Leicester v Bournemouth Betting Tips – Premier League 3rd March 3.00pm
Leicester surprisingly could only manage a 1-1 home draw with Stoke last weekend, a game in which they were strong favourites to win against the relegation-threatened Potters. It didn’t quite happen for them though, but they get another shot a three home points this weekend as Bournemouth pay a visit. The Cherries couldn’t shake off the attention of Newcastle in a draw on the south coast last weekend.
Leicester News and Form
There have been no wins for Leicester in their last four league games now (D2 L2). The surprising thing about this run of form for the Foxes is that there were some winnable home games for them in the sequence. Their last two home games have both ended in a 1-1 draw against Swansea and Stoke. Still, Leicester are without defeat in their last five home fixtures in the Premier League so they are reliable enough to avoid defeat in this one. The Foxes have scored an average of 1.4 goals per home game and Jamie Vardy continues (as always) to look their best route to goal and he is the Ladbrokes first goalscorer favourite at 3/1 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 10:22 p.m. on February 26th, 2018). It could be worth weighing up both teams to score in the game as the Foxes haven’t been watertight this season. While they have hit the back of the net in each of their last five home games in the league, they have just the two clean sheets in their last six at the King Power.
Bournemouth News and Form
Bournemouth have done ever so well to turn their season around and they are now in a situation where they have suffered only one defeat in their last nine league games. There was a 2-2 draw for them on the weekend against Newcastle and that means that the Cherries have scored at least two goals in seven of their last nine games. Over 3.5 goals at Ladbrokes for 9/5* (Betting Odds taken at 10:22 p.m. on February 26th, 2018) is well worth a flutter in this one. Almost 30% of Bournemouth’s away games this season have gone over the goal line and ten of their last eleven home and away have made it over 2.5 goals. They suffered a setback in their last away game though as they were taken down heavily 4-1 at Huddersfield. Their away form isn’t great with only the one victory in their last eight away games, part of a W3 D4 L7 for the season on the road. Two of those wins were by a one-goal margin, while they have lost four of their seven on the road by a one-goal margin as well. They are on a nine-match scoring streak in the league so are value to get themselves in this game.
Leicester v Bournemouth Head to Head
When the Cherries faced up against Leicester at home earlier this season there was a 0-0 draw played out. Four of the five previous Premier League contests between them have ended in a draw (two 0-0 draws and two 1-1 draws). The one exception was a home win for Bournemouth last season. One of the last six games between these two have managed to make it over 2.5 goals.
Leicester v Bournemouth Betting Odds*
Leicester 5/6, Draw 11/4, Bournemouth 3/1* (Betting Odds taken at 04:27 a.m. on February 26th, 2018)
Leicester v Bournemouth Predictions
Leicester to win: The Foxes struggled last weekend against Stoke, but have good home form overall and are worth backing to sneak a win in this one. It probably would be nothing more than by a 1-0 result given the way previous games between them have gone.
