In the pick of the Football League matches this weekend, the Championship leaders Leicester City are set to host Ipswich at the King Power Stadium on Monday evening.
After a highly impressive first half of their campaign, Leicester are currently sitting at the summit of the Championship and they have a seven point cushion between themselves and Ipswich behind them. The Foxes have gained 65 points from their 27 league games so far this campaign.
Enzo Maresca’s side come into this weekend on the back of a good run of form which has seen his side win eight of their last ten games in all competitions. This run has included impressive victories over Cardiff, Huddersfield and Millwall.
Last time out, Leicester recorded just their second defeat of the season as a lack of discipline cost them against Coventry. Trailing 1-0 at half-time and with Leicester down to 10 men, Coventry roared back in the second half to secure a memorable victory. O'Hare scored twice, while van Ewijk's screamer put the Sky Blues ahead.
Ipswich currently find themselves in second position in the Championship, having amassed 58 points from their 27 league games so far this season. This has come following 17 wins, 7 draws and just 3 defeats.
The Tractor Boys come into this weekend on the back of a disappointing run of performances which has seen them record just one victory in their past six league games. Notably, Ipswich were thrashed 4-0 by promotion-chasing Leeds United.
Last time out, Ipswich got back to winning ways as they had to come from behind to beat Sunderland.
Sunderland struck first in the 26th minute when Jack Clarke curled a stunning effort into the top corner, leaving Vaclav Hladky rooted to his spot. However, the Tractor Boys didn't take long to equalise, with Kayden Jackson heading home from close range just seven minutes later to restore parity.
The second half was a tense affair, with both sides searching for the winner. Ipswich came closest in the 75th minute when Leif Davis' pinpoint free-kick found Conor Chaplin, who powered a header past Anthony Patterson to send the home crowd into raptures.
The fixture of Leicester vs Ipswich has a long and storied history, with the two sides first having met in 1961 in the League division One. In total, these two sides have met on 71 occasions, with Leicester having won 26, there having been 18 draws and Ipswich having won 27.
The Foxes have dominated this fixture’s recent history and have only lost one of the last eight meetings between the two sides, which have all been in the Championship. Leicester frequently score against Ipswich and have only failed to one in the last eight meetings of the sides.
These sides met each other less than 3 weeks ago as a reverse fixture, in a game which finished 1-1.
Leicester come into this match as home favourites and are currently priced @ 19/20, whilst an away win for Ipswich is currently priced @ 11/4 and a draw is @ 13/5.