Leicester set for back-to-back wins against Bournemouth
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Leicester City will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season as they host Bournemouth at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.
The Foxes beat Sheffield United in the previous round after drawing their first two matches with Wolves and Chelsea.
Harvey Barnes scored the winning goal against Sheff Utd with a stunning strike after Oliver McBurnie leveled for the Blades following Jamie Vardy’s first half opener.
Bournemouth lost 3-1 to Manchester City in their last match as the club’s unbeaten run came to an end.
Harry Wilson scored a spectacular free-kick but it wasn’t enough to stop the reigning champions from taking all three points.
The Cherries drew with Sheffield United on the opening day before securing a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in Round 2.
Charlie Daniels was stretchered off in Bournemouth’s last match and is set for a lengthy spell of the sidelines with a knee problem.
Daniels adds to a growing injury list for Eddie Howe’s squad with Lewis Cook, Simon Francis, Junior Stanislas, David Brooks, Lloyd Kelly and Dan Gosling all still unavailable for selection.
Brendan Rodgers is hopeful that Wilfred Ndidi will be fit for Leicester's meeting with Bournemouth after a minor hamstring strain kept the midfielder out of the victory over Sheffield United.
Ndidi’s absence meant that Dennis Praet made his first start for the Foxes last time out, while Hamza Choudhury dropped back into a deeper midfield role.
Praet and Choudhury both impressed against Sheff Utd and will be hoping to be named in the starting eleven again on Saturday.
Leicester and Bournemouth have only faced each other on 17 occasions in the past, with the Foxes winning 7 and the Cherries winning 5 of their previous encounters.
There have been eight meetings between the two teams in the Premier League in recent seasons and Leicester have managed just one victory in that time.
5 of the 8 top-flight matches between the two teams have also ended level, with 3 matches ending 1-1.
Considering Bournemouth’s extensive injury list and Leicester’s unbeaten start to the season, the Foxes are the slight favorites to win this time around.
It’s likely to be a low-scoring affair though, as there have only been 7 goals scored between the two teams so far.
Forebet predicts that Leicester will pick up the win on Saturday while keeping a clean sheet in the process.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
403623
1
1 - 0
1.70
17°-18°
1.68
1.68
4.03
5.10
-1
1
1
3 - 1(2 - 1)
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