Leicester City vs Manchester City

Leicester City and Manchester City are set to trade tackles in an exciting Premier League encounter at the King Power Stadium.

None of Leicester’s opening three Premier League matches this season have ended as a draw (W2, L1), with both their victories coming by a single-goal margin and seeing Jamie Vardy score the first-half opener. By extension, since being held to a 2-2 stalemate to Manchester United in December 2020, none of Leicester’s subsequent 12 home Premier League games have ended level (W7, L5). That trend looks likely to continue here, as the ‘Foxes’ have lost three of their last five home top-flight H2Hs, winning the other two. Even though they’ve drawn a blank in both previous Premier League H2Hs on home soil, Leicester can draw confidence from beating this opposition 1-0 in the Community Shield showpiece in August. Also, a 1-0 triumph over Wolverhampton in their inaugural home Premier League fixture gives Leicester a chance to start a new top-flight campaign with back-to-back home wins for the first time since 1966/67.

Meanwhile, the reigning champions have proved that a 1-0 loss to Tottenham on the opening weekend was a momentary lapse of concentration, putting together a brace of 5-0 wins over Norwich City and Arsenal since. That defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium puts Manchester City in an awkward situation as they stare at the prospect of losing their opening two away top-flight matches for the first time since 2006/07. Worryingly, though, the ‘Citizens’ have lost their last two Premier League fixtures away from home, one more defeat than they had in their previous 20 top-flight outings on the road (W16, D3). But after drawing a blank in their last two Premier League travels, Man City face the risk of failing to score in three consecutive away league games for the first time since October 2016.