By Ian Palmer
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One of the most intriguing matchups of the 2015/16 English Premier League campaign will be kicking off at King Power Stadium in Leicester on Monday, December 14 where Leicester City will be hosting Chelsea. Leicester unexpectedly enters the weekend in first place in the league while reigning champions Chelsea are struggling in 14th place in the 20-team league. Most fans and experts assumed the two clubs positions in the league table would be reversed after the first 15 games. However, Leicester has been the hottest team in the league over the past 25 games dating back to last season.
Leicester City vs Chelsea – Pinnacle SOCCER BETTING LINE:
- Pinnacle lists Chelsea as the current favorites at 2.010 with Leicester City at 1.925 and a draw at 3.580
- Total Goals Scored – Over 2.5 – 1.943, Under 2.5 – 1.980
Leicester City vs Chelsea – Head to Head
- Chelsea beat Leicester 3-1 away last season and took their home game 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea has won the last eight outings against Leicester in all competitions and has lost just two out of their past 15 meetings along with 10 wins and three draws. Leicester’s last victory came at home in February of 2001 when they took all three points with a 2-1 decision. Overall, these two clubs have met 104 times in the past with Chelsea winning 51, losing 24 and drawing the other 29.
Leicester enters the weekend with 32 points from nine wins, five draws and just one defeat, which was a 5-2 drubbing at the hands of Arsenal. They’ve scored a league-high 32 goals and allowed 21 against. English international striker Jamie Vardy leads the way with 14 markers including a league-record 12 straight games with a goal. They’re coming off of a 3-0 win in Swansea last weekend. Chelsea has 15 points from four wins, three draws and eight losses with 17 goals for and 24 against. They were beaten at home 1-0 by newly-promoted Bournemouth last week, but bounced back with a 3-0 home win over Portuguese side Porto in the European Champions League on Wednesday.
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Leicester has the fifth-best home record in the league this season with four wins, two draws and a loss. They’ve scored 14 goals and allowed 12 against. Chelsea owns the fifth-worst away record this year with just one victory, a pair of draws and four defeats and they’re winless in their last five road trips. They’ve scored seven goals on their travels and allowed 13 against. Leicester has scored at least one goal in all 15 of their league fixtures and have recorded three clean sheets. Chelsea has four clean sheets so far, but has also been shut out four times.
Chelsea captain John Terry returned to the back four against Porto on Wednesday and the only injured player for the squad at the moment seems to be ineffective Colombian international striker Radamel Falcao. Leicester City is expected to be without Ritchie de Laet and Matthew James due to injury, but the rest of the side is reportedly healthy. Leicester narrowly avoided relegation last year by going on a late-season hot streak and have continued that pace this season even though former manager Nigel Pearson was sacked during the summer and replaced with Claudio Ranieri.
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