Leicester City

vs

Preston North End

Preview

Leicester City

• Leicester City play a possession-first, positional style, deploying inverted full-backs and looking to dominate central areas when in possession.
• Gary Rowett has tweaked the team to be more controlled and patient since taking over in February.
• Leicester have managed one win and two defeats in their last three home matches.

Preston North End

• Preston North End sit in 13th place with 52 points from 39 games.
• Paul Heckingbottom has set them up as a pragmatic side, using a back three or back five with attacking wing-backs.
• Preston play a quick, transitional game that looks to overload the wings but can be exposed centrally by dominant, possession-based teams.

Head-to-Head

• Leicester City have won two of the last three meetings between these sides in all competitions.
• Preston won the last head-to-head 2-1 in the Championship seven months ago.
• Preston North End have lost each of their last two away games.
• Leicester have won seven of their 19 home league games this season (four draws, eight defeats).

Key Players

• Players to watch:
  • Alfie Devine - Preston’s top scorer with eight goals in 38 Championship games.
  • Jordan James - Leicester’s leading scorer with ten goals in 29 Championship appearances.

Betting Insights

• Backing the home win at 1.87 looks like a sensible approach.
• The visitors can score, and both teams to score is available at 1.77.
• Over 2.5 goals is offered at 1.9, with recent goal averages suggesting a lively affair.

Prediction

• Expect a close, lively contest with Leicester to edge a win.
• Anticipate both teams to score in the game.