Chelsea vs Leicester City: Preview and Prediction

Chelsea vs Leicester City
English Premier League.
Date: Saturday, 15th October, 2016,
Kick-off at 12:30 UK
Venue: Stamford Bridge.

Leicester City will continue their title defence this weekend, they will be travelling to London to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea returned to winning ways in their last game before the International week, they defeated Hill City 0-2 on the road. Willian’s 61st minute goal and Diego Costa’s in 67th minute were enough to give them the deserved win. A win in this game will take Chelsea into the top at moment depending on results elsewhere.

The champions are still looking for the winning formula in their team, they are currently in a fluctuating and form. They are on 12th in the league table, with 8 points, they are 4 points below their opponents Chelsea. Leicester City will be hoping for a win to get their title defence back on track.

Chelsea vs Leicester City: Head to Head Statistics

• Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 6 home matches against Leicester in all competitions, with 5 wins and a draw.
• The last four meetings between these two sides in all competitions have seen both teams scoring at least a goal.
• Leicester City earned a 1-1 draw when they visited Stamford Bridge last season, while they won the home fixture by a 2-1 margin. While Chelsea were victorious in each of the previous 6 Premier League clashes against Leicester.

Chelsea vs Leicester City: Prediction

This fixture must be considered as a clash between two sides struggling to find consistency in their overall game play. The results speak for itself as both Chelsea and Leicester have managed one win from their last 4 league fixtures.

But Leicester’s away form is the biggest disappointment as they have lost in each of the three league matches and conceded a massive 10 goals. At the same time you can back Chelsea to do well while playing in front of their home fans. They lost to Liverpool 2-1 in their last match at Stamford Bridge and this will be giving their all to repeat the same once again.

As seen in the past meetings between the two, goals can be expected in plenty and it’s a good choice to go over 2.5 goals in this match.