Leicester City v Arsenal: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Arsenal sit second in the Premier League table, seven points adrift of leaders Liverpool, while hosts Leicester City are in 18th place and have lost eight of their last nine games.

Leicester City v Arsenal betting tips and predictions

Arsenal to win and both teams to score - 2/1

Arsenal have it all to do in the battle for the Premier League title, but Liverpool’s draw with Everton in midweek provided a glimmer of hope for Mikel Arteta’s men.

The Gunners should be able to win at Leicester fairly comfortably as the Foxes come into this game in woeful form, with eight defeats in their last nine games.

Replacing Steve Cooper with Ruud van Nistelrooy hasn’t had the desired effect and if anything City’s levels have dropped since the Dutchman took charge - as they have eight defeats in the 11 games since his appointment, winning just twice.

Arsenal have four wins in their last five games across all competitions and are unbeaten in seven on their travels in the Premier League, winning four of those games, so it is hard to see them dropping points against their struggling hosts at the King Power Stadium. 

The visitors are just 3/10 to win the game, so the best way to get a big price out of backing the visitors to leave with maximum points could be taking a chance on the Londoners to win and concede.

The goals have dried up a bit for Leicester in the league, but they were able to strike in a cruel 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Manchester United last weekend and they created chances in a 4-0 defeat to Everton in the previous round of games.

Clean sheets have been hard to come by for the Gunners, as they have managed just one shut-out in their last nine domestic games - they have conceded in 11 of their last 12 away games across all competitions.

The hosts look highly unlikely to get any kind of result on Saturday, but they can at least grab a consolation effort.

Martin Odegaard to score at any time - 11/5

Arsenal are missing a big chunk of their forward options with Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka all sidelined.

That means there is an opportunity to look at other contenders for goals and at 11/5 Martin Odegaard looks like an interesting option.

The Norwegian playmaker has only managed two league goals this season, but one of those did come against Manchester City in the last round of fixtures.

He also scored against Girona in the UEFA Champions League recently, meaning he has two goals in his last four games across all competitions.

The Gunners need other members of their team to step up and fill the scoring void as they cope with their attacking injury crisis and skipper Odegaard looks a great contender to take on some of that responsibility.

Harry Winks to be booked - 11/4

Former Spurs midfielder Harry Winks has four yellow cards in 19 league games for Leicester this season, including one against his old club and he looks a contender for a card here.

Winks is averaging a respectable 0.5 fouls-per-game but has committed at least one in each of his last two appearances.

Arsenal’s midfield play does tend to attract a few fouls and, at a fairly big price, Winks could end up in the referee’s notebook in the early kick-off on Saturday.

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Leicester City v Arsenal odds

Leicester City - 17/2
Draw - 9/2
Arsenal - 3/10

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