Leicester City vs Manchester City betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier League match on December 29th, 2024

Leicester City and Manchester City will play on Sunday, December 29th, 2024, at 14:30h (UTC), in a Premier League game to be held in England, check the Leicester City vs Manchester City betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Leicester City vs Manchester City will occur

The game is set to be played in the King Power Stadium stadium, in the city of Leicester, with a capacity for 32312 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Leicester City vs Manchester City betting tip 2024/2025

The Premier League has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.28 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 3.03 goals per match played.

Leicester City last match

Leicester City come from a defeat in the last match. The game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, valid for the Premier League, ended with a 0-3. The team coached by R. van Nistelrooy lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.38, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

The defense showed numerous shortcomings during the match. Jannik Vestergaard was on a bad day, never on time for his appointment with the ball, definitely one of the worst on the field.

Manchester City last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Manchester City, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Aston Villa team with a final score of 2-1.

A defeat of the home team had odds of 3.10, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Leicester City vs Manchester City h2h

The last time Leicester City went up against Manchester City, it was in Premier League. Leicester City, ranked 19th place, started with a 3-4-2-1 tactic, while Manchester City, then in 2nd place, was charged with a 3-2-4-1 formation.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2022/2023 Premier League season. The match, played on 15-04-2023, recorded the 3-1 win for Manchester City.

This game will have M. Oliver fully in charge on the pitch while S. Burt alongside N. Davies will be supporting from the sideline.

Leicester City

Premier League leaderboard now

However, Leicester City enters this game with 14 points and ranking in 17th place in the Premier League, the team has a negative balance of 9 lost games, won 3, and drawing in 5.

The team, in the 19th round, ranks over the Wolverhampton Wanderers team that is placed in position 18 because of an advantage of 2 points. It also has 2 points less than Crystal Palace team that is in the 16th place.

Leicester City analysis

Leicester City after 18 matchdays have scored 21 goals and conceded 37 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

Leicester City team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the Premier League that has been affecting the team's morale.

Leicester City, with a ball possession of 46.41% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Manchester City of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Best goalscorer from Leicester City

Jamie Vardy has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 6 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Leicester City to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Manchester City

Premier League leaderboard now

Manchester City arrives in this game with 27 points, and in 7th place in the Premier League, having won 8 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 3 draws.

Manchester City analysis

Manchester City goal quotient is definitely positive, with 29 down scored and 25 conceded after 18 rounds played.

Despite playing away from home, Manchester City remains hopeful of creating problems for their opponent. This is because they have Josep Sala as their coach, a highly strategic and successful coach who has a reputation for causing upsets in the opposition's ranks.

As we approach the Regular Season, Manchester City is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.94 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

It is an average ball possession of 62.35% that the Manchester City team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

Manchester City is a more offensive team than Leicester City, having 2034 attacks vs. 1481 from Leicester City, having scored 29 times, in comparison, Leicester City converted into goal 21 times.

Best goalscorer from Manchester City

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Erling Haaland. He has scored 13 times in the current season and has helped Manchester City come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data: Manchester City

With 8 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Manchester City team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Leicester City is Jamie Vardy, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Manchester City is Erling Haaland, he has scored in 13 opportunities.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 5.97 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Manchester City is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 8.41 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Manchester City in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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