Leicester vs Aston Villa Preview and Prediction Match Betting Tips England – Premier League

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Leicester vs Aston Villa
England – Premier League
Date: Monday, 9 March 2020
Kick-off at 20:00 UK/ 21:00 CET
Venue: King Power Stadium.


Leicester vs Aston Villa Premier League match preview

Leicester host relegation-threatened Aston Villa at the King Power Stadium on Monday night.
Aston Villa lost 2-1 at Carabao Cup final last Sunday. Mbwana Samanas capitalized on some sloppy defending to give Villa a glimmer of hope going into half-time, but the Dean Smith could not find the equalizer.

Villa find themselves 19th in the table but only two of salvation. their day at Wembley meant they have two games in hand over the sides around them. The victory could lift them to 16th.

They have lost three in a row in the Premier League, however. Their last league match ended with a 2-0 defeat away at Southampton.

Villa have picked up just eight points on the road this season, second worst away record in the league. Only Newcastle have conceded more away goals than Villa 28.

Leicester progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Wednesday night with a 1-0 home win narrowly over Championship side Birmingham City. Ricardo Pereira scored late to prevent the game will be extra time. Leicester victory was the first victory in six matches in all competitions. Brendan Rodgers side 'will host Chelsea in the next round.
The last time in the league, Leicester suffered a shock 1-0 defeat away at Norwich. Leicester still have the third best home record in the division, with eight wins and three draws from 14 matches at the King Power.
The two sides have met 21 times in the Premier League. Villa have won only four of those occasions and only once away from home.

Leicester is 4-1 winners in the reverse fixture at Villa Park in December. Jamie Vardy (2), Kelechi Iheanacho and Jonny Evans all scored for the visitors while Jack Grealish scored a consolation goal for Villa.


News Team

Jamie Vardy is expected to return to the Leicester squad for the clash with Aston Villa. The striker, who has scored 17 Premier League goals this season, has missed the last two games with a calf injury but Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers is optimistic that he will have his talisman back in contention.
While back Vardy will come as a boost undoubted, Leicester can blow by the absence of left-back Ben Chilwell because he was nursing a hamstring problem.

Villa John McGinn approaching his comeback from a fractured ankle that has sidelined her for three months. The midfielder could be available to face Chelsea next weekend but will not feature at the King Power Stadium.

Boss Dean Smith has no other fitness concerns and could recall Pepe Reina after he was a substitute in a 2-1 Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.


Formation Predicted
Leicester Schmeichel; Pereira, Söyüncü, Evans, Fuchs; Barnes, Maddison, Ndidi, Tielemans, Pérez; Vardy

Aston Villa Reina; Hause, Mings, Konsa; Guilbert, Nakamba, Luiz, Targett; Grealish, Samanas, El Ghazi

Prediction

Leicester had been poor since Liverpool saw them off in December but their quality should show through against one of the league's most porous defense.
With their talisman Vardy to rally around once again, and momentum-building win in midweek, Foxes squad 'will re-energize important ahead of a series of games.
Villa has a small problem fixtures against Chelsea, Wolves, Liverpool and Manchester United in the coming weeks, and it is more likely that the fight Monday will heap more misery on Villans not mark the beginning of a major breakout.

Prediction: Leicester 3-1 Aston Villa
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