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Leicester City vs Manchester City Prediction, 9/11/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 9/7/2021

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Game: Leicester City vs Manchester City

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021

Location: King Power Stadium in Leicester, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Leicester City (+364) Manchester City (-136)

James Maddison and Leicester City (2-0-1, 9th in the EPL) play Manchester City (2-0-1, 7th in the EPL) at King Power Stadium on Saturday. The starting goalies will be Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City and Ederson for Manchester City. The line on this contest has Leicester City coming in at +364 and the Citizens are priced at -136. The total is set at 2.75.

Leicester City faced Norwich City in their most recent game and walked away with a win by a score of 2-1. Leicester City tried 22 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 9 of the dribbles for a percentage of 40.9%. In sharing the ball, they ended up with a 81.0% passes received percentage by completing 375 out of their 463 passing attempts in their last game.

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In terms of shooting accuracy, Leicester City walked away from the pitch at a 33.3% clip by landing 3 shots on target of 9 total shots. Leicester City has an average of 1.33 goals per 90 minutes (4 total goals) and have 3 assists in all competitions this season.

James Maddison is a guy who should be able to impact this match for Leicester City. Maddison has started 159 contests during his soccer career and accounts for 0.27 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder from England has totaled 43 goals in 14,114 minutes played. He has 30 assists while accumulating 24 yellow cards in his career.

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One more guy who should impact this match is Jamie Vardy, the forward hailing from England. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 58 times during his career while he has scored 171 goals. Vardy has earned 27,652 mins in 317 career starts and has been handed 38 yellow cards. He currently averages 0.56 goals per 90 mins during his career.

The man who will protect the net for Leicester City is Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel (247-137-156 record in his career) has 183 shutouts, which leaves him with a 34.0% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper born in Denmark has had 2,150 shots sent in his direction in 538 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.1 (614 goals conceded) and his save % is 72.5. Schmeichel has defended the goal for a total of 48,434 mins and has earned 1,556 stops in his career.

In their last outing, Manchester City went home victorious with a score of 5-0 against Arsenal. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 717 out of their 792 attempted passes earning a percentage of 90.5%. Manchester City finished the match with a 57.1% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 8 of the 14 dribbles they pursued. Manchester City converted 10 shots attempted out of their 25 shots attempted which gave them a 40.0% rate when they last took the field. Having accumulated 9 goals and 7 assists in all their matches, Manchester City averages 3.00 goals and 2.33 assists per 90.

Jack Grealish should be able to be counted on for Manchester City. The forward born in England has totaled 16,613 mins while earning 35 goals. He has accounted for 39 yellow card cautions in his pro soccer career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 36 times. He is currently averaging 0.19 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 181 contests so far in his career. Be sure to keep an eye out for Gabriel Jesus, the forward representing Brazil. He has scored 67 goals so far in his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 33 times. Jesus has been handed 30 yellow card cautions in 11,238 professional minutes (118 starts). His goals per 90 minute average during his career is 0.54.

Ederson will look after the goal for Manchester City. Ederson has racked up 101 clean sheets and has defended 570 shots against him in 19,772 mins in his career. He sports a save % of 72.8 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 45.7%. He has given up 0.77 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 151-34-36. During his career, Ederson has conceded 170 goals and has 413 stops in 221 starts.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Manchester City (-136) and under the total goals

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