Liverpool take on the visitors Leicester in the round 18 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Friday, December 30th at Anfield (Liverpool).
Liverpool had won 2 cups in England last season and were close to Manchester City in the Premier League and lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League’s final. It seems that a new draw began optimistically: the “citizens” were defeated in the Super Cup. But then there were a lot of failures. Of the 14 first rounds, by the winter, in the Premier League, the Reds took 6 wins and 22 points - it is not surprising that this allowed them to occupy only 6th place. It was believed that Klopp could fix everything in December, since there were no full-fledged official matches for a month and a half (at the same time, at least some of the injured got time to return to duty). But Liverpool began a new stretch with the defeat of City, albeit in the League Cup. With Aston Villa it turned out better: Salah scored himself and assisted van Dijk. Then, however, the opponent created problems. But a young Baitevic's goal ensured a comfortable 3-1 finish.
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Calling Brendan Rogers to King Power, obviously, Leicester wanted to return to the Champions League - and it almost happened. However, both serious attempts, in 2020 and 2021, ended in failure (however, in combination with victories in the cup and Super Cup). And at the end of last season, the team was left without European cups. The fall seemed to deepen in a new cycle, with key players, Schmeichel from Fofana, leaving without a full replacement, let alone a boost, and the results on the fields were terrible (drawing against Brentford at home and 6 defeats in a row). However, since October, Leicester, having woken up during the pause for the games of the national teams, began to actively work on improving their positions, as a result, before a new, longer break, they won four times in 5 rounds of the Premier League. They started in December with 3-0, but it was a cup success with MK Dons. But then there was a much stronger “Newcastle” – and a mirror score.
In both recent seasons, the clubs exchanged home victories in the Premier League. In addition, in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, “Liverpool” bounced back from 1-3 at home, moving to a penalty shoot-out due to a Minamino goal in the 90+5 minute, and then Kelleher won the shoot-out. The Reds were able to show a good level in the last match. But the “foxes” disappointed in Newcastle. It may not be possible to repeat the same in a head-to-head match, but it is worth considering the option of betting on the victory of the Merseysiders in the 1st half and the match.
Prediction for the match: Liverpool to win the first half and the match.
