Leicester City vs Tottenham Betting Tips 23/05/2021

03:22, 21 May 2021

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03:22, 21 May 2021

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Leicester City will host Tottenham in the English Premier League at the King Power Stadium in Leicester on 23rd May 2021 at 20:30 IST. The odds are in favor of Leicester City to win the match. Both the teams have something to play for in the last game week of the Premier League.

Teams Status

Leicester City are coming on the back of a hard fought loss against Chelsea due to which they are currently in the fifth position in the points table with 66 points from 37 matches. They have 20 wins, six draws and 11 losses to their name. They have scored 66 goals in the league so far, which is the third highest number of goals scored this season and have conceded 46 goals. They have a poor home record as they see themselves in the seventh position with 28 points from 18 home matches including nine wins and eight losses. Leicester City’s talisman Jamie Vardy has been their leading goal scorer this season with 13 goals to his name. He is well supported by Kelechi Iheanacho who has scored 12 goals. Vardy is also the team’s leading assist provider with nine assists under his belt. Despite losing the game against Chelsea, they might still stick to the same playing XI.

Tottenham on the other hand are having a poor season when compared to their standards as they find themselves in seventh place on level terms with West Ham United. They have played 37 matches and have won 17 wins, eight draws and 12 losses, earning 59 points in the process. They have scored as many as 64 goals and have conceded just 43 goals. They have a poorer away record in the league as they have just seven wins, five draws and six losses in the 18 matches that they have played on the road. Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son have done the bulk of the scoring with 22 goals and 17 goals respectively. These two are also leading the assist providers with 13 and ten assists respectively. Mourinho might consider making some changes to the playing XI but Ben Davies might miss out.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
2.05	4.00	3.45
2.00	4.00	3.30
1.95	4.00	3.25

According to the Betway sportsbook, Leicester City are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 2.00, Tottenham are placed at 3.30 and the draw is at 4.00 odds. Leicester City are placed at 2.05 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, Tottenham are placed at 3.45 and the draw is at 4.00 odds. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Leicester City are placed at 1.95, Tottenham are placed at 3.25 and the draw is at 4.00 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Leicester City have a slight advantage over Tottenham in this fixture as they have a better head to head record and also they are playing at home. Also, this could be a high scoring match as these two teams have produced over the years.

Tip: Leicester City To Win @ 2.05

Leicester City have been exceptional this season and still have a fighting chance to make it to the Champions League. In the last three head to head matches, Leicester City have won two matches and Tottenham have won just one match. Even Leicester City won the last head to head match played at the King Power Stadium. In the last ten matches that Leicester City have played across competitions, they have won five matches and lost four matches. While Tottenham just won four matches and lost four matches in the last ten matches that they played across competitions. Leicester City has won three of the last five matches that they played at home. So, it is very likely that Leicester City will win the match at 2.05 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.61

Both teams have seen some really high scoring games in recent times as over 2.5 goals were scored in five of the last seven matches that Leicester City has played across competitions and over 2.5 goals were scored in seven of the last nine matches that Tottenham has played across competitions. Apart from that, over 2.5 goals were scored in six of the last eight head to head matches. In the last head to head match that was played in Leicester, over 2.5 goals were scored. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in all three matches that Leicester City played at home. Even three of the last five matches that Tottenham played on the road had over 2.5 goals scored in them. So, by considering these facts, over 2.5 goals could be scored at 1.61 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Leicester City have the Champions League spot up for grabs, but they need to win the match first and then pray for either Liverpool or Chelsea drop points. And same goes for Tottenham that they have to win their match and hope that West Ham lose against Southampton.