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A Boxing Day treat awaits with this encounter between Liverpool and Leicester and it goes without saying that most punters will regard a bet on Liverpool to win as a banker for this match.
No doubt Man Utd legend Ruud Van Nistelrooy will get a not so warm welcome from the Liverpool fans but he will welcome the hostilities and will have his side prepared to potentially cause an upset.
As with any new manager, Van Nistelrooy seems to have ignited a spark at Leicester, which is good news for their fans as they did look poor under Steve Cooper; whether the improved performances will continue is, of course, another matter.
Odds and Predictions
As you would probably expect, Liverpool are overwhelming favourites for this match at odds of 1.12, the draw is priced at 8.5 and the odds on a Leicester victory is a massive 21.0; you rarely see odds that lumpy for a draw or an away win, especially when teams from the same division are playing, but it goes to show how well Liverpool have been playing lately.
We have taken a close look at the different betting markets in an attempt to take advantage of these big odds for a Leicester victory. Still, we can’t see anything but a win for Liverpool, even though we do believe it may be a tighter match than the top football betting sites suggest.
Backing Liverpool to win the match at odds of 1.12 is obviously a non-starter, even though the win is likely there is absolutely no value in a bet like that, but a correct score of 2 – 1 at odds of 13.0 is the first of our predictions.
We are also interested in placing a small wager on the ‘Result/Both Teams to Score’ market and the bet is ’Liverpool/Yes’.
For those not familiar with this type of bet, it basically means Liverpool will win, and both teams will score; the odds of 2.25 are not too bad.
Comparison and Statistics
Liverpool and Leicester have played each other H2H a total of 101 times in their history. Liverpool have won 44 of these matches, Leicester have won 35 and 22 matches have ended in a draw.
In their last five head-to-head matches, Liverpool has had the upper hand, winning four and losing one.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2023 | liverpool | 3-1 | leicester | Carling Cup |
| 15 May 2023 | leicester | 0-3 | liverpool | Premier League |
| 30 Dec 2022 | liverpool | 2-1 | leicester | Premier League |
| 10 Feb 2022 | liverpool | 2-0 | leicester | Premier League |
| 28 Dec 2021 | leicester | 1-0 | liverpool | Premier League |
Expected Line Ups
The Liverpool line up continues to impress. The spine of the team, which is made up of Van Dijk, Mac Allister and Salah, are looking better than ever and prove that if a team has top-class players, you don’t need to keep on signing multi-million-pound players to keep on replacing them.
For Leicester, Jamie Vardy has already scored five goals this season and when you take into consideration that he will be 38 years old next January, it just goes to show what a lethal player he is.
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konaté, Robertson; Jones, Mac Allister, Elliott; Salah, Díaz, Gakpo.
Leicester City (4-3-3): Hermansen; Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Justin; Winks, Ndidi, Choudhury; Fatawu, Vardy, Mavididi.
How Will the Season Pan Out
We have said time and time again, the Premier League title is in Liverpool’s hands, it is theirs to lose but Chelsea are looking so good at the moment, if Liverpool slip up in any way you can bet your bottom dollar Chelsea will take advantage.
For Leicester, their aim must be to avoid relegation, and whilst this was looking unlikely a few weeks ago, under Ruud Van Nistelrooy, it is now a distinct possibility.
