Leicester vs Wolverhampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd December 2024

Both Leicester and Wolverhampton need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Premier League table. The match takes place at King Power Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Leicester are placed 16th with 14 points after 16 matches. Wolverhampton occupy a position as 19th in the league on nine points.

Leicester as well as Wolverhampton suffered disappointing defeats in their most previous match. This could lead to a cautious encounter as neither side naturally fancies losing once again already.

The Foxes only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 22 for an average of 2.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Wolverhampton travel to their next away match on Sunday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 24 goals against. An average of 2.4 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

Leicester had a good reading on Wolves in their last two meetings, which they won by 4-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Leicester vs Wolverhampton Prediction

Leicester Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Leicester at the moment. Against West Ham, they came out on top in a 3-1 win, before drawing 2-2 against Brighton. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 4-0 defeat against Newcastle. Leicester claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew two and lost two, scored nine goals and conceded nine.

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 4-0 by Everton, before West Ham ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Ipswich, who came out 1-2 winners. Wolverhampton only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 17 goals to 11.

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

Leicester won six points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored seven and let in six goals. Wolverhampton earned four points from their last four games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Premier League table. They scored five goals in those matches, but also allowed eight goals against on their way to one wins. Leicester are looking at a record of three wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Premier League this season. Wolverhampton are looking at two wins, three draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League.

Leicester vs Wolverhampton Squads

Leicester Squad

Ruud van Nistelrooy will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Wolverhampton from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/1), Jakub Stolarczyk (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/16), Conor Coady (0/5), James Justin (2/15), Jannik Vestergaard (0/8), Luke Thomas (0/1), Memeh Caleb Okoli (0/10), Ricardo Pereira (0/2), Victor Kristiansen (0/14), Wout Faes (1/15), Bilal El Khannous (1/11), Boubakary Soumare (0/9), Facundo Buonanotte (4/13), Hamza Choudhury (0/2), Harry Winks (0/11), Kasey McAteer (0/9), Michael Golding (0/0), Oliver Skipp (0/10), Wilfred Ndidi (0/15), Will Alves (0/0), Abdul Fatawu (0/11), Bobby Reid (1/11), Jamie Vardy (6/15), Jordan Ayew (3/15), Odsonne Edouard (0/6), Patson Daka (1/5), Stephy Mavididi (2/15).

Wolverhampton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Wolverhampton. The 41 year-old Gary O'Neil will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Bentley (0/0), Jose Sa (0/9), Sam Johnstone (0/7), Tom King (0/0), Bastien Meupiyou (0/0), Craig Dawson (0/12), Matt Doherty (1/9), Nelson Semedo (0/13), Pedro Lima (0/0), Rayan Ait Nouri (3/16), Santiago Bueno (0/9), Toti Gomes (0/14), Wesley Okoduwa (0/0), Yerson Mosquera (0/5), Andre (0/12), Boubacar Traore (0/0), Joao Gomes (2/15), Luke Cundle (0/0), Mario Lemina (1/16), Thomas Doyle (0/12), Carlos Forbs (0/6), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Goncalo Guedes (1/13), Hee-Chan Hwang (0/10), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/14), Joergen Strand Larsen (6/16), Matheus Cunha (8/16), Pablo Sarabia (1/5), Rodrigo Gomes (0/9), Sasa Kalajdzic (0/0).

Leicester vs Wolverhampton Team News

Wolverhampton have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Wolverhampton need to do without Boubacar Traore and Sasa Kalajdzic, who are not fit enough to travel to King Power Stadium.

Leicester vs Wolverhampton Lineups

Leicester vs Wolverhampton H2H

The Foxes go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 4-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Wolverhampton. Leicester hold a 5-3-2 advantage against Wolves from their latest encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/2.

Leicester vs Wolverhampton Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between Wolverhampton and Leicester. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 3/2 with the bookies.

Leicester vs Wolverhampton Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jamie Vardy, who is performing well for Leicester. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Wolverhampton.The visitors will be looking to Matheus Cunha to find the net once again, after managing four Premier League goals for Wolverhampton in recent matches.

Leicester claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Wolverhampton won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at King Power Stadium since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Leicester. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Wolverhampton.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Leicester and Wolverhampton as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Leicester scored an average of 1.4 goals a game, with Wolverhampton averaging 0.7 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Leicester’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Wolverhampton played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals themselves during this run.