West Ham vs Leicester
West Ham vs Leicester Sunday 11th April 2021 – 14:05 (Sky Sports)
English Premier League
Pick: Both Teams to Score
Odds: 31/40
Bookmaker: Betway
(All betting odds correct at time of writing: 7th April 2021)
Preview: The away team on the day has won four of the last eight Premier League meetings between these sides, lending further credence to the idea that Leicester can extend their unbeaten record at London Stadium on Sunday having won this same fixture 2-1 last season.
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West Ham – Lingard inspiring Hammers to go above and beyond?
Since marking his debut for the club with a brace of goals in February’s 3-1 away win against Aston Villa, no player in the Premier League has had a hand in more goals than Manchester United’s on-loan midfielder Jesse Lingard. The resurgence of the 28-year-old as an exciting, devastating attacking force has been a sight to behold and the England international could be key to the club’s top four ambitions.
After many of their rivals slipped up last time, it was left to West Ham (W15 D7 L8) to capitalise and that was precisely what they did, aided by another scintillating display from someone who is fast becoming one of the shrewdest signings of 2020-21. A goal and an assist in Monday’s 3-2 win over Wolves at Molineux took Lingard’s contribution in West Ham colours to nine goals – six goals and three assists.
David Moyes was quick to heap praise on his winter recruit, and so he should, but West Ham as a collective are not going away in this intriguing race for Champions League football next term. Currently occupying the fourth and final berth, the Hammers know their top four destiny is in their own hands while victory on Sunday would see them reduce the gap on third place Leicester to a solitary point.
Leicester – Foxes enjoy visits to London Stadium?
The Foxes had reeled off three consecutive victories in league and cup, scoring ten in the process including three in progressing to the semi-finals of the FA Cup following an impressive 3-1 win against Manchester United here at King Power Stadium. That was prior to encountering the relentless winning machine that is Manchester City, the runaway league leaders easing to a 2-0 victory at this venue last weekend.
Brendan Rodgers’ side were completely outclassed on that occasion, but weren’t the first to suffer such a fate. There were also positives for the Leicester (W17 D5 L8) manager, namely that he could get more minutes into the legs of Ricardo Pereira and James Maddison who are still short of match sharpness. Both could feature from the start at London Stadium, where their record breeds further encouragement.
In four previous visits to the relatively recent home of West Ham, Leicester remain unbeaten thus far, bookending a pair of score draws with 3-2 and 2-1 victories. The latter serving as the most recent when Kelechi Iheanacho – the Foxes man of the moment with seven goals in his last five starts – opened the scoring. Meanwhile, Ayoze Perez has been involved in six goals in his last seven starts against the Hammers.
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West Ham vs Leicester Betting Advice
Side by side in the table, albeit a four point gap in favour of Leicester is significant enough at this stage, and with both boasting similarly impressive respective home and away records (both are second best in the league, behind only Man City). Sunday’s fixture between the teams in fourth and third is tantalising set up to be an absorbing watch, especially if recent encounters are a reliable barometer.
West Ham Vs Leicester City – Key Facts:
- Each of the previous five Premier League meetings in London produced Both Teams to Score, with four going Over 2.5 Goals. Leicester remained unbeaten throughout (W3 D2).
- This fixture pits the second best teams at home (West Ham: W8 D4 L3) and away (Leicester: W10 D4 L1) in this season’s Premier League against each other.
- West Ham have scored in 25 different Premier League games this season, only Man City done so in more, while Leicester scored in 13 of their 15 away matches.
All of the last five meetings in London, including the four held at London Stadium, produced goals for both teams, with all but one seeing three or more goals. West Ham scored three before half-time in their last two matches, against Arsenal and Wolves, and will like their chances against a Leicester side with one clean sheet in seven league games. The Foxes invariably net on their travels though (scored in 13 of 15 away games) so bank on another high-scoring duel.
West Ham Vs Leicester
West Ham – 19/10 (Betfair)
Draw – 2/1 (Betway)
Leicester – 7/5 (PaddyPower)
