Leicester City will be looking to extend their lead in the FA Cup quarter-finals this week as they welcome home Brighton. The match schedules for Wednesday at King Power Stadium with kickoff at 1030 pm.
In their most recent fixture, the hosts played out a goalless stalemate with Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Brighton took a point away against Burnley.
Not even the highly anticipated return of Jamie Vardy could save Leicester City last time at Molineux. The side ended in a 0-0 draw while dropping points behind Manchester City in their Premier League title race.
The Foxes are currently with only one win in their last four Premier League matches. In the table standings, they now sit third with seven points behind league leaders Leicester City. Their recent underperforming spell could spell havoc in their title race bid.
However, the hopefuls might depend on Jamie Vardy’s return to spell a good run of form in their next upcoming fixtures. Two trips to Championship side Stoke City and Brentford saw the side score seven goals while conceding only one in their pair of victories.
Robert Sanchez gave Brighton their important win against Burnley at Turf Moor in their last outing. The Seagulls are currently unbeaten in their last five Premier League matches, winning three and drawing in two.
Leicester City vs Brighton Head to Head
Both sides have 15 matches against each other with Leicester City takes home seven wins while Brighton has four wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
Wolves 0-0 Leicester
Fulham 0-2 Leicester
Leicester 1-3 Leeds
Everton 1-1 Leicester
Brentford 1-3 Leicester
Away
Burnley 1-1 Brighton
Liverpool 0-1 Burnley
Brighton 1-0 Tottenham
Brighton 0-0 Fulham
Leeds 0-1 Brighton
Leicester City Team News
Despite getting some minutes under his belt, Brendan Rodgers might choose to rest talisman Jamie Vardy with Liverpool on the weekend. A major injury boost will be the return of Wilfred Ndidi. Injury doubts ahead of the clash include Timothy Castagne, Dennis Praet and Wesley Fofana. Danny Ward might replace Kasper Schmeichel in between the sticks.
Brighton Team News
Adam Webster came off the pitch during their recent clash and remained a major doubt this Wednesday. Other major doubts ahead of the clash include Davy Propper and Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
Prediction and Odds
The thought of a silverware weighs heavily on Brenad Rodgers, and we do not expect any different from this game.
Leicester City Win
Goals Under 2.5
Most Goals: 2H