Manchester City hosts Leicester City in round 19 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Sunday, December 26th at Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
Josep Guardiola's team tops the Premier League standings after 18 rounds with 44 points. Manchester City gained 14 victories and two draws and suffered two losses. The Citizens have taken the lead in the championship race thanks to a more stable performance compared to the competitors. After the defeat to Crystal Palace at the end of October (0-2), Manchester City earned three points in eight rounds in a row. In three previous league matches, Guardiola's players did not even concede from their opponents. The Citizens kept a clean sheet in the matches against Wolverhampton (1-0), Leeds (7-0), and Newcastle (0-4). The last away victory was gained thanks to goals from Ruben Dias, João Cancelo, Riyad Mahrez, and Raheem Sterling.
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Brendan Rogers's team is in 9th place in the Premier League standings with 22 points. Leicester City has six victories, four draws, and six defeats. The Foxes were among those Premier League teams facing the COVID-19 epidemic among the first-team players. For this reason, they have not played since December 12, when they celebrated a major victory over Newcastle at home (4-0). The games against Tottenham and Everton were postponed, and the Foxes returned to the pitch in a League Cup match against Liverpool on 22 December. The regulation time at Anfield ended in a battling 3-3 draw, and the Reds were more successful in the penalty shootout (5-4).
The last head-to-head match at Etihad ended with a landslide victory for the Foxes with a score of 2-5. Beyond that, Leicester was stronger in the last English Super Cup final (1-0). Manchester City must take revenge on Leicester for last year's painful home defeat. The Foxes suffered heavy losses, and this limits their ability to rotate players. In addition, Rogers's side will go to Manchester four days after the energy-consuming League Cup match against Liverpool, while Guardiola's players had one week to prepare. But Leicester is quite capable of breaking the clean score of the reigning champions of England. Despite staffing problems, the Foxes have scored in the last four consecutive rounds and upset the opponents’ goalkeepers in all eight previous away matches in the Premier League. For this reason, you can take a risk and assume that goals will fly into both nets, but the hosts will win.
Prediction for the match: Manchester City to win and Both teams to score — yes
