Tips for match Liverpool — Leicester City

The last match of Boxing Day in England will be the match between Liverpool and Leicester. And as all fans of English football know - it is often more difficult for Liverpool to play with underdogs than with favorites, although Leicester does not know how to close down well, but there can be enough problems.

Liverpool is in 1st place in the Premier League, ahead of Chelsea by 4 points, while having a game in hand. Arne Slot was able to build an excellent team without transfers, removed the shortcomings of "Klopp's" Liverpool, added stability and tactical flexibility. It is not for nothing that the Merseysiders, according to Opta statistics, are the most flexible team in the top 5 European leagues, that is, the team can change the positions of players and tactics several times during the match.

Although there were problems in recent matches - in the last 5 games, Liverpool won only 3 times, there were 3-3 draws with Newcastle and 2-2 with Fulham. But here, even more important for us is not the results, but the fact that the team has started to concede a lot of goals. I attribute this to the absence of Konate in the central line of defense and the transition to too “economical mode” during the match. That is, I understand that Slot is trying to calculate the team's strength for the entire match, but sometimes this plays a cruel joke. And here, motivated Leicester, with a new coach, are ahead, who really need points to try to break away from the relegation zone.

In the last 5 matches of the Premier League, Liverpool have conceded as many as 13 goals, which is not typical for teams fighting for the championship. But the fact remains that something in the defense without Konate does not work, so I will not be surprised if the outsider can score. Almost the most difficult match of the season for Liverpool was against Southampton, a team that will certainly fly out.

Leicester City recently fired the coach and appointed the former assistant of Ten Hag - Ruud van Nistelrooy. A legendary player, but his qualities as a coach are not yet known. In the first game with the new coach, Leicester beat West Ham 3-1 and many began to comment with optimism on Leicester's future in the Premier League. But is there an easier opponent than West Ham in the Premier League now? I don't think so, in terms of team play, they are clearly the worst team in the English championship.

Tactically, Nistelrooy should have already managed to make adjustments to Leicester's game, so I don't expect a huge failure. But the team is still extremely unstable, so it is better to choose a bet on TO 3.5 than on BTS + Yes plus some total or similar. Liverpool can concede and thus increase the total, but they can also score 4 goals on their own. Moreover, the bet on TB 3.5 has been successful 4 times out of Leicester's last 5 matches.

Sportwars.net forecast for the Liverpool - Leicester match, 12/26/2024: Total Over 3.5, odds 1.5.

Correct score prediction: 3-1, odds 10.