Leicester City vs Liverpool: Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Liverpool are closing in on the Premier League title, and they will be heavy favourites against a Leicester City side who are one defeat away from being relegated to the Championship. We believe the form book will follow suit in this fixture and expect Liverpool to record a comfortable victory against a struggling Leicester City side.

The Foxes are winless in their previous 10 matches, having only gained one point from 30 on offer in their last 10. Leicester City’s defence will simply be no match for a Liverpool side who are the top scorers in the league with 74 scored. The home side have conceded first in their previous eight games, and the Foxes are without a clean sheet in 28 matches in all competitions.

Liverpool have only lost once away from home this season and were comfortable 3-1 winners against Leicester City in the reverse meeting between the two sides. Expect goals between the best attack and a Leicester City side conceding goals at an alarming rate, with over 2.5 goals landing in the last five meetings between the two teams.

We predict a 3-0 win for the title-chasing Reds.

Leicester City 0-3 Liverpool.

Liverpool are closing in on a record-equalling Premier League title, as they take on a Leicester City side who will likely be relegated following the weekend’s results.

Date: 20/04/2025
Location: King Power Stadium, Leicester.
Kick-Off: 4.30 pm

Leicester City’s return to the Premier League looks to be ending abruptly, as despite the managerial change from Steve Cooper to Ruud van Nistelrooy, it has seemingly not worked for the Leicester City hierarchy. Cooper was dismissed following poor form and fan discontent, and he left with a points-per-game average of 0.82 and nine points on the table. Ruud van Nistelrooy has statistically been a worse appointment for the Foxes, with the former Manchester United manager only gaining five more points than his predecessor managed. Van Nistelrooy has averaged 0.52 points per game as Leicester City manager, with 16 defeats to his name.

Leicester City are 19th in the league table and 17 points adrift of safety with six games to play. 17th placed West Ham United play Southampton, and a win for the Hammers ends Leicester City’s stay in the Premier League. Even if West Ham United fail to win, Leicester City still need to beat league leaders Liverpool to avoid relegation for another week.

Arsenal’s points dropped against Brentford, and Virgil van Dijk’s late winner for Liverpool means that Arne Slot is only two wins away from winning the Premier League title in his first season at Anfield. Liverpool are 13 points clear of the nearest challengers, Arsenal, after 32 matches played.

Arne Slot is on course to join the likes of Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Antonio Conte in achieving a league title in their first season in English football. The Reds have picked up 76 points this season, having won 23 matches and losing only twice to Nottingham Forest (0-1) and Fulham (3-2).

The game will be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

Leicester City Team News

Abdul Fatawu, Wout Faes and Jeremy Monga will all be unavailable for Leicester City at the weekend.

Liverpool Team News

Joe Gomez and Tyler Morton continue to be on the sidelines, as Arne Slot should have a full squad to choose from. Trent Alexander-Arnold remains unavailable with a knock amidst speculation surrounding his future.

Leicester City have a terrible record against Liverpool, with the Foxes suffering six consecutive defeats against the Reds. The reverse league meeting resulted in a 3-1 win for Liverpool, with goals from Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah after Jordan Ayew had given Leicester City the lead inside the first 10 minutes.

Leicester City:

Leicester City grabbed a credible 2-2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in their last fixture, although that point was their first in nine league matches, meaning they have only gained one point from their last 30 points on offer. The Foxes have lost four of their previous five matches, with defeats against Newcatle United (0-3), Manchester City (2-0), Manchester United (0-3) and Chelsea (1-0). Before their game against Brighton & Hove Albion, Leicester City had not scored in their last eight Premier League matches.

Leicester City have one of the worst home records in the league, with only two wins from 16 home matches, scoring 11 and conceding 33.

Liverpool:

Liverpool’s form is very mixed coming into this game despite being in such a comfortable position at the top of the Premier League. Liverpool have won only twice in their last five matches in all competitions. However, vital victories against West Ham (2-1) and Everton (1-0) have placed the Reds within touching distance of the Premier League title.

Away from home, Liverpool’s unbeaten record was ended at the hands of Fulham (3-2), meaning the Reds have only lost once in their previous five league matches on their travels, with victories against Manchester City (0-2) and AFC Bournemouth (0-2).

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