Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester City – Insight into matchday No. 8

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Tottenham Hotspur will host Leicester Metropolis for Saturday’s late Premier League match. Spurs are coming off a shock 2-0 Champions League group stage loss to Sporting Lisbon in midweek.

Antonio Conte turns his consideration again to the league with Spurs in third place. A win for Tottenham and outcomes going their method elsewhere would ship them into first place.

Leicester Metropolis are in final place forward of the weekend with one level from 18 potential. The final 5 Leicester Metropolis matches completed in defeat.

All-time head-to-head document

Tottenham are on a three-match profitable streak in opposition to Leicester Metropolis. Spurs did the league double over Leicester Metropolis in 2021-22 by a mixed rating of 6-3.

Spurs gained seven of the final 10 matches in all competitions versus Leicester Metropolis. Leicester Metropolis’s three wins in opposition to Spurs within the final 10 matches all got here in London.

Tottenham and Leicester Metropolis have performed 32 instances within the Premier League period. Spurs’ document is 15W-5D-12 losses versus Leicester Metropolis within the 32 conferences.

Leicester Metropolis have performed effectively at Tottenham within the Premier League. Their document is 5W-3D-8L at White Hart Lane/Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Antonio Conte vs. Brendan Rodgers

Brendan Rodgers appears to be like deflated this season. The previous Celtic coach may very well be the following Premier League supervisor dismissed.

Nevertheless, Leicester Metropolis would pay Rodgers a big sum of cash to depart the membership. The sum of money it will take to sack Rodgers is probably going protecting him on the membership for now.

Conte and Rodgers have performed twice beforehand. Conte has a document of 2W-0D-0L versus Rodgers. The Italian has a sterling document versus Leicester Metropolis with 7W-1D-0L in eight matches.

Rodgers has a document of 7W-1D-7L in 15 matches versus Spurs. He averages simply 1.47 factors per match in opposition to Tottenham.

High aim scorers in Tottenham Hotspur vs. Leicester Metropolis fixtures

• Harry Kane (THFC) – 18 targets
• Jamie Vardy (LCFC) – 8 targets
• Heung-min Son (THFC) – 7 targets

Leicester Metropolis desperately want a win on Saturday to maneuver away from the underside of the desk. The Foxes are terrible in the mean time and will make a managerial change throughout the worldwide break.

Rodgers is vocal concerning the lack of switch motion in the summertime market. Nevertheless, the membership spent closely in the summertime of 2021, simply after Leicester Metropolis gained the FA Cup. Rodgers’ signings didn’t pan out, and now, there is no cash left.

Spurs could have misplaced in midweek, however the focus is on the league title. Tottenham are unbeaten in six league matches. A win might take them high of the desk.