Leicester City VS Tottenham Hotspur - Prediction

Leicester City shocked the entire football world in 2016 when they won their first-ever Premier League trophy. Against all odds, Leicester City defeated teams like Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, and many more to win the league title. Since then, the hopes have always been sky-high for the Foxes, but they could not survive long. Leicester City were relegated and missed Premier League football last season. However, the 2015-2016 campaign's champions are back again in this competition and are all set to start their journey tomorrow against Tottenham Hotspur at King Power Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur have also been struggling for the last few seasons. They had a good start last season under Ange Postecoglou but finished the league in 5th Eventually . Ange Postecoglou's primary goal is to secure the Champions League football. Let's see how far Tottenham can go in the new season.

Stats&Facts

• Since keeping a clean sheet in 1997, Leicester City have failed to keep another clean sheet against Tottenham Hotspur in their last 17 league games.
• Tottenham Hotspur lost their most recent league game against the Foxes by a 4-1 margin. A win defeat over Leicester City would see them losing consecutive matches against the Foxes for the first time since 1999.
• Leicester City have a strong record when They start their league campaign at their home Ground . They have not lost any of their last nine opening game when they played at home.
• Ange Postecoglou earned 25 points from his first 10 games last season. No managers had won more points in their first 10 games than Ange in the Premier League.

Team News

Ange Postecoglou will miss the service of Yves Bissouma. Brazil international Richarlison will also miss the league opener due to his calf injury, while Fraser Forster is unavailable due to his foot injury. However, Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Dominik Solanke with a £65m transfer fee. The former Southampton striker could make his debut tomorrow for the Spurs. As for Leicester City, striker Patson Daka has undergone surgery. He will be out of the squad at least for three months. Jamie Vardy, who once was a top target for all the big clubs, is also uncertain after he got a knock during the pre-season game. As a result, Tom Cannon or Stephy Mavididi would replace him in the front. Possible Lineup for Leicester City: Hermansen; Pereira, Faes, Vestergaard, Justin; Winks, Ndidi, Soumare; Reid, Mavididi, Fatawu Possible Lineup for Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke

Prediction: Leicester 0-2 Tottenham

It is a welcome-back match for Leicester City. They are greatly motivated for the new season. But the Foxes will be without their key player, Jamie Vardy, making it too difficult to win against Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur have a stronger squad than Leicester City, since most of the players left Leicester following their relegation. Therefore, Tottenham Hotspur should not struggle much to get full three points at King Power Stadium.

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