Chelsea will face Leicester City at the Stamford Bridge in a match from the 28th round of the English Premier League. Let’s see what we can tell you about this fixture in these sure soccer predictions. Let’s roll!
Chelsea are chasing their main goal at the moment - reaching Top 4 and returning to the Champions League. The Blues are currently 5th in the standings with 46 points - this puts them just one point behind the 4th Manchester City. Enzo Maresca’s team have its chances to go up, but only if they find a better consistency than their current form - two wins and three losses in the last five games.
In their last match Chelsea enjoyed a win, though - their 13th for the season in the Premier League. Maresca’s team hosted Southampton in the capital and crushed them pretty hard - 4-0. Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Levi Colwill scored in the first half while Marc Cucurella scored one more after the break.
All Chelsea fans expect to see Cole Palmer getting back to scoring. The English international is the team’s big star, but lately he rarely scores. For Palmer the match against Leicester, a struggling team, would be a good chance to show his best capabilities.
Reece James could return in Chelsea’s team against Leicester. The influential right back got a rest against Southampton, but he could be in the team for the next Premier League clash.
Leicester City are in big, big trouble at the moment. The Foxes are moving closer to another relegation to the Championship as they are 19th in the standings with 17 points. The decision to appoint Ruud van Nistelrooy as a manager didn’t bring any results - right now Leicester are in a terrible run of five consecutive losses in all competitions. And they are getting in a very bad position in the survival race.
In their last fixture Leicester lost again. The Foxes faced West Ham United in London, but they were far from being good enough and lost by 0-2. What could Van Nistelrooy change now against Chelsea? Players like Mavididi, Winks and Daka could eventually find a place in the starting eleven. Jordan Ayew is another experienced option for the Dutch manager.
That’s the sure soccer predictions for the Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Leicester City at the Stamford Bridge. Can the Foxes make a stand here? They need the points, but the same could be said about the hosts - Chelsea are chasing a Top 4 finish here.
