Leicester City vs Liverpool: prediction for the English Premier League match

The reigning FA Cup champions and the Community Shield winners, Leicester Cityare having a disappointing season. After 17 rounds of the Premier League, Leicester are in 10th place in the standings. 

The Foxes have 22 points to their name, which is 25 points less than the current leader, Manchester City. In December Brendan Rogers' charges suffered two defeats, drew with Southhampton (2:2), and crushed Newcastle (4:0) at home. Leicester have scored a total of 30 goals in 17 games. 

The hosts had little success in the Europa League, and finished 3rd in their group with 8 points from 2 wins and 2 draws. Leicester failed to progress to the Europa League playoffs, but will try their luck in the Conference League in February. Last week, the Foxes lost to Liverpool on penalties in the League Cup quarterfinal.

Amartey, Justin, Fofana, Vardy, Pereira, Evans, Soyuncuare sidelined due to injuries. Benkovicand Choudhury will miss the game due to COVID-19 protocol.

Liverpool are on fire this season. They made it to the semi-finals of the League Cup following last week's victory over Leicester. The Reds didn't concede a single goal before the quarterfinal match. 

Jurgen Klopp's men set a new record this year: they became the only English team to win all six Champions League group matches. In six rounds, the Reds scored 17 goals and comfortably qualified for the playoffs from the top line. 

In the Premier League, Liverpool are currently 2nd with 41 points from 18 games. The Reds have the best attack in the league; they chalked up 50 goals, and Salah was the author of 15 goals. In the last two rounds, Liverpool beat Newcastle (3:1) and shared points with Tottenham (2:2).

Adrian, Origi, Robertson, Elliott and Phillips have been sidelined due to injuries. Thiago and vanDijk are in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19.