Leicester City vs Wolverhampton Prediction, 12/22/2024 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 12/18/2024

Game: Leicester City vs Wolverhampton

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: King Power Stadium in Leicester, England

TV: USA Network

The Wolves (2-3-11) are traveling to King Power Stadium in Leicester, England on Sunday where they will try to defeat Leicester City (3-5-8). Leicester City are priced at +125 while the Wolves are at -145. The over/under has been set at 3. The expected starting goalies will be Mads Hermansen for Leicester City and Sam Johnstone for Wolverhampton.

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Leicester City has a total of 67 SVs and they hold a SV% of 65.7% over the course of the season. The team's goal differential is at -13 by means of 21 goals earned and 34 goals relinquished. On the season, this team averages 0.88 points per contest (14 points) and are 36th in Big 5 soccer with 17 assists. The Foxes are 72nd in relation to goals expected with 16.4, and the team's xGA are sitting at 33.5. Leicester City has 41 yellow cards on the season. Leicester City F.C. has conceded 34 goals while giving up 2.13 goals per 90, and the opposition have a total of 99 SoT on them. They have amassed 1 clean sheet, which has them sitting at a rate of 6.3% so far this year.

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The Wolves are sitting with an average of 0.6 pts/match while tallying 21 assists and 1 red card. The Wolves have a clean sheet percentage of 6.3% this year and also 42 yellow cards. Wolves sits at 96th in the category of goals conceded having 40, and the squad's goal difference sits at -16. Over the course of the season, the Wolves have a save rate of 54.0% (87 SoTA), and are ranked 93rd in Big 5 soccer with 9 pts. Their goals against/90 minutes is currently at 2.50 with 50 saves, and they have accounted for 1 clean sheet. Wolverhampton has totaled 24 goals and the squad's xG over the course of the season is sitting at 16.7.

Hermansen has seen the field for 1,395 minutes and has earned 64 stops in his career. The goalie from Denmark has had 93 shots attempted at him in 16 career starting assignments. The guy who will defend the goal for Leicester City is Mads Hermansen. His goals against per 90 mins is 2.00 (31 goals allowed) and he has a save % of 68.8%. Hermansen (3-5-8 record in his career) has accounted for 1 shutouts, which leaves him with a 6.5%% clean sheet rate.

So far in his career, Johnstone has surrendered 128 goals and has totaled 251 stops in 73 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.75 goals per 90 while earning a record of 13-21-39. He has a save percentage of 67.1% and his clean sheet rate is 20.5%%. Johnstone has totaled 15 clean sheets and has defended 374 shots attempted against him in 6,566 career minutes. Sam Johnstone will be looking after the goal for Wolves.

Jamie Vardy is a man who has a chance to score for Leicester City. He has accounted for 69 assists while accumulating 511 pts during his soccer career. The forward born in England has recorded 221 goals scored in 36,450 professional minutes played. Vardy has started 412 outings so far in his career and he scores 0.54 goals per 90 minutes.

Wolves has a player in Matheus Cunha, who the defense is sure to gameplan for in this matchup. The midfielder from Brazil has been on the pitch for 10,589 professional minutes and he has scored 42 goals. He is averaging 0.33 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 112 matches in his career. He has 107 pts thus far in his career and has assisted on a goal 23 times.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Leicester City (-145)

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