Leicester City VS Manchester United Match Prediction
2020-07-26
15:00:00
Leicester City
VS
Manchester United
Our Prediction Tip
Manchester United will win this match.
2020-07-2615:00:00 Manchester United will win this match.
Including the Foxes’ title-winning season, Manchester United have not lost to Leicester since their first game after the latter’s promotion back to the Premier League in 2014. Since that stunning 5-3 win, Leicester have drawn three times in this fixture and lost the other eight – Marcus Rashford’s penalty the only goal of the game when they last met in September. Here are the results of the last five matches:
Sep 14, 2019: Manchester United 1-0 Leicester City
Feb 03, 2019: Leicester City 0-1 Manchester United
Aug 10, 2018: Manchester United 2-1 Leicester City
Dec 23, 2017: Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United
Aug 26, 2017: Manchester United 2-0 Leicester City
Manchester United’s resurgent form has coincided with Leicester City’s alarming dip, and the end result is that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side go into this match with a one-point advantage in the race for Champions League football.
A draw will seal a top-four finish for United whereas only a win will do for Leicester.
And given they have won just twice since the season restarted and have not beaten Manchester United since 2014, that does not bode well.
Jamie Vardy’s goals are one cause for optimism, but injuries to James Maddison and Ben Chilwell have hampered them and the latter two remain sidelined.
United, by contrast, are nearer to full strength and have relished having Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial all firing in tandem.
Greenwood scored their equaliser against West Ham last time out, which lifted them into third place ahead of the final day of the season.
United have only actually won one of their last four matches in all competitions, and bottled their last big game – David de Gea’s goalkeeping howlers seeing them lose in the FA Cup semi-final.
But that will only make them hungrier for success in this game, as they bid for a third-place finish and Champions League football that, at the turn of the year, looked far out of reach.
It has been quite a turnaround by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side and it is difficult not to back them now.
Leicester City vs Manchester United Recommended bets with odds
Manchester United are favourites to beat Leicester and seal Champions League football. They can be backed at 6/5 with Bet365 and 10Bet to win.
Both teams to score has been set at a best price of 7/10 with Bet365 and Betway.
Over 2.5 goals, meanwhile, returns 10/11 with Bet365.
Jamie Vardy is 13/8 with 888sport to score at any time as he looks to seal the Golden Boot, while Bruno Fernandes is 21/10 with Bet365 and probably worth a punt as he is on set pieces too.
Leicester’s faltering form and Manchester United’s resurgence makes the visitors favourites to secure Champions League football.
Marc Albrighton faces a fitness test as he bids to return for this game, but James Maddison, Ben Chilwell, Christian Fuchs and Ricardo Pereira are all out and Caglar Soyuncu is suspended.
Jamie Vardy – Looks set to win the Golden Boot after 23 league goals this season, and he will be keen to add to that tally to secure Champions League football.
Youri Tielemans – Bruno Fernandes will look to run the show for Manchester United, so the Belgian playmaker needs to dictate the tempo for Leicester.
Kasper Schmeichel – His father won points on his own for Manchester United and Leicester might need some match-saving heroics from their long-serving keeper if they are to reach Europe.
Leicester have been far too inconsistent since the season resumed, winning just twice to miss out on a shot at the FA Cup and drop out of the top four. They recovered briefly to beat Sheffield United, with Ayoze Perez and Demarai Gray scoring in a 2-0 win, but then lost 3-0 to Tottenham last weekend to sum up their recent form.
Luke Shaw could miss out for a third consecutive game with an ankle injury, in which case Brandon Williams will probably start in his place. Eric Bailly suffered a head injury in the FA Cup semi-final after colliding with Harry Maguire. If United stick with a flat back four, Bailly will not need to be rushed back either.
Mason Greenwood – His equaliser against West Ham last time out took him into double figures for the season – a rare feat for a teenager in the Premier League.
Bruno Fernandes – Instrumental in United’s climb up to third place, the Portuguese has provided goals and assists aplenty since his arrival.
Anthony Martial – The Frenchman set up Greenwood’s goal in mid-week and he has 17 of his own in the league this season to put him level with Marcus Rashford.
Manchester United’s 19-game unbeaten streak ended with a 3-1 FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea, in which Bruno Fernandes ‘ penalty was merely a late consolation. They drew 1-1 with West Ham in the league last time out, with Mason Greenwood scoring the second-half equaliser, so they have actually won just one of their last four matches.
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