The Foxes are back on the most sensible flight after just one season in the league, but they have a new man at the helm: Steve Cooper, who replaced Enzo Maresca after his important move to Chelsea.
Leicester look friendly in attack with Patson Daka undergoing surgery for a serious ankle injury and Jamie Vardy still recovering from a pre-season issue, so it may only be Tom Cannon or Stephy Mavididi up front.
It’s also been a disappointing summer window of movement for City, bringing in Bobby De Cordova-Reid and prompting the purchase of Sporting winger Abdul Fatawu.
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Spurs, however, have spent money, bringing in Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke in a potential £65m deal, with Leeds midfielder Archie Gray and Burnley winger Wilson Odobert also among the more sensible signings.
Timo Werner is also back on loan from RB Leipzig, so it could be an attractive season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The panel had good luck over the weekend; with Manchester City winning both halves against Chelsea with 4/1.
And to conclude the weekend, they analyzed the most recent Premier League odds and decided on 3 predictions between Leicester and Tottenham for tonight’s match.
Leicester’s pre-season campaign was quite good with wins over Shrewsbury and Villarreal, but they lost their next three against Palermo, Augsburg and Lens without scoring.
Vardy and Daku scored 25 league goals together last season, so they will obviously be missed and their replacements will likely struggle to overcome difficult defenders like Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven.
Spurs lost twice to Bayern Munich by one goal to conclude their pre-season matches and, although Solanke is yet to play for his new club, he may be in contention to make his debut in Richarlison’s conceivable absence due to a knee injury. calf. Training
The last five meetings between those teams have been full of goals, with 33 goals in total, an average of 6. 6 per game.
Late goals proved to be a feature of the first nine Premier League games, and in six of them the ball hit the back after the 76th minute.
With so many goals between those groups in recent seasons, it’s understandable that there has been at least one goal from the 76th minute in the last five games.
Leicester may not bother Guglielmo Vicario in goal for Spurs too often, but they will most likely chase the game in the closing stages, giving Tottenham’s attack plenty of opportunities to increase their tally.
City will most likely be surprised against a team led by Ange Postecoglou, who need Spurs to attack with pace.
This means that the Foxes’ defence and midfielders will struggle to involve the likes of Solanke, if chosen, Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min, while right-back Pedro Porro also likes to move forward.
Vestergaard booked thirteen times in the Championship last season and, despite more confrontations, he will most likely surpass that number in the Premier League.
Faes was cautioned the last time those groups met at the King Power in February 2023, but he has only earned seven yellow cards in the league.