Information and prediction for Leicester vs Manchester City
With the possibility of taking the lead in the English Championship, even if temporarily, Manchester City face Leicester this Saturday, October 29. The match, which will take place at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, opens the schedule for the fourteenth round of the 2022/2023 Premier League season. The start is scheduled for 8:30 am.
Leicester’s recent performance
Leicester managed to leave the relegation zone of the English Premier League when they thrashed Wolverhampton 4-0 on Sunday 23 October. They won their second consecutive victory at the Molineux stadium. In the previous round, at home, they had beaten Leeds 2-0. It was the third game in a row in which the defense was not leaked.
The wide result, however, can give a misleading impression that Leicester put on a great performance. This did not happened. Wolverhampton’s team, which had control of the ball for 61% of the time, dominated the game, creating 21 shooting opportunities, five of which were in the right direction. Waiting for moments to counterattack, Leicester developed just five chances to shoot in the match. Four of them went in the direction of the opposing goal. They all stopped at the bottom of the net.
In this way, they managed to advance to 11 points (three wins, two draws and seven defeats) moving up to seventeenth position in the Premier League table. First post outside the sticking region. Two points above Leeds, in eighteenth place, who open the Z3. As home team, Leicester’s performance is superior. It is 13th in the Premier League home team rankings. Of the 18 points he played at King Power Stadium, he won eight (two wins, two draws and two defeats). He scored nine goals and conceded five.
Manchester City’s current form
With their place in the round of 16 of the Champions League secured in advance, Manchester City made a lazy performance on Tuesday, October 25, in the meeting with Borussia Dortmund that served to fulfill the table of the fifth – penultimate – round of the phase. of groups for the 2022/2023 edition of the tournament. At Signal Iduna Park, it was a goalless draw.
Controlled the game staying with the ball for 70% of the time. However, he created only eight chances to shoot. Three of them were on target. The best opportunity to score was the penalty awarded in the 13th minute of the final stage. However, Mahrez missed the penalty. Dortmund, who had ten shooting chances, four of them accurate, were also more interested in avoiding defeat than seeking victory.
For the Premier League, with much more willingness to try to win, Manchester City beat Brighton 3-1 at home in the previous round. Thus, it reached 26 points (eight wins, two draws and one defeat). They kept the runner-up in the competition and reduced their disadvantage to Arsenal, in first place, to two points, which drew with Southampton (1-1). This opens up the possibility of taking over the top of the leaderboard with a win against Leicester. So, at least spend one night in the lead as the Gunners will only fulfill their commitment on the journey on Sunday, October 30, at home, against Nottingham Forest. As a visitor, City have the fifth best record in the Premier League. Of the 15 points he played as column two, he won eight (two wins, two draws and one defeat). He scored nine goals and conceded five.
Prediction and final prediction for Leicester v Manchester City:
Owner of vast technical superiority in comparison with Leicester, Manchester City has the prediction of victory as the indicated guess for this Saturday’s confrontation for the fourteenth round of the English Championship in its 2022/2023 season.
Leicester vs Manchester City prediction: Manchester City win
