Manchester United vs Leicester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th February 2023

Leicester City could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against Manchester United this coming Sunday. Their current position in the Premier League standings naturally favours Manchester United, but Leicester City won't be short on motivation.

Manchester United are three in the rankings with 46 points after 23 matches played , whereas Leicester City rank 13 in the Premier League on 24 points.

The match this coming Sunday has all the makings of a tight battle as Manchester United and Leicester City look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Manchester United are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing nine goals against, for an average of 0.9 per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

Leicester City managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, The Red Devils came away with a 0-1 win. Rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind at Old Trafford.

Manchester United vs Leicester City Prediction

Manchester United Form

Manchester United have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 2-2 draw with Leeds, a 0-2 victory over Leeds, and a 2-2 draw with Barcelona. Manchester United won five of their last six Premier League matches at the Old Trafford, scoring 13 and conceding four along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Leicester City Form

Leicester City look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Walsall, who were defeated by 0-1. Then, Aston Villa got outclassed in a 2-4 win, before beating Tottenham by 4-1. Leicester City recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding six. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Leicester City and Manchester United seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Sunday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Manchester United took 29 points from their last 12 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to nine wins after scoring 20 times and conceding eight. Leicester City won one match and picked up five points from their last 12 encounters with teams in the top half of the Premier League. They scored 16 goals and conceded 30. Manchester United are looking at a record of 14 wins, four draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Leicester City have seven wins, three draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester United vs Leicester City Team News

Manchester United are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Leicester City on Sunday. There is no need for Mason Greenwood to show up in the Manchester United dressing room, as he is suspended.

Marcel Sabitzer, Donny van de Beek, Lisandro Martinez and Jadon Sancho nurses various injuries and won't take part for Manchester United against Leicester City at Old Trafford.

Leicester City could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as eight players are nursing various problems.

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 United vs Leicester City H2H

The last time the pair played each other The Red Devils came away as 0-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Sunday. Manchester United have been slightly more successful than Leicester City in recent meetings. With a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Manchester United has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/7.

Manchester United vs Leicester City Results

In the last ten matches between Manchester United and Leicester City over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 8/13 with bookies.

Manchester United vs Leicester City Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Marcus Rashford so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Manchester United hoping he delivers against Leicester City this coming Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

In their last 10 matches at Old Trafford across all tournaments Manchester United won nine times, drew one and lost zero times. Leicester City claimed seven wins, zero draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Manchester United have seen seven of their previous 10 matches at Old Trafford offer over 2.5 goals. Of these 10 matches, two also went over 3.5 goals. In seven of the last 10 league games away for Leicester City the match had over 2.5 goals. Over 3.5 goals came up four times.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between Manchester United and Leicester City. Manchester United managed an average of 1.5 goals, while the latter scored 1.2 goals on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Manchester United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Leicester City's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.