jordan Ayew (3/14), Odsonne Edouard (0/6), Patson Daka (1/3), Stephy Mavididi (2/13).

Brighton Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Brighton players that the manager Fabian Hurzeler will choose from for the upcoming game:

Bart Verbruggen (0/12), Jason Steele (0/2), Adam Webster (0/3), Ed Turns (0/0), Igor (0/9), Imari Samuels (0/0), Jan Paul van Hecke (0/12), Joel Veltman (0/11), Lewis Dunk (0/10), Pervis Estupinan (0/11), Tariq Lamptey (0/3), Cameron Peupion (0/0), Carlos Baleba (2/11), Ferdi Kadioglu (1/6), Jack Hinshelwood (1/10), Jakub Moder (0/0), James Milner (0/3), Kaoru Mitoma (3/14), Mats Wieffer (0/10), Matthew O'Riley (1/4), Solly March (0/0), Yasin Ayari (0/11), Adrian Mazilu (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/0), Danny Welbeck (6/13), Evan Ferguson (1/9), Georginio Rutter (2/13), Joao Pedro (4/8), Julio Enciso (0/7), Simon Adingra (1/10), Yankuba Minteh (1/9).

Leicester vs Brighton Team News

Brighton just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

Solly March is too injured to face Brighton.

Leicester vs Brighton Lineups

Leicester vs Brighton H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday? Leicester enter the match against Brighton with a 4-4-2 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Leicester vs Brighton Results

In the last ten matches between Leicester and Brighton over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/7 with bookies.

Leicester vs Brighton Betting Tips

Jordan Ayew is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. The Seagulls look to Kaoru Mitoma, hoping he can add to his current total of two Premier League goals in his latest games.

Leicester claimed a modest three 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 five. Brighton won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at King Power Stadium since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Leicester. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Brighton.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Leicester and Brighton, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Leicester scored 1.6 goals on average, while Brighton pulled 1.3 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Leicester’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Brighton. They performed an average of 1.7 goals in these.