Leicester City hosts FC Zorya Luhansk in round 1 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, October 22nd at King Power Stadium (Leicester)
The Foxes hoped to play in the Champions League this fall, but they failed after the coronavirus pause and won in only two out of nine matches in the last segment of the Premier League. That is why they lost their place in the top four. Brendan Rogers' team started the new season with incredible power, scoring 12 goals in three matches. I was particularly impressed by the away crushing victory over Manchester City (5:2). But in the last two home games, the Foxes lost without scoring a single goal. Leicester suffered defeats from West Ham (0:3) and Aston Villa (0:1).
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Zorya also had good chances to make it to the Champions League last season, but it also faltered at the finish line, having won only one out of five last games. Eventually, the Black-Whites lost one point to Dynamo Kyiv. However, unlike Leicester, the Luhansk team is not encouraging in the new championship. It gained only six points in the first six rounds, which allows it to take only ninth place. Viktor Skrypnyk's team gained its only victory three and a half weeks ago, defeating Lviv away (5:0). After that, Zorya tied with Dynamo (1:1) and let a home victory over Kolos slip away last Saturday (1:1).
Zorya may get in trouble with Leicester. The Foxes need to regain confidence in their abilities and rehabilitate themselves for a month-long goalless streak on their pitch. It will be very difficult for Luhansk citizens to restrain the Foxes, and I think the hosts will score at least twice.
Prediction for the match: Leicester to score over 2.0 goals
