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Manchester City vs Leicester City Prediction, 12/26/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Parlay's Pundit - 12/20/2021

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Game: Manchester City vs Leicester City

Date: Sunday, December 26, 2021

Location: Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England

TV: Peacock Premium

Odds/Point Spread: Manchester City (-435) Leicester City (+760)

Jack Grealish and Manchester City (14-2-2, 1st in the EPL) play Leicester City (6-4-6, 9th in the EPL) at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net are Ederson for Manchester City and Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City. Man City are at -435 while the Foxes are at +760. The over/under opens at 3.5.

Manchester City faced Newcastle United in their last match and took home the win by a score of 4-0. In sharing the ball, they earned a 92.4% received passes rate by completing 661 of the 715 pass attempts in their last outing. Manchester City attempted 16 dribbles in this match and successfully completed 10 of the dribbles for a rate of 62.5%.

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Regarding shot accuracy, Manchester City walked away from the pitch at a 38.9% clip by landing 7 shots on target out of 18 total shots. Manchester City sports an average of 2.33 goals per 90 min (42 total goals) and have accumulated 29 assists in all games this season.

Jack Grealish is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Manchester City. He has 37 assists while accumulating 39 yellow cards during his career. Grealish has been given a starting assignment in 190 outings so far in his career and he scores 0.19 G/90. The forward from England has earned 36 goals in 17,331 professional minutes.

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Another player who could decide the outcome is Phil Foden, the midfielder representing England. He has helped on a goal 11 times so far in his career and he has scored 19 goals. Foden has been on the field for 3,712 mins during 38 starts and has been handed 0 yellow card cautions. He scores 0.46 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Manchester City is Ederson. Ederson (162-36-37 record in his career) has earned 109 clean sheets, which has him sitting with a 46.4% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper from Brazil has seen 601 shots attempted at him in 235 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.8 (178 goals surrendered) and his save % is 73.0. Ederson has been on the field for 21,032 mins and has 437 saves so far in his pro soccer career.

For their last outing, Leicester City went home victorious with a score of 4-0 against Newcastle United. They finished the contest by connecting on 335 of the 401 attempted passes for a percentage of 83.5%. Leicester City had a 44.4% successful dribble percentage by connecting on 8 of the 18 dribbles they pursued. Leicester City had 4 shots tried out of the team's 7 shots tried earning them a 57.1% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having earned a total of 27 goals and 20 assists in all their contests, Leicester City sports an average of 1.69 goals and 1.25 assists per 90.

Jamie Vardy will be counted on for Leicester City. He currently averages 0.56 goals per 90 minutes and has started 328 contests during his pro soccer career. The forward born in England has been on the pitch for 28,623 professional minutes while scoring 178 goals. He has accounted for 39 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 58 times. You should also keep an eye on James Maddison, the midfielder who is from England. Maddison has been handed 25 yellow cards in 14,892 mins played (168 career starting assignments). His G/90 average during his career is 0.28. He has collected 47 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 33 times.

Kasper Schmeichel will reside in front of the net for Leicester City. Schmeichel has tallied 184 clean sheets while he has seen 2,214 shots attempted against him in 49,604 mins in his career. He has earned a save percentage of 72.4 and his clean sheet rate is 33.4%. He has given up 1.15 goals per 90 and he has a mark of 251-141-161. Thus far in his career, Schmeichel has allowed 636 goals and has accounted for 1,601 saves in 551 starting assignments.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Leicester City (+760) and under the total goals

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