Premier League preview and odds: Leicester City vs West Bromwich Albion

Published on: 06/11/2016

Premier League preview and odds: Leicester City vs West Bromwich Albion

November 06, 2016 17:30pm - King Power Stadium

Referee: C. Pawson

Premier League

Reigning champions Leicester City will look to extend their unbeaten home run in the Premier League to 21 games on Sunday when they welcome a West Bromwich Albion side who are winless in five to the King Power Stadium.

Leicester still much stronger at home

Leicester City may be languishing in 13th place in the Premier League table but they are just three points behind seventh place Watford and can shoot up the table with a win at home this weekend. The defending champions have been let down by their poor domestic away form this season but their strong performances in Europe may have provided satisfactory compensation.

The Foxes haven`t been beaten at home in the league since September 2015 and will go into this game unbeaten in four in all competitions. Last weekend, they played out an impressive 1-1 draw away to Tottenham Hotspur and followed that up by maintaining their unbeaten record in the Champions League by drawing 0-0 away in Copenhagen.

With 92% of their points being earned at home this season, Claudio Ranieri`s men will be confident ahead of this game. No team has conceded less goals at home this term (two) and only four other teams remain unbeaten on home soil.

Meanwhile, West Bromwich Albion have slipped from their usual mid-table perch and are now flirting with the relegation positions. However, with just five points separating seventh and 17th in the table, a win on Sunday could propel them as high as 11th.

The Baggies have scored a single goal in four of their five away games this term, having won one, drawn two and lost two. They come into this game on the back of a 4-0 thrashing on home soil at the hand of Manchester City, which extended their winless run to five games. Tony Pulis` men have now conceded at least one goal in each of their last seven games.

Team news

Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel is out with a fractured hand and will join Nampalys Mendy (ankle) in the treatment room, while Islam Slimani could return from a groin strain.

Meanwhile, the visitors will hand a late fitness test to Jonas Olsson, while Nacer Chadli (knee) and James McClean (suspended) will both miss out.

Recent form (League):

Leicester City: DDWWL

West Bromwich Albion: LLDDD

Betting odds and tips

Leicester City have kept 11 clean sheets in their last 16 home games but West Brom have scored in six of their last seven away games. When the teams met in this fixture last season, both sides played a similar system and shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.

Both sides have key players missing with Schmeichel out of action for the home side and Chadli missing for the visitors. However, while the Foxes can call upon the vastly experienced Ron-Robert Zieler to step in between the sticks, the Baggies may struggle without the influence of their Belgian midfielder.

You can back Leicester to Win to Nil at 8/5 with Bet365.

By Neil Morris

Published on: 06/11/2016

Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (06/11/2016 09:52:26) but are subject to change.