Leicester City VS Newcastle United - Prediction

A few weeks remain in the English Premier League's 2024-2025 season, but the race for the top four is at its best. Newcastle United are one of the teams fighting for the top four spots and have a great chance to do so as they are just three points away with two games in hand. Tomorrow, the Magpies will play against Leicester City, who are likely to be relegated after securing only 17 points from the first 30 games. With 8 games left to play, every single point is very important for Leicester City to get out of the relegation zone. As a result, Leicester City have no alternative to win against Newcastle United tomorrow at Kings Power Stadium, although it is difficult for the Foxes. Let's have a look at some key stats between these two teams:

Stats&Facts

• Leicester City have failed to win any of their last 4 Premier League games with Newcastle United, including three defeats and a draw.
• Before that, the Foxes had won nine of the 12 league meetings with Newcastle between 2015 and 2021.
• Leicester City have failed to score a single goal in any of their last three matches with Newcastle United.
• The Foxes are in a run of 7 successive defeats at Kings Power Stadium in the league. Leicester City failed to score in any of those matches.
• A defeat without scoring would see Leicester City becoming the first team in Football League history to lose 8 successive matches without getting a single goal.

Team News

Leicester City's winger Abdul Fatawu has been out of the team for a long time and he will not be available this season due to a knee injury. Midfielder Harry Winks got a knock during their defeat against Man City and is unavailable against Newcastle United. As for Newcastle United, key man Alexander Isak is a massive doubt ahead of the game as he picked up a slight knock. However, the coach is hopeful to get him fit against Leicester City. But the Magpies will miss the service of Kieran Trippier, Anthony Gordon, Joelinton, Matt Targett, Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles, and Lewis Hall due to their injuries. Possible Lineup for Leicester City: Hermansen; Thomas, Faes, Okoli; Justin, Ndidi, Soumare, Kristiansen; El Khannouss, Ayew; Vardy Possible Lineup for Newcastle United: Pope; Krafth, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock; Murphy, Wilson, Barnes

Prediction: Leicester 0-2 Newcastle

Newcastle United are trying hard to get into the top four and they are also in a good rhythm following back-to-back wins in the league. Meanwhile, Leicester City have lost all their last seven games in the league and failed to score any. So, it should be easy for the Magpies to get all three points when they visit the Kings Power Stadium tomorrow.

Betfair Odds

Leicester: 7.00 Draw: 4.27 Newcastle: 1.49 Visit BFB247 to get real-time Betfair Odds and an exclusive 2.5% commission on winning bets!