Leicester City made up for their 2-0 home defeat by Everton with a 2-0 away win at Tottenham on Sunday and now sit 2nd in the table heading into their Boxing Day clash. Man Utd thrashed Leeds Utd 6-2 in their last game and sit just a point behind the Foxes with a game in hand.
Leicester don’t have the best of records against Man Utd and haven’t beaten the Red Devils since 2014. Their 12 meetings with Man Utd since that last victory have produced a mere three draws and nine defeats.
Both teams have scored in seven of those last 12 head-to-heads and six encounters have produced over 2.5 goals, so Saturday’s clash should be entertaining.
The Foxes head into the game as the form favourites with four wins and two defeats from their last six matches in all competitions, but the visitors are in decent form as well. Man Utd have won three of their last six fixtures in league and cup, losing twice and drawing once.
The host shave only failed to score in one of their last five outings and over 2.5 goals have been produced twice during that period.
Five of Man Utd’s last six matches have been packed with goals, with each of the aforementioned fixtures seeing both teams score and over 2.5 goals. United have scored three or more goals in three of their last five matches, netting 9-goals in their last two league games.
Leicester could be without their talisman, Jamie Vardy, who is struggling with a groin strain, while Ricardo Pereira has already been ruled out and Caglar Soyuncu is doubtful. Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones won’t feature for Man Utd this weekend, and doubts remain over Luke Shaw and Scott McTominay.
Both of these teams have played to a very similar standard so far this season and all the stats point towards both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals being scored when the pair lock horns.
In terms of a result, Man Utd have had the edge over Leicester for a number of years now, so an away win could well be on the cards once again.
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