Leeds vs Leicester City Predictions

• Over 2.5 goals has landed in six of Leeds’ last seven matches.
• Leeds’ Premier League games this season have averaged 3.21 goals-per-game, while Leicester’s have averaged 3.09 goals-per-game.
• Harvey Barnes has scored in his last five meetings with Leeds

Leeds’ crucial run-in off to a bad start

Leeds face a crucial week in the battle for Premier League survival as they face fellow strugglers Leicester and Bournemouth, but confidence will be low at Elland Road after some shocking performances of late.

The Whites lost a third successive game on Saturday to leave them just a point above the drop zone, and they have now conceded 18 goals in their last five matches to give them the top-flight’s second-worst defensive record.

Foxes climb out of drop zone

Leicester aren’t far behind Leeds in that respect, shipping 56 goals across 32 games and failing to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 13 games in all competitions.

Unsurprisingly, this leaves the Foxes in a spot of bother as well, but a 2-1 win over Wolves on Saturday lifted them out of the relegation zone andgives interim boss Dean Smith a platform to build from as they approach a crucial portion of the campaign.

Goals galore at Elland Road

While both of these teams have struggled massively at the back, goals are generally pretty easy to come by. In fact, Leicester (43) and Leeds (41) have the best attacking records in the bottom-half of the table and that has resulted in plenty of high-scoring matches.

Over 2.5 goals has landed in each of Leeds’ last seven matches, with an average of 4.86 goals-per-game in this period, while Leicester have seen the overs land in four of their last five outings.

As far as the result goes, it’s hard to pick a winner with both teams struggling for results so much. Leeds have conceded at least two goals in six of their last seven games but have scored 12 goals in this run, while Leicester have shipped nine goals in their last five, making a 2-2 correct score prediction stand out.

Harvey Barnes looks an excellent pick in the anytime goalscorer market, too. The Leicester midfielder has a fantastic record against Leeds, scoring in each of his last five appearances against the Whites. He has ten Premier League goals to his name this season and has scored two in his last four.

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