Tottenham Hotspur vs. Leicester City Match preview
Tottenham Hotspur will be hosting Leicester City when they continue their Premier League on Sunday, looking to recover from Wednesday’s disappointing 2-1 defeat away to Liverpool.
Jose Mourinho’s side still sits second in the Premier League table, and will be determined to return to winning ways against fourth-placed Leicester at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Leicester City lost 2-0 at their home ground in the mid-week.
Match Facts
- Tottenham Hotspur has registered five wins, drawn thrice, and lost once in their last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- The Spurs have registered six clean-sheets in the last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- Leicester City has registered three clean sheets in the last nine matches in all competitions this season.
- The Foxes have featured in 13 Premier League matches, won eight times, and lost five times in this season.
- Tottenham Hotspur has registered wins in all four home games in all competition this season.
Leicester City has registered one away win in the four matches in all competition this season.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Leicester City Head to Head
The last time the foxes won against the host was back in 2019 in Premier League, the match that ended 2-1 as the host. In the previous encounter, Tottenham thrashed Leicester City 3-0.
Tottenham Hotspur Team News
Erik Lamela has been nursing a calf injury but he is now back in light training after a period of the sideline, but the Argentine is not expected for this clash till January.
Gareth Bale has been ill and has not featured in Tottenham’s last two Premier League matches, but the Wales international is available for selection against the Foxes.
Japhet Tanganga will be missing in action until 2021, nursing a shoulder injury in the Europa League clash against Royal Antwerp on December 10.
Leicester City Team News
Jonny Evans is back after he finished his one-match ban and it is a boost to Leicester’s defense on Sunday. Wilfred Ndidi is likely to return to midfield.
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Leicester City Prediction
With all the opportunities Tottenham failed to beat Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday and will blame themselves for missing several golden chances. They conceded a stoppage-time winner to lose 2-1. Mourinho’s side will be aiming to come back on their winning streak when they host Leicester on Sunday.
Our topbets pundit is predicting home win and Betway is backing the results with 2.06 odds while 1XBet is giving 2.12 Odds.
Goals – Over 2.5
These two teams have occasionally produced more than two goals in their previous encounters; therefore chances of scoring more than two goals are likely to be recorded.
We expect more goals to be registered in this match therefore over 2.5 markets ascertained by our pundits
Betway are backing the goals with 1.77 while 1XBet is placing odds at 1.852.
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