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English Premier League: Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion Preview: Odds, Tips and Prediction
Leicester City plays Brighton & Hove Albion in an exciting English Premier League match at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, 08 December 2024. This game offers you a large selection of thrilling betting markets for the chance to win big! For a detailed, in-depth look at the match, be sure to check out our full preview.
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Leicester City will be fired up to give their new coach Ruud van Nistelrooy the perfect start in his first home game with the Foxes in this match against an in-form Brighton & Hove Albion team. As of the 2nd of December 2024, the home team sit just above the relegation zone in 16th place on the English Premier League table with ten points from 13 matches played which includes two wins, four draws, and seven defeats.
Meanwhile, Brighton & Hove Albion find themselves flying high in 4th position on the table with 23 points from 13 matches played which includes six wins, five draws, and two defeats. Visit our recommended sportsbook sites for the best betting deals and promotions on this game.
Brighton & Hove Albion have a good record against Leicester City with two wins and three draws in their last five matches against these opponents in all competitions. The most recent match between these teams ended in a 2-2 draw. Marc Albrighton and Harvey Barnes scored the goals for Leicester City in this match and Kaoru Mitoma and Evan Ferguson got on the scoresheet for Brighton & Hove Albion. This English Premier League game took place at The King Power Stadium in Leicester City on the 21st of January, 2023.
Leicester City won the 2015-2016 English Premier League, and they overcame odds as high as 5,000 to 1 to win the English Premier League.
Leicester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion match details
Date: Sunday, 08 December 2024
Kickoff Time: 16:00 local time (11:00 a.m. ET / 08:00 a.m. PT)
Location: King Power Stadium, Leicester
Last meeting: Leicester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Jan 21, 2023, Premier League)
PRE-GAME ODDS AND WIN PROBABILITY: BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION CLEAR FAVOURITES
Home: 19/5 (4.80) - 20,8%
Draw: 17/5 (4.40) - 22,7%
Away: 63/100 (1.63) - 61,3%
*Odds courtesy of Betway, subject to change.
HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
Last Four Meetings (Premier League)
21/01/23: Leicester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
04/09/22: Brighton & Hove Albion 5-2 Leicester City
23/01/22: Leicester City 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
19/09/21: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Leicester City
LEICESTER CITY CURRENT FORM - LLLDL
Leicester City are under big pressure to finally win a match, and Ruud van Nistelrooy has been tasked with doing more than a rescue job with Leicester City based on their current form. As of the 2nd of December 2024, Leicester City have not won a single game in their last five matches in all competitions. The last time that Leicester City celebrated a victory was on the 19th of October 2024 with a 3-2 victory against Southampton.
Leicester City have lost four of their last five matches and they have drawn one of these games. The drop in form started with a 3-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest. This was followed by a 5-2 loss against Manchester United, a draw against Ipswich Town, another defeat against the Red Devils, and they also lost to Chelsea. The Foxes were also smashed 4-1 away to Brentford on the 30th of November.
The home team will be looking to gain some momentum throughout December so that they have confidence and a win behind them heading into their next fixture against Newcastle United on Saturday, 14 December.
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH
- Jamie Vardy: The Leicester City forward has scored four goals for his team throughout the 2024-2025 English Premier League season as of the 2nd of December 2024. The English international won the English Premier League Golden Boot in 2020 with 23 goals. Jamie Vardy banged in the goals to help Leicester City win the 2015-2016 English Premier League. This talented forward has scored over 130 goals throughout his Premier League career and he will be looking to add to his goal tally in this match and bring back the glory days for his team. These stats show us that Jamie Vardy is a good bet as an anytime goalscorer.
- Jordan Ayew: The Leicester City forward has scored three goals throughout the 2024-2025 English Premier League season as of the 2nd of December. Jordan Ayew is an intelligent player who reads the game well and he has good movement on and off the ball which makes him a good finisher. He will be looking to combine with the likes of Jamie Vardy to guide his team to victory. Are you backing Jordan Ayew as an anytime goalscorer?
- Facundo Buonanotte: The Argentina midfielder has scored three goals throughout the 2024-2025 English Premier League campaign. Facundo Buonanotte is an extremely talented player and he will be looking to show the world his incredible soccer skills against Brighton & Hove Albion. Leicester City signed Facundo Buonanotte on a loan deal from Brighton & Hove Albion and the midfielder will have a point to prove with a big performance against his former team.
LEICESTER CITY TEAM NEWS
There should be no surprises with the Leicester City starting team for this match against Brighton & Hove Albion. The likes of Jamie Vardy, and Bilal El Khannouss look set to start this match.
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION: CURRENT FORM - DWWLL
Brighton & Hove Albion come into this match on the back of impressive form with two wins on the trot. They have only lost two of their last five matches and both of those defeats came against Liverpool who are currently in first position on both the English Premier League table and the UEFA Champions League table.
