Bristol City vs Leicester City: Betting Odds & Prediction
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Mid-table Bristol City welcome promotion-chasing Leicester City to Ashton Gate on Friday afternoon.
Both sides head into the game with one win in their last five matches. Kick-off is set for 12:30pm UK time.
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Bristol City
The Robins come into Fridays early kick-off in what appears a secure league position in 14th. However, they are only eight points from the relegation zone and a tough test against the league’s second-placed side is hardly great timing.
After initially picking up a 1-0 home win against Swansea earlier this month, it was back to the drawing board for manager Liam Manning after a 2-0 away defeat at West Brom last time out. The loss was Bristol City's fifth in the space of a month.
Their home form makes for difficult reading, too. They have played at home seven times this calendar year but have only managed to take three points on two occasions. They have kept clean sheets in just 26% of their home matches, while failing to score themselves in 37%.
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Leicester City
The travelling Foxes will be looking to bounce back after their FA Cup quarter-final exit to Chelsea before the international break and are in desperate need of a league win to regain top spot.
Leicester City’s form this season has been spectacular overall, but their last five games have seen them pickup just four points out of a possible fifteen. The drop in form has allowed Leeds United to overtake them as the division's leaders.
Their last win came away at Sunderland earlier this month, where they ran out 1-0 victors. The result took their away form to 13 wins from 19 so far this term.
They have also been more clinical on the road, scoring 39 goals away from home compared to the 35 they've bagged at the King Power. This comes despite the Foxes creating more opportunities on home turf where they've averaged an expected goal (xG) tally of 1.8, compared to only 1.42 on their travels.
Prediction
Leicester's away matches tend to see plenty of goalscoring action, with a total average of 3.11 goals on their travels so far. Bristol's home matches have seen an average of 2.21, but the home side's leaky defence has seen them concede at least two in 26% in front of their home fans this term. Coupled with Leicester scoring two or more in 63% of games on the road so far, OddsNow anticipate a wealth of goals this weekend.