Manchester City looks to make it three straight Premier League wins this weekend when they travel to take on Leicester City. The match schedules for Saturday at the King Power Stadium with kickoff at 5 pm.
The Foxes currently sit ninth on the table with six points from their last three matches. On the other hand, the Citizens also picked six points to sit seventh on the table.
This season, Leicester City has beaten Manchester City in a competitive fixture, running out 1-0 winners in the Community Shield last month. The Foxes started their 2021-22 Premier League campaign with a 1-0 success over Wolverhampton Wanderers at King Power Stadium.
Brendan Rodger’s side suffered a 4-1 defeat at West Ham United on August 23, though. This difficult match for the FA Cup holders, and Ayoze Perez saw him receive a straight red card.
Leicester has managed to tie against Man City twice in their last three matches. Still, they hadn’t beaten the defending English champions since 2018 when Ricardo Pereira came up with a late winner for Claude Puel’s team.
On the other hand, the Citizens have been unstoppable in their last two matches, scoring a total of ten goals and advancing to seventh place.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side will begin their European campaign next week, facing RB Leipzig at home in the Champions League. They also face Leicester, Southampton and Chelsea in the league during this busy time while taking on Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Cup on September 21st.
Leicester City vs. Manchester City Head to Head
Both sides have 20 games against each other, with Leicester City takes five wins while Manchester City has eleven wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Norwich City 1-2 Leicester City
- West Ham 4-1 Leicester City
- Leicester City 1-0 Wolves
- Leicester City 1-0 Man City
Away
- Man City 5-0 Arsenal
- Man City 5-0 Norwich City
- Tottenham 1-0 Man City
- Man City 4-1 Blackpool
Leicester City Team News
Brendan Rodgers will employ a new defensive pairing of Johnny Evans and Jannik Vestergaard. At left-back, Ryan Bertrand remains in contention for a start.
Manchester City Team News
Ederson and Gabriel Jesus face a Fifa-imposed suspension. In addition, Zack Steffen recently suffered from coronavirus. Therefore, veteran Scott Carson gets a rare outing between the sticks.
Prediction and Odds
Manchester City might fancy their chances of making it three wins but face a squad deficit after the international break.
- Draw
- Goals Under 2.5
- Double Chance
