Two of this season's pleasant surprises will clash on Saturday when fifth-placed Leicester City will host sixth-placed Crystal Palace at the King Power Stadium. Leicester have lost just one of their nine league matches this season, while Crystal Palace have won two of their last five Premier League matches. The head-to-head record between these two teams is perfectly balanced, with each side winning 23 times. Last season Palace won 1-0 at Leicester, with a goal from Joe Ledley.
Leicester's only defeat of the season was a 5-2 at the hands of Arsenal, but apart from that match the Foxes have recorded great results. Last weekend they were 2-0 down against Southampton at half time but Jamie Vardy scored twice for Leicester to snatch a point. They have scored no less than 19 goals so far, but they have also conceded 16. Claudio Raniei will be without Leonardo Ulloa due to a thigh problem, but in-form Jamie Vardy will be available and determined to add more goals to his already impressive tally this season.
Crystal Palace hold a surprising sixth place in the Premier League at the moment, with five wins and four defeats so far this season. The Eagles have earned most of their points away from home, they have secured nine wins out of their last twelve matches on the road. Last weekend Palace lost 3-1 to West Ham, but if they win at Leicester they could move into the Premier League top four, at least temporarily. Dwight Gatle will be suspended for the match after getting sent off last weekend. Strikers Connor Wickham and Marouane Chamakh are still injured.
Probable line-ups:
Leicester City: Schmeichel - Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs - Albrighton, Kante, Drinkwater, Schlupp - Vardy, Okazaki
Crystal Palace: Hennessey - Kelly, Dann, Hangeland, Souare - Cabaye, McArthur, Zaha, Puncheon, Bolasie - Bamford
My prediction: Leicester to won 3-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Leicester win - 2.25 Draw - 3.60 Crystal Palace win - 3.30
Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
This was really tight match.It was clash between teams that are fnest surprises in this seasons campaign of Premier Leauge.Leicester City had more experience and luck to win.Only goal on the match was scored by their best player Vardy.Crystal Palace had few chances to equalize before the end,but they were not lucky enough...
This was really tight match.It was clash between teams that are fnest surprises in this seasons campaign of Premier Leauge.Leicester City had more experience and luck to win.Only goal on the match was scored by their best player Vardy.Crystal Palace had few chances to equalize before the end,but they were not lucky enough to score.
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nik92 8 years ago
Crystal Palace is my favorite team this season. They have good players and a good coach. Cabaye is a true leader. I think they today will not lose although their rival is a very uncomfortable team. Excellent offered odds on Palace victory, maybe try and double-chance, X2.
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sharpe 8 years ago
I couldn't say that the Palace performance so far in the season is so surprising to me, they have some really quality players and a good manager so probably they wont be sixth in the end but definitely will be in the upper half of it. From other side Leicester performance so far is certainly a surprise and I don't expect...
I couldn't say that the Palace performance so far in the season is so surprising to me, they have some really quality players and a good manager so probably they wont be sixth in the end but definitely will be in the upper half of it. From other side Leicester performance so far is certainly a surprise and I don't expect they'll continue with that tempo for much longer. Tough game to predict but I think Palace has all the chances to win it, although the Foxes are very strong so far in home.
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