Leicester City vs Liverpool Betting Tips 29/12/2021

December 26, 2021

Akshay Nayak, Senior Author

Liverpool will travel to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City in the English Premier League’s 20th game week on 29th December 2021 at 01:30 IST. The hosts Liverpool have a good chance of winning the match according to the odds.

Teams Status

Leicester City

Leicester City is coming off a 4-0 Premier League victory against Newcastle United a few weeks ago. They also ended a three-game losing streak. They are currently in ninth place with 22 points after 16 games. So far in the league, they have six wins, four ties, and six losses. They have a mediocre home record, with four wins, one tie, and three losses. They scored 27 goals and surrendered 27 goals in the league. Jamie Vardy, who has nine goals thus far for the squad, is the team’s top scorer. Youri Tielemans has a total of five goals to his credit. However, they have a large list of ailments, including a few players who are out due to Covid. Kelechi Iheanacho, Ademola Lookman, Wesley Fofana, Jannik Vestergaard, Ayoze Perez, Caglar Soyuncu, Daniel Amartey, and James Justin are among the notable absentees.

Liverpool

Liverpool enjoyed a six-match winning streak before a draw against Tottenham. They had beaten Aston Villa, Arsenal, Southampton, Everton, Wolves, and Newcastle. With 41 points from 18 games, they are second in the rankings, with 11 wins, five draws, and one loss. They lead Chelsea by three points and trail Manchester City by three points. With 20 points in nine games, they have the league’s second-best away record. They are the highest goal-scoring team in the league, with 50 goals scored and only 15 goals conceded. With 15 goals, Mohamed Salah leads Liverpool’s goal scorers, while Diogo Jota has ten goals. Virgil Van Dijk, Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Phillips, Adrian, and Curtis Jones are all doubtful for the match against Leeds United owing to a suspension.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Liverpool
6.25	4.88	1.536
6.00	4.60	1.50
5.60	4.80	1.50

According to the Melbet sportsbook, Liverpool are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.536, Leicester City are placed at 6.25 and the draw is at 4.88 odds. Liverpool are placed at 1.50 according to the Sportsbet sportsbook, Leicester City are placed at 6.00 and the draw is at 4.60 odds. According to the Parimatch sportsbook, Liverpool are placed at 1.50, Leicester City are placed at 5.60 and the draw is at 4.80 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Liverpool can field their strongest side and prevail victorious against a struggling Leicester City side. Even Liverpool has done pretty well against Leicester City over the years. Also, this match is expected to see a lot of goals.

Tip: Liverpool To Win @ 1.536

Liverpool is coming into this fixture with a win over Leicester City in the EFL Cup played a few days back. Liverpool has won seven of the last ten head-to-head matches, while Leicester City has just won two matches, and the other match ended in a draw. Liverpool has won three of the last four head-to-head matches hosted at the King Power Stadium. Liverpool has just one draw under their belt in the last ten matches that they have played across competitions, including nine wins. Leicester City on the other hand has just won three of their last eight matches including four losses and a draw. So, it is very likely that Liverpool will win the match at 1.536 odds available at the Melbet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 3 @ 1.86

Leicester City has seen over three goals in all of the last eight matches that they have played across competitions, while Liverpool has seen over three goals in seven of the last ten matches that they have played across competitions. A total of 35 goals were scored in the last ten head-to-head matchups, with an average of 3.5 goals per match. In addition, in eight of the encounters, more than three goals were scored. Apart from that, in four of Leicester City’s last five head-to-head matchups, over three goals were scored. So, at least three goals could be seen in Leicester at 1.86 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Conclusion

Liverpool will be looking for all three points in this clash as they are already three points behind Manchester City and wouldn’t want to fall behind. Leicester City has just started to gain some goal-scoring momentum and would want to continue with that.

Akshay Nayak

00:57, 26 Dec 2021

Senior Author

Akshay Nayak

Senior Author

00:57, 26 Dec 2021

Hi Guys, I'm Akshay, a sports enthusiast and a passionate sports tipster. I always wanted to make some use of my passion for sports, so I started to write match previews on various sports ranging from Cricket, Soccer, Basketball, American Football and Tennis, to spread the little knowledge I have. I am just another free spirit whose life revolves around sports.