LiontipsWolverhampton vs Leicester City. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (February 20, 2022).
Command Analysis
Wolverhampton were eliminated in the second round of the FA Cup. After a confident victory over Sheffield United (3:0), the Wanderers lost to Norwich City (0:1).
In the Premier League, the Wolves are competing for European football. After 23 rounds, today's hosts are in 7th place in the standings. They have earned 37 points from 11 victories and 4 draws. In their previous two outings, Bruno Lage's men lost to Arsenal (0:1) and beat Tottenham (2:0) away.
Boly, Mosquera, Neto have been ruled out of this fixture.
Leicester City kickstarted their season with a victory over Man City in the Community Shield match, but they have seen little success since. For instance, the current holders of the FA Cup trophy lost to Nottingham Forest in the second round of the competition.
The Foxes are unimpressive in the Premier League, too. They sit in 11th place in the table with 27 points from 22 games. Brendan Rogers' charges won 7 games and recorded 6 draws, including draws against Brighton (1:1) and West Ham (2:2) in the last two matches.
The visitors will be without Bertrand, Justin, Castagne, Fofana, Evans, and Vardy.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 1:2
The visitors won 2 of the last 5 games against Wolverhampton.
СтавкаYellow cards: total over 3
This bet played in 2 of the last 4 head-to-head games.
СтавкаCorners: total under 9.5
This bet played in 2 of the last 4 games of the visitors.
Tip and bets
The hosts have been impressive over the course of the season, and we will be backing them today. Leicester City won the reverse fixture against Wolverhampton, but at the moment they are in poor form and have too many injury concerns.
Our prediction — Wolverhampton to win
We don't expect to see many goals in this match. The teams are likely to focus on their defenses, so we suggest taking the total under here.
Second bet — total under 2,5 goals
