Leicester City Vs. Manchester City match preview
Saturday’s showdown will see the Premier League Champions Manchester City face FA Cup winners Leicester City in Community Shield at Wembley Stadium.
These teams are meeting for the first time. This contest is a clear indication that the English Premier League is nearly kicking off.
The Foxes managed to lift the FA Cup last season following a narrow 1-0 against Chelsea. Youri Tielemans netted the only goal in the 63rd minute.
In the Premier League, last season got a 4-2 humiliation at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur. Since then they have found themselves in contention of finding their way back to winning ways. Leicester City are still struggling lately after featuring in four Club Friendly Games only to win once in a 3-2, against Villarreal.
The Citizens, on the other hand, were denied the Champions League crown after a 1-0 win against Thomas Tuchel’s side in the finals. The 42nd goal from Kai Havertz was enough for Chelsea to deny City the expensive crown.
Manchester City were crowned the Champions in the Premier League last season with 86 points, currently having featured in three Club Friendly Games winning all of them. The previous match ended 4-1 against Blackpool.
Match Facts
- Leicester City have won thrice, drawn twice, and suffered five losses in all the last ten matches in all competitions.
- The Foxes have registered a single clean sheet in their last ten matches in all competitions this season.
- Manchester City has registered five clean sheets in the last ten matches in all competitions this season.
- The Citizens have won seven times and suffered three losses in the last ten matches in all competitions.
- Brendan Rodgers’ men have at least registered more than two goals, six in the last ten matches in all competitions this season.
- Pep Guardiola’s side have registered two wins in the last three away matches in the Premier League this season.
Leicester City Vs. Manchester City Head to Head
In the last two Premier League matches these teams managed to win one each, previously the match ended 2-0 in favor of Pep Guardiola side
Leicester City Team News
The Foxes will be missing the services of Wesley Fofana who was substituted on Wednesday night against Villareal. Wes Morgan is no were to be found in the club and also Jonny Evans is not available. Harvey Barnes has been playing in pre-season despite not featuring since February, therefore may be given a nod here.
Timothy Castagne will be sidelined after sustaining a bad face injury.
Manchester City Team News
It is not yet determined whether John Stones, Kevin De Bryune, Rodri, Ferran Torres, Raheem Sterling, and Oleksandr Zinchenko will be given a slot here having not featured in pre-season. These players were at rest following the Euro 2020 duty.
Leicester City Vs. Manchester City Prediction
Leicester City have struggled during the pre-season while City have been seen scoring goals like just for fun. Far from that, the outcomes from pre-season matches may not matter. We expect an entertaining showdown and for the best team to prove it at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
Our topbets pundit is predicting a win for Manchester City and Betway is backing the results with 1.88 odds while 1XBet is giving 1.92 Odds.
Goals – Over 2.5
Both teams have been producing more than two goals occasionally in various competitions and we expect over 2.5 Markets as predicted by our pundit.
Betway are backing the market with 1.63 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.66.
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