HIGH-FLYING Chelsea travel to the King Power Stadium for their Premier League clash against Leicester on Saturday afternoon.
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Premier League football returns to our screens following the international break.
And we kick-start things on Saturday lunchtime with an intriguing encounter between Leicester and Chelsea at the King Power Stadium.
The Foxes enter the contest sitting in 15th position with 10 points from their opening 11 matches of the 2024-25 campaign – leaving them three clear of the relegation zone.
Steve Cooper’s side have registered two victories since their promotion, although those arrived in back-to-back games against Bournemouth and Southampton in October.
They’ve not managed a win since then, losing three of their last four in all competitions – including a 3-0 defeat at Manchester United last time out.
The defeat at Old Trafford ended Leicester’s impressive run of scoring in every top-flight game this season, and it also means they’ve now conceded 2+ goals in four of their last five.
It’s been defensively that Leicester have struggled this season having shipped 21 goals, managed just one clean sheet with the second-highest shots conceded in the division (195).
Only Ipswich Town and Southampton have a higher xGC (expected goals conceded) than the Foxes at 20.55.
They’ve also struggled against Saturday’s opponents Chelsea in recent years with the visitors having won five of the last six games in all competitions, conceding 15 goals in that run.
As for Chelsea, they are riding high in third position – four points behind second-placed Manchester City having only lost twice this season.
But they’ll need to start converting draws into wins if they are to continue their quest for Champions League qualification having taken just six points from their last five league matches.
Maresca’s side have failed to score more than once in four of their last five league outings and haven’t managed a clean sheet in the top-tier since September.
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Neither side looks particularly capable of a shut out, and both sides tend to get themselves on the scoresheet.
Leicester only have one Premier League clean sheet this season and have alarmingly shipped 14 goals in their last five matches in all competitions. They have, however, only failed to score twice in 14 competitive outings this term.
Chelsea have two clean sheets in the Premier League, but rank among the best for goals scored. The Blues have netted 21 goals – bettered only by Tottenham, Brentford and Manchester City. They also have the second-highest xG from open play (17.06) in the league.
Pedro Neto has really started to establish himself in Chelsea’s best XI. The Portuguese international, 24, has started and completed 90 minutes in each of Chelsea’s last three Premier League games. And it’s not too difficult to see why.
Aside from scoring a cracking equaliser against Arsenal last time out, the winger has created a whopping eight chances for his colleagues in their last four matches, which is the highest of any Chelsea player. He’s also had more touches in the opposition final third (100) and the highest xA (1.00) of any of his teammates.
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