Maresca returns to the King Power stadium for the first time since leaving the Championship winners.
12:30 Saturday
Leicester entered the international break on the back of a disappointing 3-0 defeat, while Chelsea settled for back-to-back 1-1 draws against Manchester United and Arsenal. The two teams are set to clash at the King Power Stadium.
Leicester vs Chelsea Prediction
Leicester's run of matches without a win was extended to four before the international break, with the 3-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The Foxes have taken 10 points from their 11 league matches this season.
Chelsea, meanwhile, headed into the break off the back of back-to-back 1-1 draws in the Premier League, against Manchester United and Arsenal.
The Blues last faced Leicester back in March, in the FA Cup, with Enzo Maresca in the away dugout at Stamford Bridge.
With a handful of key players missing for the hosts, Chelsea should pick up the points here.
Score Prediction: Leicester 1-2 Chelsea
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Leicester vs Chelsea Lineups
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Leicester Predicted Lineup vs Chelsea
Hermansen, Kristiansen, Vestergaard, Faes, Justin, Soumaré, Ndidi, Winks, Mavididi, Édouard, Khannouss
Chelsea Predicted Lineup vs Leicester
Sánchez, Cucurella, Colwill, Fofana, James, Lavia, Caicedo, Neto, Palmer, Madueke, Jackson
Leicester vs Chelsea Team News
- Leicester could be without as many as seven players through injury here.
- Abdul Fatawu and Jordan Ayew both picked up issues while away with Ghana over the break, while Jamie Vardy and Bobby De Cordova-Reid will be assessed.
- Facundo Buonanotte will sit this one out after accumulating five yellow cards.
- Jadon Sancho continues to work on his return to full fitness, while Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia were all deemed unfit for their respective national teams during the break.
Leicester vs Chelsea Odds
| Result | Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 11/2 | 15% |
| Draw | 15/4 | 21% |
| Chelsea | 8/15 | 65% |
Leicester vs Chelsea Bet Builder Tips
Our bet builder tips for Leicester vs Chelsea features Chelsea to win, Pedro Neto over 1.5 shots on target and Wilfred Ndidi over 1.5 fouls.
At the time of publishing it is a best price of 10/1 with Sky Bet.
Despite having a slight upturn in form at the start of October, Leicester have lost three and drawn one in their last four matches in all competitions since, and they have conceded 12 goals in those games as they continue to struggle defensively.
They have the third highest xG against in the league (24.1) and have the fifth worse defence in terms of goals conceded.
They face the side with the third best xG for and the second most goals in the league this year and though Chelsea are not as sound as they could be at the back, you can count of Chelsea outscoring their opposition in this fixture.
One of Chelsea's most inform and exciting attackers at the moment is Pedro Neto who seems to finally be settling in at his new club and finding his shooting boots.
Making his first three starts for Chelsea this season, Neto has picked up a goal against Arsenal and an assist and averaged 3.3 shots a game across his last three games. he also scored for Portugal in the recent international break.
He hit the target in all three games and hit the target twice against Newcaslte. those fixtures were against far tougher defences than he faces today and the step down in standard should give him plenty of chances.
Chelsea's most fouled players Cole Palmer (2.4 per game) and Moises Caicedo (1.5 per game) are both likely playing down the middle of the park where they face Leicester's top fouler Wilfred Ndidi (1.6 fouls per game). With Chelsea expected to dominate possesion Ndidi should be busy trying to stop these two.
