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Chelsea set to extend unbeaten streak at Leicester’s expense

Leicester City vs Chelsea - 20/11/2021

Chelsea set to extend unbeaten streak at Leicester’s expense
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Chelsea will be looking to maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League table when they face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in Saturday’s early kick-off.

The Blues sit three points clear of second-place Manchester City, having lost just one of their opening 11 league games this season.

As for the Foxes, they find themselves twelfth – nine points behind Chelsea – after recording four wins, three draws and four losses so far.

It’s fair to say that Brendan Rodgers’ men have made an indifferent start to the 2021/22 Premier League campaign.

Having scored 16 goals and conceded 18 at the other end of the pitch, they head into Saturday’s clash with a poor –2 goal difference.

Leicester have failed to win each of their last two Premier League games, losing to Arsenal before drawing with Leeds United last time out.

Thanks to a solid start to their Europa League campaign, however, the Foxes have lost just one of their past eight games in all competitions.

It is also worth pointing out that Leicester have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their previous ten encounters.

On the flip side, Chelsea have only lost one of their 11 league games this term – picking up eight wins and two draws in the process.

Not only are Thomas Tuchel’s men the second-highest scorers in the league, but they also boast the best defensive record.

The Blues head into Saturday’s clash on an eight-match unbeaten streak across all competitions, picking up seven wins and one draw in that time.

Chelsea’s seven-game winning run was brought to an end by Burnley before the international break. Despite seeing 70% possession and racking up 25 shots, Tuchel’s side were held to a 1-1 draw.

Head-to-head: Leicester and Chelsea last met in the FA Cup final. The Foxes lifted the trophy after claiming a 1-0 win back in May.

Chelsea have only managed to win two of their previous ten meetings with Leicester across all competitions.

Team news: Leicester will be without injured quartet James Justin, Marc Albrighton, Wesley Fofana and Ryan Bertrand on Saturday.

As for Chelsea, they currently have Timo Werner and Mateo Kovacic out injured. Mason Mount, Marcos Alonso and Romelu Lukaku are also doubts.

Although Leicester have a decent record against Chelsea in recent times, the Blues are expected to claim all three points this time around.

With that in mind, Forbet predicts that Chelsea will score at least two goals on their way to dispatching the Foxes on Saturday.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
182855
2
1 - 2
2.90
10°
1.82
4.75 3.84 1.82 -1 1 1
FT
0 - 3(0 - 2)
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1
Manchester City 91 38 28 7 3 62
2
Arsenal 89 38 28 5 5 62
3
Liverpool 82 38 24 10 4 45
4
Aston Villa 68 38 20 8 10 15
5
Tottenham 66 38 20 6 12 13
6
Chelsea 63 38 18 9 11 14
7
Newcastle United 60 38 18 6 14 23
8
Manchester United 60 38 18 6 14 -1
9
West Ham 52 38 14 10 14 -14
10
Crystal Palace 49 38 13 10 15 -1
11
Brighton 48 38 12 12 14 -7
12
Bournemouth 48 38 13 9 16 -13
13
Fulham 47 38 13 8 17 -6
14
Wolverhampton 46 38 13 7 18 -15
15
Everton 40 38 13 9 16 -11
16
Brentford 39 38 10 9 19 -9
17
Nottingham Forest 32 38 9 9 20 -18
18
Luton Town 26 38 6 8 24 -33
19
Burnley 24 38 5 9 24 -37
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Sheffield United 16 38 3 7 28 -69

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