Leicester City will travel to Manchester United for their next Premier League fixture seeking to end a three-match winless run. The two are just two points apart in the standings with United in 13th having the advantage over their visitors who are 15th. Below is our prediction for this match.
Manchester United earned a big victory over Leicester recently in the League Cup and will be confident of another success. The hosts, who will see new manager Ruben Amorim take over after this game, defeated Leicester 5-2 slightly over a week ago.
They have won three straight against their visitors and are unbeaten against them in four meetings. United, who have accumulated 12 points, are coming off a 2-0 victory over PAOK in the Europa League.
Leicester City do not have any European engagements so have had more time to prepare. The Foxes, just like their hosts, are in dire need of three points to put more daylight between them and the relegation zone.
They have managed just two wins and with their 10 points, are just five clear of the drop zone. Steve Cooper’s men haven’t won in their last three outings across all competitions. They drew 1-1 away to Ipswich last time out.
Our prediction for Manchester United v Leicester City is for over 2.5 goals to be scored in the game. United have had a stable run of results in recent outings and have improved greatly on the offensive end. One of their most recent victories was a dominant 5-2 success over visiting Leicester in the League Cup.
Having scored at least three goals in their last two meetings with City, we could see another dominant offensive outing from the hosts. The visitors on their part have struggled immensely on the defensive end but haven’t looked as bad in attack. A high-scoring outcome is therefore very likely.