Sports Betting Tips: Leicester – Leeds (Mar 5th)

Ben Peters

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April 16, 2022 · 2 minutes to read

Sports Betting Tips: Leicester – Leeds (Mar 5th)

Leicester cleans up Leeds! Going into next week I'm going to chop Leicester already as I'm airing odds drops. Leeds are so incredibly ice cold that they are definitely in danger of going out of the league if nothing drastic happens.

Leicester may be having a miserable season but towards the end they have had a lot of bad luck. Hopefully they keep the game up against Leeds and get the points they deserve.

Betting Tip

Match: Premier League: Leicester - Leeds
Date: 05 / 03 / 22 12:30
Bet: Leicester -0.5
Odds: 2
Company: Hopa

Leicester

From Champions League contender to cemented in the bottom half of the table. The year hasn't been fun for Brendan Rodgers' men but the feeling is that the team will finish the year on a high note. The last few games have been several steps in the right direction and now payment in the form of more points is really lacking.

2-2 against West Ham in a game they should have won was followed by 4-1 against Randers in the Europa League. Most recently against Wolverhampton, Leicester wiped out 2-1 despite having a huge advantage in virtually every number except the goal column.

They were due to play Chelsea at the weekend, but that game has been cancelled, so Leicester will get extra rest ahead of the Leeds game and the injury situation should be optimal in view of this.

Leeds

6-0 in the back against Liverpool last time and before that 4-2 against United in a game they managed to keep more even than they should have. The team is leaking like a sieve at the back and Bielsa refuses to change the way he plays football. It's admirable but at this stage of the season downright foolhardy. The absence of Bamford and Philips is still extremely noticeable and both will most likely be missing for this game as well, as will captain Cooper.

Pretty much the whole club rests on Rafinha's shoulders and although the Brazilian is terrific, it's not enough over time, of course.

The injury situation remains very critical at Leeds and the play on the pitch is anything but good.

Leicester - Leeds

Leicester are having a poor season but the team they can put on the pitch against Leeds is clearly, clearly stronger than what the Whites can offer. Leeds have conceded a slightly unbelievable 16 goals in their last four games and have barely recorded a point in their last 5. In fact, it's so bad now that the team is in danger of going out. Burnley have found form and Leeds currently feel like a candidate to actually finish in the bottom three.

Leicester, as mentioned above, have been playing much better than results have shown in recent games and when a wide open Leeds visit, it is likely that there will be ice relief for Leicester as well.

Kambi has nice odds on straight one's which I think will drop ahead of the start of the match. Leicester may have been cold this year but what Leeds have performed in recent weeks is below par.

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