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Leicester City and Manchester City play at King Power Stadium in a 15th round Barclays Premier League duel. The history of direct confrontations at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 3 games won 2 and drew 1. However, in the last match at this stadium, in a match for the Barclays Premier League on 29-12-2015, did not go beyond A draw for (0-0). Particular attention needs to be paid to the home / off condition as Leicester City presents different results at home and abroad.
Leicester City
After 3 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in 16th place, having won 13 points. In the last match, they lost with Sunderland away by (2-1), after in the previous game to have tied at home, in a game against Middlesbrough, by (2-2). This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses as a visitor; Against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives at this meeting after a defeat away with Porto by (5-0). For the championship, Leicester City had 12 points out of 21, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in their last 7 games at their stadium. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. This is a team that scored few times first and they only managed to open the scoring in 3 of their last 14 games by the Barclays Premier League, these 3 reached the break in advantage in all and won in the late 90 ‘in all. In 14 games in the competition, never managed to turn the score in the 9 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 20 home games in all competitions there are 1 periods in the standings: he suffered 6 of his 15 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Leicester City return to play at home for the English Championship needing to regain the victory to ease the poor stage that lives in the competition, since it has not won for five matches. In the last round, the team went to the home of Sunderland and left there defeated by 2×1. Before, the team had faced Middlesbrough at home and was only in the draw in 2×2, completing two games without a win in front of their fans. After fourteen rounds, the club accumulated three wins, four draws and seven defeats, thus occupying the sixteenth place in the table, showing a performance well below expectations, since the team is the current champion. For that game, the technician should know to maintain the team in the 4-4-2.
Manchester City
The visiting team is currently in 4th place with 30 points earned after 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out for Burnley by (1-2). In the last match, lost at home to Chelsea by (1-3). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; Against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. In the last game he played for the UEFA Champions League, he tied with Celtic at home (1-1). In the last 7 away games for the championship Manchester City has 6 wins and 1 loss, having won 18 points in 21 possible. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In his games as a visitor there is a tendency to score goals, since 24 of his last 36 games have finished with more than 2.5 goals. In 14 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Manchester City enter the field for their fifteenth match in the English Premier League after losing their unbeaten record in the home, stopping a string of six games without losing in the competition. In the last round, the team received Chelsea at home and ended up being defeated by 1×3. Before, the team had achieved a good result by beating Burnley away from home by 1×2. After fourteen rounds, the club has nine wins, three draws and two defeats, thus taking fourth place in the table. For this match, the coach must keep the team in 4-5-1 or 3-4-3, and can not count on Agüero or Fernandinho, who were sent off in the last game.
Prediction: Leicester City Win @ 1.75