Leicester vs Man City Prediction: A win for Man City
The match between Leicester and Man City in the English Premier League will take place at 9:30 PM on December 29th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest Leicester vs Man City team news
Man City's efforts against Everton have been hampered by a team outbreak of illness, leaving Kyle Walker out with the flu. His return for Sunday's game remains uncertain.
Man City's injury list includes Ederson (minor issue), Matheus Nunes (minor issue), John Stones (ankle) and Jack Grealish (muscle), who are being closely monitored. Oscar Bobb (leg), Rodri (ligament) and Ruben Dias (muscle) are definitely out. Nathan Ake is expected to feature after leaving the Boxing Day game due to fatigue.
If several players are still recovering from injuries, Pep Guardiola will have limited options for changing the lineup. However, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne could bring new life to the midfield, while James McAtee could get a chance to play.
On the Leicester side, Ayew had a good performance against Liverpool but received his fifth yellow card, meaning he will miss the match against Man City.
Ayew joins Leicester's list of absentees alongside Ricardo Pereira (thigh), Mads Hermansen (groin), Wilfred Ndidi (thigh) and Abdul Fatawu (knee). Manager Van Nistelrooy is concerned about the fitness of Jamie Vardy, who was unable to play in the defeat to Liverpool due to a minor injury.
Vardy, 37, is the top scorer in matches against Man City (9 goals). If he is absent, Patson Daka will take over the attacking role.
Latest predicted lineups for Leicester vs Man City
Leicester City:
Stolarczyk; Justin, Okoli, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Decordova-Reid, Buonanotte, Mavididi; Vardy
Manchester City:
Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Savinho, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden; Haaland
Latest Leicester vs Man City football match prediction
The festive atmosphere seems to be absent from the blue half of Manchester, even when facing Sean Dyche's side, who have troubled the Arsenal and Chelsea attack. Everton have reason to believe they can cope with Erling Haaland and his teammates at the Etihad, their struggling home ground.
Everton's hopes of a goalless draw were quickly dashed by Bernardo Silva's shot in the first 15 minutes. However, Iliman Ndiaye's equalizer and Haaland's missed penalty meant Man City continued their winless streak in the Premier League, their eighth in their last nine matches.
Man City's chances of winning the title are virtually over, as they are 14 points behind Liverpool despite having played one more game. Their seventh-place position in the league table makes qualifying for the Champions League a difficult task.
The loss of Rodri, the failure to revamp the squad, and a long injury list are believed to be the main reasons for the team's collapse. Pep Guardiola's plans for the new year will take longer than expected.
The draw against Everton on Boxing Day marked the end of a poor run of form with only one win in their last 13 matches across all competitions. In particular, in their last five away Premier League games, Guardiola's side have conceded two goals in each match, only managing one point from a possible 15.
Meanwhile, Leicester nearly caused an upset by taking the lead against Liverpool at Anfield thanks to a goal from Jordan Ayew. However, goals from Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones, and Mohamed Salah's 100th goal meant Leicester lost 1-3.
A third consecutive defeat, coupled with Wolverhampton's victory over Manchester United, has pushed Leicester into the relegation zone, just one point behind the teams above them. They now possess the worst defense in the league, having conceded 40 goals in 18 matches, including 12 in their last four games. Leicester have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 12 consecutive matches.
Despite this, Leicester did prevent Man City from scoring when they won the FA Community Shield in 2021. However, since then, Guardiola and his players have won four consecutive matches against Leicester, keeping a clean sheet at King Power since Boxing Day 2018. Could this be a good sign for Man City?
Predicting the score for Leicester vs Man City
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Leicester vs Man Cityas follows:
- Sportsmole:Leicester 1-2 Man City
- WhoScore:Leicester 2-3 Man City
- Our newspaper predicts:Leicester 1-2 Man City
When and where can I watch Leicester vs Man City live?
To watch the Leicester vs Man City match live in the English Premier League at 9:30 PM on December 29th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
