Leicester City
- Leicester City are 1.34 favourites to beat League One Northampton Town in the EFL Cup first-round.
- The home team have won 1, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, but beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 away in the Championship last time out.
- Leicester have won 1, drawn 6 and lost 3 of their last 10 in all competitions, so they're still a bit of a work in progress, but we'll back the hosts to dominate the game.
Northampton Town
- The visitors have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 9 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, losing their most recent game 2-3 at home to Plymouth Argyle in League One.
- The Cobblers are winless in 5 away games in all competitions (D0, L5) and could be in trouble again here if Leicester can translate their possession advantage into enough scoring opportunities.
Head-to-Head
The Foxes have the added edge of a 1-0 away win in the last head-to-head meeting between the two sides, which was a Friendly Club Match in 2023 .
Betting Insights
- Leicester City are the clear 1.34 favorites to progress past League One Northampton Town in the Carabao Cup first-round this Saturday, but the odds on the draw (5.1) and the visitors (8.0) don't really appeal here.
- Both Teams To Score - Yes is 1.8, but we're taking the 'no' option at 1.93 in the hope that Leicester's leaky back line won't cost them dearly here.
Prediction
- Instead, we'll take the Foxes to win this game.
- We're backing Leicester to finally get that elusive King Power win this weekend.
