This week I chose to offer you a Premier League match, the one between Leicester vs Crystal Palace. In tour Palace won 1-0. It was a turning point for Roy Hodgson’s team. Now Leicester needs a result that will change its course lately. The meeting will be held on Saturday, at 19.30, on King Power Stadium.
Leicester: Current form, latest results, statistics
Leicester crosses a slightly weaker period. He has not been able to win in the Premier League since January 1. Since then he has played 5 games in which he has only gathered one point. It has reached the 12th place in the rankings, one far below the current team capabilities.
The break came in time and gave coach Claude Puel the chance to try to solve the problems. Leicester has not played an 11-day match and has quietly prepared the meeting with Crystal Palace.
Let’s see the last 5 results:
- 12.01.19 Leicester vs Southampton 1-2
- 19.01.19 Wolves vs Leicester 4-3
- 30.01.19 Liverpool vs Leicester 1-1
- 03.02.19 Leicester vs Manchester United 0-1
- 10.02.19 Tottenham vs Leicester 3-1
He was particularly surprised at the home games, where he won three consecutive defeats. The last victory was won in front of Manchester City (2-1), even on Christmas Day. Leicester has not lost four consecutive home matches in the Premier League since January 2000.
Jamie Vardy, 8 goals scored and 3 defeats, is the host of the host team. Only Vardy only scored twice in the home games, with the rest of the goals coming away.
Crystal Palace: current form, latest results, statistics
Crystal Palace had an early part of the weak season, but everything changed after the Leicester tour. In the first 16 stages he scored only 12 points, and in the next 10 he gathered 15. He managed to get out of the dangerous area and climbed up to 13, a place behind his opponent.
It still has a small difference, only 3 points, compared to the first place that is downgrading, but the recent course gives hope that it will be able to secure its position in several stages. There are two difficult games with Leicester and Manchester United, but then the program is more accessible.
Let’s also note the series of the last 5 meetings:
- 27.01.19 Crystal Palace vs Tottenham 2-0 (England Cup)
- 30.01.19 Southampton vs Crystal Palace 1-1
- 02.02.19 Crystal Palace vs Fulham 2-0
- 09.02.19 Crystal Palace vs West Ham 1-1
- 17.02.19 Doncaster vs Crystal Palace 0-2 (England Cup)
Facing his opponent, Crystal Palace played a England Cup match during this pause period. He achieved an honorable qualification in the quarterfinals of the competition.
It is worth noting that he has become a hard-to-reach team. That felt Manchester City, lost to Etihad, 2-3. Very close to a negative result was Liverpool, which eventually managed to win by 4-3. But these results generally came with strong opponents. He lost meetings in Brighton or Bournemouth, teams of close value.
Luka Milivojevic, with 7 goals scored, is the main teammate. Another efficient but also very technical player is Wilfried Zaha, the author of 5 goals this season.
Leicester vs Crystal Palace: Direct Matches
We have nine direct meetings between the two, with 5 wins for the visiting team and 3 for the hosts. Palace has won the last three games without Leicester scoring.
Leicester vs Crystal Palace Picks
Leicester is a strong team that can easily win a Crystal Palace meeting. It remains to be seen if the French coach, Claude Puel, managed to rebalance the band after the weaker this year. In order to avoid a draw, I will choose a draw no bet bet.
Prediction Today: 1
Odds: 1.58
