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Brentford vs Leicester City – Insight into matchday No 28

Brentford vs Leicester City – Insight into matchday No 28
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Brentford are eighth in the Premier League standings after 26 matches. The Bees are just one point off the top six and go into Saturday’s match against Leicester seeking a second straight league win.

Leicester City continue to struggle under manager Brendan Rodgers. The Foxes are on a four-match losing streak in the Premier League. Only goal difference has Leicester City outside the relegation zone.

A loss to Brentford and results going against them elsewhere would see Leicester drop into the bottom three this weekend.

Brentford vs Leicester City: Head-to-Head

Saturday’s match will be just the fourth Premier League meeting between Brentford and Leicester City all time. The Foxes go into the match unbeaten versus Brentford, with two wins and one draw from the three previous fixtures.

Last season, Leicester City defeated Brentford in the league with identical 2-1 scores. Earlier this season. Leicester City led 2-0 against Brentford, only for the Bees to come from behind to draw 2-2. An 89th-minute goal from Josh Dasilva brought the Bees back to get a point.

Brentford are unbeaten in 12 of their 13 home matches this season. They scored 27 times and conceded 13 goals in those 13 matches. Leicester City have won four games and lost nine in 13 road fixtures. They were outscored 29-21 during that period.

Thomas Frank vs Brendan Rodgers

Thomas Frank has faced Leicester City and Brendan Rodgers five times in his career. Three of those matches were in the Premier League and two were in the FA Cup.

Frank failed to win any of those five games, posting a record of 0W-1D-4L. Rodgers is unbeaten against Frank in his career. However, with the way Leicester City are playing right now, Rodgers is in danger of losing for the first time to Frank and Brentford.

Top goal scorers in Brentford vs Leicester City fixtures

  • James Maddison (LCFC) - 3 goals
  • Timothy Castange LCFC) - 2 goals
  • Youri Tielemans (LCFC) - 2 goals
  • Ivan Toney (BFC) - 1 goal

 

James Maddison appears to be fit for Leicester City. He leads the team in goals with nine this season. The strikers available to Rodgers have not produced this season, especially Jamie Vardy. Now 36, Vardy has one goal in 26 Premier League appearances.

Ivan Toney leads Brentford in goals with 16. He was called up to the England national team for the upcoming international break. It was a reward for a fantastic season for the Brentford striker. Can he score once more versus Leicester City?

Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 80 35 25 5 5 57
2
Manchester City 79 34 24 7 3 50
3
Liverpool 75 35 22 9 4 41
4
Aston Villa 67 35 20 7 8 21
5
Tottenham 60 34 18 6 10 13
6
Manchester United 54 34 16 6 12 1
7
Newcastle United 53 34 16 5 13 19
8
Chelsea 51 34 14 9 11 6
9
West Ham 49 35 13 10 12 -9
10
Bournemouth 48 35 13 9 13 -8
11
Wolverhampton 46 35 13 7 15 -7
12
Brighton 44 34 11 11 12 -5
13
Fulham 43 35 12 7 16 -4
14
Crystal Palace 40 35 10 10 15 -12
15
Everton 37 36 12 9 15 -11
16
Brentford 35 35 9 8 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 26 35 7 9 19 -20
18
Luton Town 26 36 6 8 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 35 5 9 21 -32
20
Sheffield United 16 35 3 7 25 -63

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