Leicester v FC Copenhagen Betting Preview – UEFA Champions League 18th October
The Foxes can really drive on towards the round of sixteen in the UEFA Champions League by taking advantage of their home game against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday night. The Foxes are going into the game with a two point advantage over second placed Copenhagen, so this is a tremendous opportunity to put some daylight between themselves and the Danish side. While Leicester can’t get their act together in the Premier League, they have looked confident in their debut Champions League campaign. Copenhagen are a threat with five goals netted in their two games so far though and this could be an end to end entertaining affair at the King Power.
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Leicester v FC Copenhagen Betting Tips
Well Leicester’s defence has been torn apart time and time again this season in their Premier League title defence. However, it has been a totally different story in Europe where they are the only side to have won both of their games so far to nil. So it’s been hugely positive from them in their debut UEFA Champions League campaign and they have looked a different side in Europe to their domestic discomforts. Leicester to win to nil on Tuesday is a price of 15/8 which may have some appeal to punters. Most of their defensive woes this season have been out on the road so the fact that this is at home will bolster their chances of a clean sheet. Leicester opened their campaign with a win at Club Brugge, an impressive win at that, and then they followed that up with a good home win against FC Porto at the King Power Stadium on Match Day Two. So they are on course for winning their group and they can take a giant step towards that by beating Copenhagen this week, the only other side in the group who remain unbeaten.
This will be the first meeting between Leicester and FC Copenhagen and indeed, it is actually the first game against any Danish side for the Foxes. Leicester have only lost two of their last 22 home games across all competitions, winning 13 of the games in that sequence so they are a pretty reliable home side and that gives them huge value. The Foxes have gone W3 D3 this season at home in all competitions (90 minutes) and not only, but they have also earned clean sheets in four of their six at the King Power. So their home form is still going well and that all suggests that this is going to be a low scoring game under 2.5 goals which can be backed at a price of 4/6. The Foxes have Islam Slimani at a price of 6/4 with Jamie Vardy at 11/8 in the anytime goalscorer market.
Danish side FC Copenhagen are actually carrying some decent form in this season’s UEFA Champions League, so could make a game of this on their trip to the King Power. They started their campaign in the second qualifying round and from there they have gone eight matches unbeaten up to this point. In the group stage they battled to a 1-1 draw with FC Porto and then they carded a good 4-0 win over Club Brugge. This isn’t their first trip to England, it will be their fifth and they are still looking for their first win there having taken a D2 L2 record from their previous four. The last time they were in England was in the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League round of sixteen to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. They took a point in a 0-0 draw with the Blues from that game.
FC Copenhagen have only beaten an English side once before and that was against Manchester United in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group stage, the Danes running out 1-01 winners. The Danish Champions have Federico Santander who is fit despite an injury picked up against Club Brugge and Andrija Pavlovic who are both 3/1 anytime goalscorer options. The Danes are unbeaten in their last eight games having put up a W5 D3 record in all competitions in that sequence. They have actually remained unbeaten across all competitions since the start of the season impressively. From a total of 21 games across all competitions they have posted a great W13 D8 record including that long Champions League run. Copenhagen have banked five clean sheets in their last six games too. They have a chance to play their way into top spot with a win on the road at Leicester, so a big incentive for them.
Leicester v FC Copenhagen Betting Odds
Leicester 5/6, Draw 23/10, FC Copenhagen 18/5
Leicester v FC Copenhagen Predictions
This will probably end up being a pretty tight, evenly matched game. Leicester have been better at home than on the road this season and they have been better in the Champions League than on the domestic front. So look for the Foxes to sneak this one by a one goal winning margin and whatever the outcome of the game it is likely to be under 2.5 goals. Leicester can take full control of the group with three points in this one.
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