Can Stoke City Make It Tough for Leicester City in the FA Cup?
Stoke City vs Leicester City - 09/01/2021
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We have reached the third round of the FA Cup and on Saturday the 9th of January we have a meeting between Stoke City and Leicester City at the Bet365 Stadium. The hosts come into the game in 8th place in the Championship while the visitors are in third place in the Premier League.
Stoke City will be disappointed to have lost their most recent fixture which was at home against Bournemouth in the championship. The Potters looked to be on course to claim at least a point but conceded the decisive goal with 11 minutes remaining on the clock. That result means Stoke City have failed to win any of their last 4 games in all competitions.
In addition to the home defeat against Bournemouth, Stoke City have lost at home against Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup plus been held to draws against Coventry City away and Nottingham Forest at home in the Championship.
Trends show Stoke City have been finding wins difficult to come by at home and they have recorded just a single victory from their 5 most recent home games is in all competitions. They have failed to score more than a single goal in each of their last 6 home matches and have kept just two clean sheets from their last 8 games in all competitions at the Bet365 Stadium.
Leicester City come into the match having defeated Newcastle United 2-1 away from home in the Premier League last weekend. That result leaves them just one point off the top of the table and they could have an opportunity to win the second Premier League title in their history.
The Foxes are undefeated in their last 4 games, including wins over Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United plus draws with Manchester United and Crystal Palace.
Away form shows Leicester City are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 away matches in all competitions. They have picked up victories at Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle United. There have also been draws at Sporting Braga and Crystal Palace.
Trends show Leicester City have scored 2 or more goals in 3 of their last 4 away matches.
Looking ahead to the team news and Stoke City will definitely be without the injured duo of Morgan Fox and Tyrese Campbell. They also have doubts over the fitness of Niki Mäenpää, Lee Gregory, Angus Gunn, and Adam Davies.
Leicester City travel without any major injury concerns. The only doubt is full back Ricardo Pereira, who has been struggling to overcome a muscle strain. However, they could make several changes to the starting XI.
Stoke City have the home advantage but their recent form has been disappointing. Leicester City will be coming into this game with plenty of confidence and could score 2 or more goals, plus keep a clean sheet, on their way to victory.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
FA
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2
0 - 2
2.42
1° 1.47
8.50
4.25
1.47
1
1
-1
0 - 4(0 - 1)