West Ham vs Leicester City prediction comes before the final match of the 20th Premier League round. This game will be played on Saturday, December 28, at the London Stadium in London, England. In this match preview, we will give you the best betting tips and correct score predictions based on the analysis of these teams.
West Ham vs Leicester City Betting Tips
On Boxing Day, Leicester City lost to table leaders Liverpool, which was their second defeat in a row. The point gap between Liverpool and Leicester City now seems too big for the Foxes to catch-up. Still, the former Premier League champions do have a chance to finish the season very high in the table. They have set their eyes of a Champions League spot, but for that, they need to get back on the winning track.
All this means that the Foxes need to go for a win on Saturday against West Ham. It’s not going to be an easy match for them, but Leicester City need to give their utmost. The foxes will definitely have a lot of motivation against West Ham, but the same goes for vice versa. West Ham are very low in the table, so they need to improve their form ASAP.
With 19 points, they are just one spot above the relegation zone. They do have one game fewer than the other teams in the same zone, but the game in question is against the undefeated Liverpool. West Ham lost to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day, which was their third defeat in the previous five Premier League rounds. They did win the other two, one against Southampton and one against Chelsea.
The match with Chelsea is what gives them confidence that they can do well against another heavyweight team. What’s got to worry them is that they haven’t been too great in the final third. With only 20 goals scored so far, the Hammers are among the least-scoring teams in the league. Things are even worse knowing that Leicester City are famous for being great at the back.
Before allowing four goals against the Reds, the Foxes were praised for their impressive performances at the back. In fact, before the Boxing Day round, this team hadn’t allowed more than two goals per game. Finding the net against them seems like a very tough task for West Ham.
Our West Ham vs Leicester City prediction: Under 2.5 goals
West Ham vs Leicester city correct score prediction: 0:1
West Ham Form and Latest News
The Hammers have been struggling this entire season and their manager is one of the main candidates for getting sacked. Apart from being in a poor form, they’re also struggling with injuries. Fabianski is still out, which is their biggest worry ahead of this game.
Leicester City Form and Latest News
The Foxes aren’t having too serious problems with injuries and the reason why they lost their previous two matches is that they played against Man City and Liverpool, two arguably the best teams in the league. Against West Ham, the quality is on the side of Leicester City, but the same was the case in their previous couple of duels. In fact, Leicester are without a win against West Ham since March 2017.
West Ham vs Leicester City Predicted Lineups
West Ham predicted lineup: Jimenez – Balbuena, Ogbonna, Zabaleta, Cresswell – Rice, Noble, Snodgrass, Fornals – Antonio, Haller
Leicester City predicted lineup: Schmeichel – Evans, Soyuncu, Pereira, Chilwell – Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Praet – Vardy
Other West Ham vs Leicester City betting tips:
Leicester City @1.80
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