Leicester City vs Manchester City Prediction, 12/29/2024 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Leicester City vs Manchester City

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Location: King Power Stadium in Leicester, England

TV: fuboTV

Leicester City (3-5-9) welcomes Manchester City (8-3-6) at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England on Sunday. Leicester City are priced at +126 and the Citizens are priced at -152. The over/under has been set at 3. The expected starting goaltenders will be Mads Hermansen for Leicester City and Stefan Ortega for Manchester City.

The Foxes sit at 70th in relation to goals expected having 17.2, and their xGA are coming in at 34.5. Leicester City F.C. has relinquished 37 goals while relinquishing 2.18 goals per 90 min, and opponents have tallied 103 shots on target on them. The team's differential on goals is -16 with the help of 21 goals scored as well as 37 goals relinquished. They have a total of 1 clean sheet, which has them sitting at a rate of 5.9% on the year. Leicester City has a total of 68 SVs and are the owners of a SV percentage of 64.1% so far this year. Leicester City has tallied 43 yellow cards this year. On the year, the squad is sitting with an average of 0.82 pts per fixture (14 pts) and they also are ranked 41st in European soccer with 17 assists.

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Manchester City has accounted for 29 goals and their expected goals for the year is 30.7. Their goals against/90 minutes is currently at 1.47 with 41 saves, and they have recorded 3 clean sheets. Over the course of the season, Man City has a save percentage of 61.5% (65 SoTA), and they also have a ranking of 27th in European soccer with 27 pts. Manchester City is 54th for goals surrendered with 25, and their goal differential is at 4. Man City has accumulated a clean sheet % of 17.6% so far this year as well as 38 yellow card cautions. The Citizens sport an average of 1.6 points per contest while accounting for 20 assists and 1 red card.

The guy who is expected to defend the goal for Leicester City is Mads Hermansen. Hermansen has been on the pitch for a total of 1,395 mins and has accumulated 64 saves thus far in his career. Hermansen (3-5-8 record during his soccer career) has recorded 1 clean sheets, which gives him a 6.5%% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Denmark has had 93 shots attempted at him in 16 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 2.00 (31 goals surrendered) and his save percentage is 68.8%.

Stefan Ortega is expected to look after the net for Manchester City. In his career, Ortega has allowed 119 goals and has accumulated 290 saves in 79 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.47 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 20-24-35. He is the owner of a save percentage of 71.3% and his clean sheet rate is currently 28.4%%. Ortega has recorded 23 clean sheets and has defended 407 shots tried against him in 7,295 minutes in his career.

Jamie Vardy is a player who can make a difference on the pitch for Leicester City. Vardy has been a starter in 412 games during his career and scores 0.54 goals per 90. The forward from England has racked up 221 goals scored in 36,450 minutes played. He has 69 assists while earning 511 pts so far in his pro soccer career.

Manchester City stars Erling Haaland, who gives opposing coaches headaches. The forward who is from Norway has totaled 18,497 mins and has scored 216 goals. He sports an average of 0.99 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 209 matches so far in his pro soccer career. He has accumulated 478 pts in his career and has assisted on a goal 46 times.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Leicester City (-152)

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