Manchester City vs Leicester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th April 2023

Leicester City head to Etihad Stadium as the clear underdogs for a Premier League round 31 match with Manchester City this coming Saturday. Given how the odds are stacked against them, anything apart from a defeat will be a surprise.

Manchester City approach the next Premier League round as number 2 in the table, having claimed 67 points this season so far. With 29 games behind them, Leicester City amassed 25 points, placing them as number 19 before their next fixture.

As it is the top against the bottom, Manchester City will be looking to make Leicester City feel the difference. How much of a fight will the latter be able to put up? We will find out on Saturday.

Leicester City scored 12 goals, conceded 17 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Manchester City had a good reading on Leicester City in their last two meetings, which they won by 6-3 and 1-0, respectively.

Manchester City vs Leicester City Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 4-1 win against Liverpool. They went on to beat Southampton by 1-4, before also getting the better of Bayern Munich in a 3-0 victory. Manchester City showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Etihad Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 17 times, while letting in five themselves.

Leicester City Form

Leicester City endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 2-1 by Crystal Palace, before Aston Villa ran out 1-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Bournemouth, who came out 0-1 winners. Leicester City 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 11 goals to six.

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

Manchester City scored 42 goals and conceded seven in their last 15 games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 41 points and 13 victories. Leicester City fought their way to two wins and six points from their last ten games against teams inside the top six. They were on target 13 times in these matches, but also let in 24 goals. Manchester City have a record of 21 wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Leicester City are looking at seven wins, four draws and 19 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Leicester City Stats

Manchester City vs Leicester City Squads

Manchester City Squad

The 52-year-old coach of the home team, Josep Guardiola, will select the lineup against Leicester City from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Ederson (0/29), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/0), Aymeric Laporte (0/7), Benjamin Mendy (0/0), John Stones (0/17), Kyle Walker (0/18), Manuel Akanji (0/22), Nathan Ake (0/23), Rico Lewis (0/10), Ruben Dias (0/21), Sergio Gomez (0/7), Bernardo Silva (4/27), Cole Palmer (0/10), Ilkay Gundogan (4/26), Jack Grealish (5/23), Kalvin Phillips (0/6), Kevin De Bruyne (5/27), Maximo Perrone (0/1), Phil Foden (9/24), Rodri (2/28), Erling Haaland (30/27), Julian Alvarez (7/22), Riyad Mahrez (5/21).

Leicester City Squad

Below is the full team squad of Leicester City. The manager Smith will pick his starting XI against Manchester City from these players:

Alex Smithies (0/0), Daniel Iversen (0/4), Danny Ward (0/26), Caglar Soyuncu (0/0), Daniel Amartey (0/20), Harry Souttar (0/9), James Justin (0/14), Jannik Vestergaard (0/0), Jonny Evans (0/10), Luke Thomas (0/11), Ricardo Pereira (1/8), Ryan Bertrand (0/0), Victor Kristiansen (0/7), Wout Faes (0/23), Boubakary Soumare (0/19), Dennis Praet (1/17), Harvey Barnes (10/28), James Maddison (9/23), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (2/27), Nampalys Mendy (1/15), Timothy Castagne (1/29), Wilfred Ndidi (0/21), Youri Tielemans (3/23), Jamie Vardy (1/29), Kelechi Iheanacho (3/23), Patson Daka (4/23), Tete (1/9).

Manchester City vs Leicester City Team News

Manchester City could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Leicester City. For their upcoming match in round 31, Manchester City are unable to call upon Benjamin Mendy, who is suspended.

Jack Grealish, Ruben Dias and Julian Alvarez are missing from the squad, Manchester City will field against Leicester Citythis coming Saturday.

Leicester City could have up to eight players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Saturday atEtihad Stadium

Boubakary Soumare, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Dennis Praet, Jonny Evans, James Maddison, James Justin, Ricardo Pereira and Ryan Bertrand all face a spell on the sidelines for Leicester City due to various injuries.

Manchester City vs Leicester City Lineups

Manchester City vs Leicester City H2H

Manchester City beat Leicester City in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 6-3 win with a 1-0 victory. Manchester City generally have the upper hand against Leicester City, offering a fine 8-0-2 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/6.

Manchester City vs Leicester City Results

In five of the previous ten matches between Manchester City and Leicester City both teams scored.

Manchester City vs Leicester City Betting Tips

Erling Haaland looks primed for a stab at the Golden Boot this season for Manchester City, having already banged in ten goals and surely more will follow.

Manchester City did great recently at Etihad Stadium, winning ten of their last 10 home games across all tournaments. They also drew zero while losing zero. Leicester City won three of their last 10 away games, while drawing one and losing six in this streak. Manchester City pulled off two clean sheets in their last 10 matches Etihad Stadium, whereas Leicester City claimed seven clean sheets in their last 10 away matches.

Manchester City managed an average of 2.3 goals in the past ten encounters against Leicester City, who scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Manchester City performed an average of 3.5 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Leicester City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.