Liverpool vs Leicester Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th December 2024

Liverpool are out to consolidate their place inside the top four of the Premier League table, when stepping up against Leicester for a match on Thursday. Leicester no doubt have a surprise in mind, but a win for Liverpool nevertheless seems the likely outcome.

The Reds have taken the lead in the Premier League after collecting 39 points from their initial 16 encounters. Leicester trail by 25 points after 17 rounds, leaving them as number 17 in the table on 14 points.

Although Leicester trail Liverpool by double digits, beating the Premier League leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

The Foxes are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 25 goals, and while Leicester claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.5 goals per match.

The Reds had a good reading on Leicester in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 3-0, respectively.

Liverpool vs Leicester Prediction

Liverpool Form

Liverpool should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 2-2 with Fulham, before beating first Southampton by 1-2, then Tottenham in a 3-6 win. Liverpool showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Anfield, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 13 times, while letting in four themselves.

Leicester Form

In their previous three games, Leicester drew 2-2 with Brighton, then lost 4-0 against Newcastle and 0-3 against Wolverhampton. Leicester only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 18 goals to seven.

We'd be flabbergasted to see Liverpool waste away a win against Leicester, who could be in for a battering, the way goals have been flowing lately.

Liverpool scored 19 goals and conceded six in their last seven games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 21 points and seven victories. Leicester won one and claimed three points in their five most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored six conceded 11 goals. Liverpool lost just once so far this season in the Premier League and after 16 games played they recorded 12 wins and three draws Leicester have a record of three wins, five draws and nine defeats in the Premier League.

Liverpool vs Leicester Squads

Liverpool Squad

Slot will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Leicester from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Alisson Becker (0/8), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/8), Vitezslav Jaros (0/1), Andrew Robertson (0/15), Conor Bradley (0/7), Ibrahima Konate (1/12), Jarell Quansah (0/4), Joseph Gomez (0/7), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/6), Trent Alexander-Arnold (0/15), Virgil van Dijk (1/16), Alexis Mac Allister (1/15), Curtis Jones (2/13), Dominik Szoboszlai (2/16), Federico Chiesa (0/1), Harvey Elliott (0/4), Ryan Gravenberch (0/16), Tyler Morton (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/6), Cody Gakpo (3/16), Darwin Nunez (2/13), Diogo Jota (3/9), Luis Diaz (7/16), Mohamed Salah (15/16).

Leicester Squad

Below is the full team squad of Leicester. The manager van Nistelrooy will pick his starting XI against Liverpool from these players:

Daniel Iversen (0/0), Danny Ward (0/2), Jakub Stolarczyk (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/16), Conor Coady (0/6), James Justin (2/16), Jannik Vestergaard (0/9), Luke Thomas (0/1), Memeh Caleb Okoli (0/10), Ricardo Pereira (0/2), Victor Kristiansen (0/15), Wout Faes (1/16), Bilal El Khannous (1/12), Boubakary Soumare (0/10), Facundo Buonanotte (4/14), Hamza Choudhury (0/3), Harry Winks (0/12), Kasey McAteer (0/9), Michael Golding (0/0), Oliver Skipp (0/11), Wilfred Ndidi (0/15), Will Alves (0/0), Abdul Fatawu (0/11), Bobby Reid (1/12), Jamie Vardy (6/16), Jordan Ayew (3/16), Odsonne Edouard (0/6), Patson Daka (1/5), Stephy Mavididi (2/16).

Liverpool vs Leicester Team News

At the time of writing, Liverpool have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Leicester on Thursday. Liverpool have to alter their line-up, as both Tyler Morton, Alexis Mac Allister and Andrew Robertson get a day in the shade.

Liverpool are unable to field Mohamed Salah this coming Thursday against Leicester, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Liverpool vs Leicester Lineups

Liverpool vs Leicester H2H

Liverpool go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-1 and 3-0 the last two times they played Leicester. The Reds generally have the upper hand against Leicester, offering a fine 7-1-2 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/10.

Liverpool vs Leicester Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Liverpool welcome Leicester as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/4 with the bookies this coming Thursday.

Liverpool vs Leicester Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Mohamed Salah so far as he managed to score impressive 15 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target eight times in his last six games, and The Reds rely on his abilities against Leicester. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Thursday seems like a decent punt.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Anfield, Liverpool won nine and drew one. Leicester won one of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew three and lost six. Liverpool will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday, with Leicester managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to six clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Liverpool managed an average of two goals, with Leicester averaging 0.8 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Liverpool, who scored an average of 2.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Leicester. They performed an average of 1.1 goals in these.