Kick-off: 1230, 15/10/2022
Stadium: King Power Stadium
TV: BT Sport
Leicester are bottom of the Premier League table but will take heart from their head-to-head record against Crystal Palace in recent years.
The Foxes have beaten the Eagles at King Power Stadium for the past three seasons, as well as being undefeated at Selhurst Park during that time.
We’re hoping that trend continues, as 5/4 for City to prevail is our first Leicester vs Crystal Palace prediction.
Leicester City Odds
Leicester looked to have turned a corner when ending a run of six straight league defeats by thrashing Nottingham Forest 4-0 here.
Patson Daka then put them ahead early on at Bournemouth, but the Cherries responded with a quickfire double midway through the second half.
The Foxes have now dropped 14 points from winning positions this campaign and captain Jonny Evans admitted they are feeling the strain.
He told LCFC TV: “It’s probably been the story of the season in terms of starting the game very well and we come under pressure and we find that difficult to deal with at the moment.”
Sections of the travelling support chanted for manager Brendan Rodgers to be sacked at full-time, but he remains confident City will pull clear of relegation trouble.
“We are a very strong group and I believe that we will gradually take ourselves away from it,” he declared.
To be fair, Leicester looked very comfortable for an hour at Vitality Stadium and we’re also keeping the faith with a team which has finished in the top half in each of the past five seasons.
Another fast start wouldn’t go amiss and 13/5 for City to lead at half-time and full-time takes the eye from the Leicester vs Crystal Palace odds.
Last Leicester line-up: Ward, Justin, Faes, Evans, Castagne, Barnes, Tielemans, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Soumare, Daka.
Leicester defender Jonny Evans is a doubt due to a tight calf. Wilfred Ndidi (hamstring), Ricardo Pereira (Achilles), Nampalys Mendy (knee) and Ryan Bertrand (knee) are all out but Timothy Castagne (face) is fit.
Crystal Palace Odds
Palace provided us with a couple of successful selections in our match preview when beating Leeds 2-1 at Selhurst Park.
Patrick Vieira’s side went behind after 10 minutes but Odsonne Edouard and Eberechi Eze struck to secure a second win of the season.
That pushed the Eagles three points clear of the drop zone after a tough early schedule.
However, Vieira admitted the visitors had the upper hand in the first half and that was a far from convincing performance.
“I think today wasn’t pretty, but we showed different tools that we need to win football matches,” he said.
“I think we work hard together and the team spirit was spot on. That allowed us to go through those difficult periods. But now we have to build from that.”
With home games coming up against Wolves and Southampton this month, Palace can handle a setback here.
Both teams have scored in the last four games between these teams, so 3/1 for that to happen again and the hosts to prevail appeals.
Let’s finish off our Leicester vs Crystal Palace betting tips by taking 8/1 for a 2-1 home win.
Last Palace line-up: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Olise, Eze, Schlupp, Doucoure, Ayew, Zaha, Edouard.
Will Hughes misses out for Palace through illness. Nathaniel Clyne (ankle), James McArthur (groin), Nathan Ferguson (Achilles), Chris Richards (leg) and Jack Butland (hand) also remain absent.
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