Leicester chasing fourth win in a row
Leicester had a rather mixed start to the 2021/22 season, but have certainly arrived in the meantime. There are several reasons for this: On the one hand, the individual players are working better, on the other hand, the luck of the game has returned.
But a strong opponent awaits the hosts, who now face Brighton in the EFL Cup. And ahead of the Leicester vs Brighton game, the betting odds point to a close game with the hosts favourites. However, this is not entirely clear-cut.
Although the EFL Cup is not the most prominent competition in England, both teams will be looking to reach the next round. The game kicks off on Wednesday night at 8.45pm.
Leicester – statistics & current form
It has not been an easy start to the season for Brendan Rodgers and the Foxes of Leicester City. However, there have been clear positive trends in recent weeks. A dependence on Jamie Vardy is still visible overall, but the striker, who has seven league goals to his name, has received plenty of support recently. Above all, Patson Daka, in the Europa League most recently with a four-goal haul, shot to the fore.
In the Premier League, Leicester are still in mid-table, but four unbeaten games and eight points in a row are encouraging for a turnaround. The team is currently in ninth place, but the next few weeks will be tough with Arsenal, Leeds and Chelsea.
But first Brighton await in the EFL Cup. It is an opportunity for Brendan Rodgers to rotate a little again. Since Leicester City also play internationally, this is done more often at the moment anyway. So the team is getting more comfortable without the essential regulars, that can be an advantage for this game.
Leicester look to confirm trend
The odds from the best bookmakers suggest the positive trend at Leicester and put the Foxes in the favourite role. However, not very clearly, because the opponent is also simply too good. The width of the squad, which is important for a certain rotation in this competition, is definitely given by the Foxes.
To get a win, they have to have a good day defensively. So far, Leicester have only played to nil in three of their 15 games, but that included two cup games. It is anything but unlikely that more than 2.5 goals will be scored in this match. Bookmaker Unibet, which also has an interesting Unibet bonus, offers odds of 1.83 for this match.
In nine matches this season involving Leicester, more than 2.5 goals have been scored. And even if the positive trend is visible, in the last few games there were always goals conceded and defensive problems.
Predicted Leicester line-up:
Ward – Castagne, Söyüncü, Vestergaard, Thomas – Ndidi, Choudhury, Albrighton, Barnes – Iheanacho, Daka
Last matches played by Leicester:
Premier League
10/24 2021 – Brentford 1 – 2 Leicester
Europa League Grp. C
10/20 2021 – Spartak Moscow 3 – 4 Leicester
Premier League
10/16 2021 – Leicester 4 – 2 Manchester United
10/03 2021 – Crystal Palace 2 – 2 Leicester
Europa League Grp. C
09/30 2021 – Legia Warsaw 1 – 0 Leicester
Brighton – Statistics & current form
While Brighton were a side that often performed very well last season, creating plenty of goal-scoring chances without capitalising on them, efficiency is no longer the big issue this season. At times, the Seagulls were even very high up in the Premier League table.
Currently, Brighton are in fifth place after a 4-1 defeat to Manchester City. The team, who travel to Leicester as slight underdogs, played well but were ultimately without a chance. However, Brighton can live very well with the season so far.
The development of the team continues to be very positive. Graham Potter is getting the best out of them, already beating Leicester 2-1 in the league, and hopes that this season they will succeed in establishing themselves in the top third or at least the top half of the table. If the team is spared major injury worries, that is not unrealistic.
Brighton with slight negative trend
Brighton, who have already knocked out Cardiff and Swansea in the EFL Cup, have gone four games without a win in the Premier League recently, although three of those games have ended in draws. The slight negative trend is contrary to what Leicester are currently offering. This also naturally influences the distribution of roles before this game.
Of course, for a team like Brighton, who don’t have the squad depth of other teams, it’s not quite as easy to change much in more difficult periods and hope for improvement as a result. Coach Potter, however, has shown that he can find the means to get his team back on track even after negative experiences. And the situation is anything but bad. Nevertheless, before the Leicester vs Brighton match, our tip is that the hosts will win, based on the last few weeks.
Predicted line-up of Brighton:
Sanchez – Veltman, Webster, Funk – Lamptey, Moder, Mwepu, Bissouma, Cucurella – Trossard, Connolly
Last Brighton games:
Premier League
10/23 2021 – Brighton 1 – 4 Manchester City
10/16 2021 – Norwich 0 – 0 Brighton
10/02 2021 – Brighton 0 – 0 Arsenal London
09/27 2021 – Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Brighton
Carabao Cup
09/22 2021 – Brighton 2 – 0 Swansea
Leicester – Brighton Direct Comparison / H2H Balance
The league match this season went to Brighton, but before that Leicester went seven games unbeaten against this opponent. In total, the Foxes have 18 wins in direct duels, while Brighton have won 14 games. There have been no winners on seven occasions, and Leicester are also just ahead in goals scored compared to the Seagulls at 46:39.
Leicester – Brighton Tip
In a cup match in general, anything can happen, especially when both teams are so similar in terms of quality. Leicester are probably a bit stronger individually and have the slightly better tendency, which helps the Foxes to be favourites.
Defensively, both have some catching up to do here and there, so goals should be guaranteed. However, based on the trends of the last few weeks, our tip before the Leicester vs Brighton game is that the hosts will win the game and advance to the next round.
