Leicester vs Brighton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-12-07 14:00.
[p]The Ruud van Nistelrooy era at Leicester got off to a flying start in midweek as they downed West Ham 3-1 to steer further clear of the bottom three. They make a swift return home looking to open up yet more daylight between themselves and the drop zone, and with an impressive recent record in Sunday-held Premier League home games (W6, D3, L1), they should be confident of doing so. [/p]
[p]Their home form this season hasn’t made for great reading (W2, D2, L3), and considering they are winless in four top-flight meetings with Brighton (D2, L2), that’s not guaranteed to improve here. If Leicester are to rediscover the kind of form which saw them win six of their first eight Premier League H2Hs though, Van Nistelrooy would become only the third manager in Leicester history to win his first two games in charge of the club in this competition. [/p]
[p]Brighton certainly won’t be in any mood to have history made against them as they journey to the East Midlands on the back of a 3-1 midweek defeat against Fulham. That loss certainly wasn’t helped by the fact that boss Fabian Hürzeler served a touchline ban, but he returns to the dugout here hoping to see his side’s loss/win pattern across their last five away league games (W2, L3) continue once more. [/p]
[p]The fact the Seagulls have never won a Premier League away H2H (D3, L3) certainly suggests that they’re up against it here. You’d have to go back over ten years to April 2014 for their last win on this ground, and with five of their last seven league games against newly-promoted sides ending level (W1, L1), history would suggest their wait will go on here. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Leicester’s Jamie Vardy has peculiarly scored 11 goals in his last 14 league appearances against teams with Albion in their name. On the opposite side of the pitch, Brighton’s João Pedro has scored after half-time on 12 of his 14 Premier League scoring appearances. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Brighton are one of just two teams not to experience a draw at half-time in their Premier League away games this season (HT: W4, L3).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]