Leicester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction and Betting Tips | 22nd December 2024
Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers will clash on Sunday at the King Power Stadium. Both sides are embroiled in the relegation scrap and navigating managerial changes.
Former Al-Shabab manager Vitor Pereira will take to Wolves' dugout for the first time this weekend while his Foxes counterpart Ruud van Nistelrooy will look to recover from a dispiriting loss last weekend.
Leicester would have gone into last Saturday's meeting with Newcastle fancying their chances but left St. James' Park with their tails tucked between their legs. The Magpies snapped a four-game losing streak in emphatic fashion, putting the ball in the back of the net four times without response.
Van Nistelrooy's Leicester City spell started with promise. They secured four points from their first two matches against West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion. But the warning signs were there and they crumbled under relentless pressure from the Magpies.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere around Wolves has been rather downcast of late, worsened by a post-match scrap between players. Ryan Ait-Nouri was brandished a red card while Matheus Cunha is set to be suspended pending Premier League confirmation.
Although their attacking game has improved vastly under the Dutchman, the Foxes have looked quite vulnerable in defense. Leicester have let their opposition fire 74 shots in the three matches under Nistelrooy.
Leicester are currently 17th in the Premier League table, just two points clear of Ipswich Town at 18.
Leicester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Wolves are winless in six Premier League meetings with Leicester in the Premier League. They have lost and drawn two.
- There have only been seven goals scored in the six meetings between Leicester City at King Power Stadium. However, in the last six matches between the Foxes and Wolves at the Molineux, there have been 21.
- Wolves suffered a 2-1 loss at the hands of Ipswich Town in their last Premier League meeting.
- Between December 2020 and October 2022, the Foxes picked up 12 wins in 14 Premier League matches against sides in the relegation zone. However, they have won just one of their last six such matches.
- Leicester have scored at least one goal in each of their eight Premier League matches this season.
Leicester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Prediction
Neither Leicester nor Wolves have a formidable backline. Both defenses are leaky and this one is expected to be a contest stuffed with goals. Leicester will hope the new manager bounce could buoy them to a victory here but Wolves have a much stronger side on paper.
The game is likely to be an end-to-end affair and the visitors are likely to secure all three points here.
Prediction: Leicester City 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Wolverhampton Wanderers to win
Tip 2: Game to have 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes