Leicester v West Brom Betting Preview – Premier League 16th October 8.00pm
Leicester have had a difficult season so far and there is some pressure on boss Craig Shakespeare already. They have had to ride out a tough fixture list without question, but they have also had a couple of misfires in easier games this season, such as their 0-0 draw at Bournemouth before the international break. They badly need a win. West Brom are without a win in any of their last five league games but have produced better performances at least in their last two outings.
Leicester v West Brom Betting Tips
This is the time for Leicester to dig deep and come up with some form. So far they have only managed one league win this season and that was back in their first home game of the season, beating Brighton 2-0. Since then they are on a five match winless streak (D2 L3) and the three defeats in that sequence were against Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool, but it’s their misfires out on the road in draws against Huddersfield and Bournemouth which will raise the bigger red flags about them. They are heading into an easier stretch of matches now and they have to start making things count. Leicester’s last two Premier League games at the King Power have seen more than two goals in each and over 2.5 goals at bet365 returns a price of 11/10.
Last Six Premier League Head to Head
West Brom 0 – 1 Leicester
Leicester 1 – 2 West Brom
Leicester 1 – 2 West Brom
West Brom 2 – 3 Leicester
West Brom 2 – 3 Leicester
Leicester 0 – 1 West Brom
Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki have had productive seasons for the Foxes in front of goal and they are 5/4 and 15/8 respectively in the bet365 anytime goalscorer market. There has been no problem with Leicester’s scoring output really this season at all and they have returned three goals more than the Baggies have managed this season. Leicester’s nine goal haul makes them the joint top scorers in the bottom half of the table. So that should go a long way to helping them collect maximum points. Leicester to win to nil at bet365 is trading at a price of 9/4 and up in the correct score market, the shortest priced option on the board is a 1-1 draw at 11/2 followed closely by a Leicester 1-0 victory at 13/2. Last season in the top flight, Leicester and West Brom exchanged away wins.
Current League Form (most recent last)
Leicester WLLDWD
West Brom WDL WDL
West Brom opened in somehwhat impressive fashion as they recorded back to back 1-0 victories over Bournemouth and Burnley. But that positive start quickly dissipated as Albion have now failed to win any of their last five games, picking up just the three points. But those points came from three drawn home matches and they are on a two match losing streak out on the road, scoring just the one goal in the process. West Brom just don’t have a tremendous amount of attacking power in them really and aren’t going to return a whole load of goals across the course of the season. Before the international break, they played out a 2-2 draw with the in-from Watford at the Hawthorns. WBA did put in a decent performance in that in their 2-0 loss against Arsenal prior to that, they played well but just couldn’t take their chances in front of goal. Jay Rodriguez is a 4/2 anytime goalscorer option for them with Salomon Rondon at 13/5.
Top Tip:
Home win for even money
There have been just the six previous Premier League games contested between Leicester and West Brom. From that sequence of games, the Baggies are slightly behind with a W2 D1 L3 record against the Foxes. However though they do have some good form going at the King Power as the Baggies have gone W1 D1 in their three previous visits there in the Premier League, so have that behind them. Both teams to score at bet365 in the fixture returns a price of 10/11 and there is a trend there as both teams have scored in four of the last five league meetings. West Brom are four points ahead of Leicester going into the weekend, sitting in the tenth spot. Because right now they are not in winning form, a point away from home may not be a bad target for them in this one.
Leicester v West Brom Betting Odds
Leicester even money, Draw 23/10, West Brom 14/5.
Leicester v West Brom Predictions
Leicester to win: The Foxes are some value in this one because West Brom won’t threaten their defence too much. That should allow the home side to push on and collect three points. They do carry the more threatening attack of the two sides without question. The pressure is on the Foxes in this one and they can deliver.
