Manchester City vs. Leicester: preview and betting tips

The traditional Boxing Day was really in danger this time, but the English won’t let their festive day be taken away from them at any cost, so apart from the two duels all the other matches will be played, or so it is hoped. The most interesting match will be the clash between Manchester City and Leicester, which will be brought down by a large number of players.

Brendan Rodgers’ dreams began to unravel in the autumn when he was hit by a similar disaster to the one that befell Liverpool last season. Whether injury or coronavirus, the Foxes are decimated and a big question mark will be the starting eleven this time around.

The positive news could be the return of experienced defender Jonny Evans, but it is still uncertain whether he will start, which includes other key players Ricardo Pereira, Çaglar Söyüncü, Jamie Vardy and Harvey Barnes.

Adding to these problems is the fact that Leicester, with many injuries, started the Europa League game and still played a cup game against Liverpool on Wednesday, in which they fell to penalties.

Now Rodgers’ side will have to match a rampant Manchester City, who have only failed to win once since the start of November, falling to RB Leipzig in their last Champions League fixture of the year.

Moreover, the Citizens have scored 12 goals in their last 3 games and have not conceded any. Great timing of form has led to Pep Guardiola’s charges clawing their way up to first place, three points ahead of second-placed Liverpool.

As far as the mutual duels are concerned, everyone will be surprised at first glance that the away team wins the matches, which has been true in 4 of the last 5 contests.

This time, however, we can’t count on it. During the last Boxing Day, Newcastle fell 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium, this time I would expect more goals, specifically a 3-1 result.