Leicester take on the visitors West Bromwich Albion in the round 26 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Monday, January 5th at King Power Stadium (Leicester).
Leicester are becoming one of the disappointments of this season. Under Ranieri, the Foxes produced arguably the most sensational championship triumph of this century in England, if not in all top-level football. Later, with Rodgers, there were further successes, not as dramatic, but they did collect domestic cup trophies and returned to the European stage. After the previous relegation, Maresca took charge and smoothly guided the club back from the Championship, only to leave for Chelsea, with his successors unable to maintain that level. This applied not only to the Premier League, where the newcomers failed to establish themselves, but also to the Championship. There, the nominal favorite has been delivering very average results, and it is already hard to believe they can even push for a top-six finish and a play-off spot, unless there is a sharp improvement in the second half of the season. Recently, after beating Derby, Leicester suffered another defeat, this time against the far-from-consistent Sheffield United. Their recent form highlights a lack of stability, with positive results quickly followed by setbacks. At the moment, Leicester look more like a mid-table side than a team capable of mounting a serious promotion challenge.
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West Bromwich used to earn promotion to the Premier League fairly often, even if they rarely stayed there for long. Now, however, they find themselves stuck in a prolonged spell in the Championship. Last season, they were not far from at least challenging in the play-offs, finishing ninth with 64 points. This time, the team looks noticeably weaker, especially with the growing number of defeats during the winter period, to the point where they have begun to glance nervously toward the relegation zone. That made it crucial to squeeze the maximum out of the match against QPR. Yet after beating the London side, West Bromwich again ended up empty-handed against Swansea, failing to respond to the only goal scored by the Welsh club in the last round. Overall, recent performances suggest a decline in confidence and consistency compared to a year ago. If the current trend continues, West Bromwich will struggle to regain the momentum needed to move back toward the top half of the table.
The Foxes had recorded five consecutive wins in this matchup. However, in their most recent meeting with West Bromwich Albion, in September of the current season, the sides played out a draw. The matchup is viewed as fairly even. In these circumstances, the recommendation is to go for over 2.5 total goals.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