Brighton & Hove Albion played out to a 1-1 draw against Southampton on the 29th of November. Before this match they beat AFC Bournemouth 2-1 on the 23rd of November and they also scored a well-deserved victory against defending English Premier League champions Manchester City before this game.
Brighton & Hove Albion are challenging for second place on the English Premier League table with only two points separating them from second-placed Arsenal as of the 30th of November, and who knows, there is still plenty of Premier League matches to be played and if Liverpool do slip up at some stage of the season as unlikely as it looks based on current form, Brighton & Hove Albion know that they need all three points in every match to challenge for the title. They play Crystal Palace after this match and they will be looking to continue their winning form over their next couple of English Premier League matches.
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH
- Danny Welbeck: The Brighton & Hove Albion forward has been a key player to his team throughout the 2024-2025 English Premier League season with six goals in thirteen matches played as of the 2nd of December 2024. Give Welbeck any sort of half chance and he will put the ball in the back of the net. With goalscoring stats which reads over 70 goals and over 340 matches played throughout his English Premier League career, the England international is worth a bet as an anytime goalscorer.
- Kaoru Mitoma: The Japanese international has shown his class with three goals throughout the 2024-2025 English Premier League. The Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder has electrice pace and he can find ways to get in behind the opponents defence. Kaoru Mitoma is worth a bet as an anytime goalscorer.
- Georginio Rutter: The French forward has contributed with two goals for his team throughout the 2024-2025 English Premier League campaign as of the 2nd of December. Georginio Rutter will be looking to give Brighton & Hove Albion an attacking edge in this game.
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION TEAM NEWS
Brighton & Hove Albion are expected to field an attacking team as they go in search of all three points against Leicester City. The likes of Danny Welbeck, and Karou Mitoma are expected to form a potent attacking threat against Leicester City.
PREDICTED LINE-UPS
Leicester City: 4-3-3: Hermansen (GK), Justin, Faes, Coady, Kristiansen, Ndidi, Winks, Soumare, Buonanotte, Vardy, El Khannouss.
Brighton & Hove Albion: 4-2-3-1: Verbruggen, Veltman, Van Hecke, Julio, Estupinan, Baleba, Wieffer, Adingra, Pedro, Mitoma, Welbeck.
Suggested Bets
If you love betting on the English Premier League or if you enjoy betting on Leicester City games or Brighton & Hove Albion matches, here are some bets you can place at some of the top football betting sites.
Leicester City to Win a Comeback: December games always give us plenty of drama and attacking football. We have a feeling that tells us that Brighton & Hove Albion will win a thrilling comeback in this game.
Either team to score a penalty: These days with VAR, players need to play with their hands tied behind their back in order to avoid giving away a penalty! Referees can be very harsh when looking at the slightest nudge on an opponent inside the box or even when it is ball to hand and not hand to ball in a penalty handball decision. It is worth a bet for either team to score from the penalty spot.
Both Teams to Score: Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion both have great attacking players and we expect them to shine in this game. It’s worthwhile to place a bet on both teams to score in this match. (29/50 with Betway) (11/20 with BC.Game) (29/50 with N1Bet) (29/50 with N1Bet)
VALUE BETS
Jamie Vardy - Anytime Goalscorer: The Leicester City forward is a key player for his team and when he is on form his team plays well. Jamie Vardy is a proven goalscorer and he is worth a bet as an anytime goalscorer.
Danny Welbeck - Anytime Goalscorer: The Brighton & Hove Albion star player is on form and he will be looking to bang in the goals against Leicester City. Danny Welbeck has a good goalscoring record and he is worth a bet as an anytime goalscorer.
First Team to Score - Leicester City: Form might not suggest that Leicester City will score first, but with the home crowd behind them they might just surprise their opponents and take an early lead.
PREDICTION: LEICESTER CITY TO WIN
Based on the form of Leicester City and Brighton & Hove Albion, and the fact that both teams will go all out to claim the three points, we have a feeling that the Foxes will fight back to win this game. Brighton & Hove Albion are the form team; however, we feel that with the arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy, an upset could be on the cards in this match. The fact that this game is in December makes for a festive atmosphere and the game will add to the occasion with quality attacking soccer.
We think that this game will be interesting with plenty of twists and turns, pure passion, drama, and a controversial VAR call at some stage during the game. This match could have a little bit of everything from an opening goal within the first five minutes, a penalty awarded, a disallowed goal, some incredible misses, a red card, some great saves, an own goal, a spectacular goal from a header, and even an injury time winner from a masterclass tactical substitution from Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Even though Leicester City are going through a bad run of form, it only takes one good win to give them confidence and turn their entire season around, and they will come out firing in this match.
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