Leicester v Manchester United Betting Preview – Premier League 5th February 4.00pm
The Foxes are slumping badly and they start the weekend just the two points above the drop zone. With the form that they have been producing lately with four defeats in their last six, they are slipping ever deeper into a potential relegation fight. As for Manchester United, their progress has been stunted lately in the search for a top four finish. Mourinho’s men have been held to a draw in each of their last three games and are just missing that winning touch at the moment. So a big game here for both of them, can Leicester gives themselves a bit of hope by turning around their recent poor form?
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Leicester v Manchester United Betting Tips
Well, there aren’t many punters out there who would realistically have backed Leicester to defend their Premier League title successfully this season. Bit similarly there probably aren’t many punters who would have expected the threat of relegation to be looming so close for the Foxes at this stage of the season. Leicester start the next round of league matches only two points above the relegation zone and their form has tanked badly on a three match losing streak. Their defence has been unreliable, their form at the King Power has slumped and they are just not producing anything in front of goal. Big problems. Leicester have a W5 D3 L3 record at home this season and they’ve gone just W2 D1 L3 in their last six at the King Power so no longer is it a fortress. There just been just the one win (home and away) for the Foxes in their last eight Premier League games now and they have failed to score in six of those games. Manchester United to win to nil with Bet365 is a decent option at a price of 6/4.
The Foxes were eased aside in a 4-1 defeat at Old Trafford earlier in the season and they have won only one of their last 17 games against the Red Devils across all competitions (D3 L13). So the Foxes have not netted a single league goal in 2017 (four matches) and Jamie Vardy is trading at a pretty big price of 13/5 in the anytime goalscorer market but he has scored two goals in four Premier League appearances against the Red Devils at the King Power. The last time that the Foxes suffered four league defeats on the bounce was just back in February 2015 when they went on a five match losing streak under Nigel Pearson. Leicester carded a fantastic home win over Man City this season in the top flight, but they haven’t won both of their home league games against the Manchester clubs (United and City) in the same season since 1975-76. With United struggling a little in front of goal at the moment, under 2.5 goals at Bet365 is a great option at a quote of 3/4.
Manchester United haven’t been having things their own way lately either. The Red Devils are on a 14 match unbeaten streak (the longest unbeaten streak in Europe’s top 5 league currently) but they have drawn each of their last three played. So their winning momentum has hit a brick wall and they played out a 1-1 draw at Stoke in their last away game in the top flight. In the Bet365 Correct score market there is a price of 7/1 on a 1-1 draw. The Red Devils are on a six match unbeaten streak away from home (W4 D2) and they do carry strong head to head form with the Foxes as the Red Devils have suffered just two loses in their 21 Premier League meetings with Leicester (W13 D6 L2). Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored four goals United’s last five league away games so is a decent price of even money in the anytime goalscorer market. United have drawn a joint league-high (9) games this season in the top flight (along with Middlesbrough).
Leicester v Manchester United Betting Odds
Man Utd 13/20, Draw 3/1, Leicester 19/4
Leicester v Manchester United Predictions
Hard to trust Leicester home or away at the moment and that is fully reflected in the odds in the match outright. Relegation is a firm reality for Leicester the way that they are going the moment and United, while they have lacked their winning touch lately, remain unbeaten and are the more likely of the two to go out and sneak a winner in the game. Look for a Manchester United to win by a one goal margin offer in this one.
