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

England

Chelsea

England

Premier League

stamford-bridge

19 May 12:00 UTC

Leicester City

England

Chelsea welcome Leicester City to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Thursday, May 19. What to expect from this game? Look out for our prediction below.

Chelsea vs Leicester City Prediction and Betting Tips (19.05.2022)

Command Analysis

Chelsea

England

Chelsea had a solid performance at the group stage of the Champions League and celebrated success over LOSC Lille in the round of 16. However, the current trophy holders lost to Real Madrid in the quarterfinal match, thus failing to defend their title.

The Blues were the runners-up in both domestic cups this season. They reached the League Cup and FA Cup finals, but in both cases lost to Liverpool on penalties.

In the Premier League, Thomas Tuchel's men are 3rd on the log with 70 points from 36 games, two points ahead of Tottenham. After a draw against Wolverhampton (2:2), Chelsea beat Leeds United (3:0).

Havertz, Werner, Hudson-Odoi, and Chillwell are unavailable for the Blues today.

Leicester City

England

Leicester City have had a very disappointing season. The team failed to defend their FA Cup title and lost to Nottingham Forest in the 4th round of the tournament. In the Conference League, the Foxes lost to Roma in the semifinal (1:2 on aggregate).

Brendan Rogers' men are currently in 9th place in the Premier League standings with 48 points from 13 wins and nine draws. In the last two matches, Leicester crushed Norwich City (3:0) and Watford (5:1).

Bertrand, Choudhury, and Ndidihave been ruled out through injuries.

Trends

СтавкаGoals in both halves - yes

Goal were scored in both halves in 2 of Chelsea's last 4 games.

1.88

СтавкаCorners: total over 9.5

This bet played in 2 of Leicester's last 4 games.

1.84

СтавкаCorrect score 3:1

Chelsea won the last 2 head-to-head games.

12.55

СтавкаPenalty - no

There were no penalties in 2 of the last 4 head-to-head games.

1.41

Tip and bets

1.63Handicap (-1) to Chelsea

Leicester can play for fun in the last two games, but Chelsea still need to defend the third position, so the hosts will be fully focused today. We predict a win for the Blues due to their superior quality and the support of the stands.

Our prediction — Asian handicap (-1) to Chelsea

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4.25Chelsea to win by 2 goals

Even though Leicester are currently in good form and will strive to deliver a good performance, we expect Chelsea to control the ball and win confidently.

Second wager — Chelsea to win by 2 goals

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