Chelsea and Leicester meet on Tuesday for FA Cup final repeat
Chelsea vs Leicester City - 18/05/2021
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Following Saturday’s FA Cup heartbreak, Chelsea will be hoping to gain revenge over Leicester City when the two sides meet for a crucial top-four clash in the Premier League on Tuesday.
Leicester currently sit third in the table, but let’s not forget that fourth-place Chelsea are only two points behind.
With Liverpool enjoying a resurgence and solidifying fifth place, neither side can afford to drop points at Stamford Bridge.
Having lost to Arsenal last week, along with the FA Cup final defeat, Chelsea have now suffered back-to-back losses for the very first time under Thomas Tuchel.
The Blues may have only lost two of their 17 Premier League games since the German arrived at the club.
However, with just two league games remaining this term, Chelsea can’t afford another slip-up between now and the end of the season.
Remarkably, the Blues have kept ten clean sheets in 17 league matches under Tuchel, including three of their previous five outings.
You probably won’t be surprised to learn that Chelsea boast the second-best defensive record in the league, having conceded just 33 goals in 36 games.
On the flip side, Leicester secured a famous 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday, thanks to a wonder-strike from Youri Tielemans.
The Foxes only saw 36% possession and managed just a single shot on target in the FA Cup final, but they managed to hold on and get the job done.
In the Premier League, Leicester have only lost one of their last five games, picking up three wins and one draw in that time.
Brendan Rodgers’ men beat Manchester United 2-1 in their previous league outing, thanks to goals from Luke Thomas and Caglar Soyuncu.
It is worth noting that Leicester have scored over 1.5 goals in seven of their last eight Premier League encounters.
Head-to-head: Having also claimed a 2-0 league win back in January, Leicester have now claimed back-to-back victories over Chelsea.
In fact, the Foxes have only lost one of their last seven meetings with Chelsea in all competitions (three wins, three draws).
Team news: Chelsea currently have no injury concerns, although Tuchel is likely to shake up his starting XI following Saturday’s loss.
As for Leicester, they will be without James Justin and Harvey Barnes for the remainder of the season, while Jonny Evans is also on the sidelines.
Following Saturday’s FA Cup final victory, Leicester will be confident of maintaining their impressive recent record against the Blues.
With so much at stake, Forebet predicts that Chelsea and Leicester will produce a tense low-scoring draw on Tuesday.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
323731
X
1 - 1
2.40
9°
3.85
1.71
3.85
5.50
-1
1
1
2 - 1(0 - 0)
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