Leicester City vs Norwich City
1st January 1500hrs
Football – England – Premier League
Pick Home Win to Nil
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 6/4 odds taken 1201 GMT, Friday 31 December
Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City entertain Dean Smith’s Norwich City at the King Power Stadium in Premier League action on New Year’s Day. The Foxes will still be buzzing from Tuesday’s excellent victory over Liverpool. As for the Canaries, they find themselves rock bottom of the Premier League table with just ten points to their name. Can Leicester build on the victory over the Reds? Take a look at the latest odds and tips.
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Leicester City Preview – Can the Foxes build on Liverpool win?
Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City have had a mixed season so far. The Foxes are in mid-table after seven wins, seven defeats and four draws from their opening 18 league fixtures. They have scored 31 and shipped 33 along the way.
After a humbling 6-3 loss to Manchester City last Sunday, the Leicester supporters might have been fearing the worse when Liverpool arrived at the King Power just a couple of days later. However, City stunned the in-form Reds with a 1-0 win, with former Everton man Ademola Lookman scoring the only goal of the game.
Leicester have been very strong on their own patch lately, securing successive home victories over Legia Warsaw, Watford, Newcastle United and Liverpool. Can they make it five in a row on New Year’s Day?
Norwich City Preview – Another bad defeat for Smith’s Canaries?
Norwich City are looking more and more likely to suffer an instant return to the EFL Championship. Last term’s second-tier champions are bottom of the league table on just ten points, winning only two of their opening 19.
Since a four-game unbeaten run in November, the Canaries have lost five on the spin in the Premier League. The last two results have been particular poor, as City were beaten 5-0 at home by Arsenal before losing 3-0 at Crystal Palace last time out.
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Dean Smith has not tasted victory since his first game in charge back on 20th November. Norwich are still in the hunt for survival, but they really do need to put a run together. Can they upset Leicester on Saturday?
Leicester City vs Norwich City Betting Advice
When these two teams clashed at Carrow Road earlier in the season, Leicester run away 2-1 winners. Jamie Vardy’s early effort put the Foxes in front, though Teemu Pukki levelled from the penalty spot just before the break. 14 minutes from time, Marc Albrighton netted to give Leicester the points.
In the 2019-20 season, Leicester finished fifth while Norwich were relegated, but the Norfolk club took four points from the two meetings. After a 1-1 draw at the King Power, a Jamal Lewis goal was enough to give Norwich a 1-0 victory at Carrow Road.
Key Facts – Leicester City vs Norwich City Betting Tip
- Leicester have won four league and cup matches in a row at home
- Norwich have lost five on the spin in the Premier League
- Leicester won 2-1 at Carrow Road back in August
Leicester were resolute at the back against Liverpool and took their chance at the other end when it came. We fancy Rodgers’ boys to win to nil once again on Saturday, which is priced at 6/4.
Only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota have scored more than Jamie Vardy in this season’s Premier League. The veteran striker is available at 10/3 to score first in this one.
The best betting odds for Leicester City vs Norwich City
Leicester City to win: 2/5 at Bet365
Draw: 15/4 at Bet365
Norwich City to win: 7/1 at Bet365
