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Chelsea set to extend unbeaten streak at Leicester’s expense

Leicester City vs Chelsea - 20/11/2021

Chelsea set to extend unbeaten streak at Leicester’s expense
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Chelsea will be looking to maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League table when they face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in Saturday’s early kick-off.

The Blues sit three points clear of second-place Manchester City, having lost just one of their opening 11 league games this season.

As for the Foxes, they find themselves twelfth – nine points behind Chelsea – after recording four wins, three draws and four losses so far.

It’s fair to say that Brendan Rodgers’ men have made an indifferent start to the 2021/22 Premier League campaign.

Having scored 16 goals and conceded 18 at the other end of the pitch, they head into Saturday’s clash with a poor –2 goal difference.

Leicester have failed to win each of their last two Premier League games, losing to Arsenal before drawing with Leeds United last time out.

Thanks to a solid start to their Europa League campaign, however, the Foxes have lost just one of their past eight games in all competitions.

It is also worth pointing out that Leicester have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their previous ten encounters.

On the flip side, Chelsea have only lost one of their 11 league games this term – picking up eight wins and two draws in the process.

Not only are Thomas Tuchel’s men the second-highest scorers in the league, but they also boast the best defensive record.

The Blues head into Saturday’s clash on an eight-match unbeaten streak across all competitions, picking up seven wins and one draw in that time.

Chelsea’s seven-game winning run was brought to an end by Burnley before the international break. Despite seeing 70% possession and racking up 25 shots, Tuchel’s side were held to a 1-1 draw.

Head-to-head: Leicester and Chelsea last met in the FA Cup final. The Foxes lifted the trophy after claiming a 1-0 win back in May.

Chelsea have only managed to win two of their previous ten meetings with Leicester across all competitions.

Team news: Leicester will be without injured quartet James Justin, Marc Albrighton, Wesley Fofana and Ryan Bertrand on Saturday.

As for Chelsea, they currently have Timo Werner and Mateo Kovacic out injured. Mason Mount, Marcos Alonso and Romelu Lukaku are also doubts.

Although Leicester have a decent record against Chelsea in recent times, the Blues are expected to claim all three points this time around.

With that in mind, Forbet predicts that Chelsea will score at least two goals on their way to dispatching the Foxes on Saturday.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
182855
2
1 - 2
2.90
10°
1.82
4.75 3.84 1.82 -1 1 1
FT
0 - 3(0 - 2)
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- - -
Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 83 36 26 5 5 60
2
Manchester City 82 35 25 7 3 54
3
Liverpool 78 36 23 9 4 43
4
Aston Villa 67 36 20 7 9 20
5
Tottenham 60 35 18 6 11 11
6
Newcastle United 56 35 17 5 13 22
7
Chelsea 54 35 15 9 11 11
8
Manchester United 54 34 16 6 12 1
9
West Ham 49 36 13 10 13 -14
10
Bournemouth 48 36 13 9 14 -11
11
Brighton 47 35 12 11 12 -4
12
Wolverhampton 46 36 13 7 16 -11
13
Fulham 44 36 12 8 16 -4
14
Crystal Palace 40 35 10 10 15 -12
15
Everton 37 36 12 9 15 -11
16
Brentford 36 36 9 9 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 29 36 8 9 19 -18
18
Luton Town 26 36 6 8 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 36 5 9 22 -35
20
Sheffield United 16 36 3 7 26 -65

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