The match between the Foxes and the Citizens is not followed with a long-lasting rivalry but it may become a rivalry in the near future. After all, since Season 15/16, when the Foxes unexpectedly won the Premier League, they are non-stop in the top of the Premier League. Currently, the Foxes are second whilst the Citizens hold the third position with four points separating the teams. This Saturday the teams are playing a match at Etihad, and the Citizens just brought full 3 points with a 3:0 win at Emirates Stadium. Follow the world football prediction site to know more about rivalries and more.
The Changeable Citizens
Last game saw City beating Arsenal 3:0 and the win was a much-needed one with City experiencing some turbulence recently. Manchester City is 14 points behind Liverpool and their chances of winning the title are slim. It is likely the Citizens will focus on maintaining in the first four positions that lead to Champions League and put their efforts into winning it this year now that the Premier League title is far away. Still, the team didn’t have luck in today’s draws by getting Real Madrid.
Still, the match against Real is at the end of February and we can expect the Citizens to play with 100% of their possibilities in the Premier League, hoping for Klopp’s team to slip alongside the title run.
Manchester City is facing the Foxes with two important injured players, Laporte and Aguero. Aguero despite being absent for over a month is still top City scorer and Laporte’s absence is seen in their defences. Still, de Bruyne stepped up against Arsenal and same could be expected against Leicester.
The Iron Foxes
Leicester City is holding the second position 4 points ahead of the Citizens and ten less than Liverpool. The Foxes conceived a total of 11 goals in 17 matches, the least of all Premier League teams. The Foxes slipped last game with a tie against Norwich but prior to that, Rodger’s Foxes were on an amazing eight-match streak. We’ll see if the draw has left some impact on the team.
The Foxes are also in the top three teams trailing only Manchester City and Liverpool in scored goals. Out of the 40 scored goals, Vardy is responsible for 16, making the striker a current top scorer and a possible record-breaker by the end of the season.
Match Prediction
Manchester City just swiped Arsenal away and it is likely that the Citizens will play strong at home. The head-to-head leans slightly to the Citizens with 8 wins, 2 draws, and 6 losses. This is an important game for both teams as in case Foxes manage to take three points, they will be 7 points ahead of Manchester City. Both of the teams play aggressive football so a lot of goals might occur and a potential draw such as 2:2 is highly possible. Still, even with two injured players, the Citizens have higher odds of winning this one.