Kick-off: 1500, 25/02/2023
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Arsenal beat Leicester 4-2 at Emirates Stadium back in August and we’re expecting goals to flow again in Saturday’s reverse fixture.
Both teams have suffered mixed fortunes in recent weeks, but each manager is committed to playing positive football whenever possible.
We’re snapping up 11/10 for both teams to score and over 2.5 goals in the game as our first Leicester vs Arsenal prediction.
Foxes impressive going forward
Despite ultimately going down 3-0 at Manchester United last weekend, Leicester will look back on that match as a missed opportunity.
The Foxes created several golden opportunities early on and things could have turned out very differently had David de Gea not been on top form.
That followed back-to-back Premier League wins in which City netted four times against both Aston Villa and Tottenham.
January signing Victor Kristiansen remains upbeat, stating on LCFC TV: “We’re coming from a good period, some good results, there’s no need to be disappointed.
“Tomorrow the sun will go up again and we will have a strong team coming to King Power Stadium next week.
“I’m just looking forward to that and I’m sure we will come back even stronger.”
James Maddison, who was on target at Emirates Stadium earlier this season, scored in both of this month’s victories and looked lively again at Old Trafford.
He appeals at 12/5 to score at any time in the Leicester vs Arsenal odds.
Last Leicester line-up: Ward, Faes, Souttar, Kristansen, Castagne, Barnes, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Mendy, Tete, Iheanacho.
Defenders Jonny Evans and Ryan Bertrand are still out, though the latter is nearing a return after more than a year on the sidelines.
Gunners up for title fight
Arsenal faced a test of character when visiting Aston Villa after picking up just one point from three league games, but came through with flying colours.
The Gunners trailed twice in the Midlands but responded each time through Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
In the closing stages, Jorginho’s long-range strike came back off the bar and hit Emiliano Martinez on the back of the head before going in.
Gabriel Martinelli then finished off a clinical counter-attack by tapping into an empty net after Martinez had gone up for a corner.
Zinchenko declared: “In the second half, we showed our character and this team has balls!”
He added: “We have a lot of leaders in our dressing room, this mix between the young players and experienced players is so good.
“This group can achieve a lot of good things in the future if we work hard together and keep going in this way. The quality is there but we can’t stop.”
This promises to be another tricky test for the long-time pacesetters, but they have won their last four encounters with the Foxes.
Let’s add 9/4 for an away win and both teams to score to our Leicester vs Arsenal betting tips, along with 19/2 for the visitors to prevail 3-2.
Last Arsenal line-up: Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Jorginho, Xhaka, Saka, Nketiah, Trossard.
Thomas Partey could be part of Arsenal’s squad as he continues his recovery from a muscular issue. Gabriel Jesus and Mohamed Elneny are the only definite absentees, with the pair both missing with knee injuries.
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