The Carabao Cup is hotting up and two in-form teams meet at the King Power stadium at the quarter final stage. Leicester have only lost once since Claude Puel’s arrival at the King Power stadium – which was indeed to Manchester City back in November – whilst Manchester City have won 22 of their 25 matches played already this season in all competitions and sit 11 points clear in the Premier League title race.
Carabao Cup – King Power Stadium – Tuesday 19th December 2017 2017 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 18/5 at Coral |
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Leicester City FC
Manchester CityLeicester City
The Foxes have been in sublime form of late and have surged up the Premier League table – they currently sit in 8th position with 26 points from 17 games. They have won their last 4 matches and have only lost once in their last 12 games in all competitions and beat Liverpool and Leeds to reach the last 8. Shinji Okazaki has bagged 7 goals this season for the Foxes and the Japanese international has been in sensational form.
Manchester City
Manchester City’s incredible run of 15 successive Premier League wins has drawn many plaudits for the style and gumption Pep Guardiola’s men have demonstrated. The Blues picked off West Bromwich Albion and Wolves to reach the last 8 and are expected to name a rotated side. Gabriel Jesus has notched 10 goals already this term and should get the nod at the King Power.
Head to Head
Manchester City hold a convincing 55:29 lead in the head to head record between the two sides with an additional 29 draws being played out between the pair across all domestic competitions. Leicester claimed a famous 4-2 victory over City in the equivalent fixture last term whilst City got their revenge in November 2017 with a 2-0 win thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and a Kevin de Bruyne wonder goal.
Odds and Predictions
Manchester City can’t stop scoring this season whilst Leicester haven’t failed to score in a match since November.
Both teams to score – YES – looks a strong bet at 8/11 with William Hill.
Gabriel Jesus has been rotating with Sergio Aguero and will want to take his chance – scored 2 in 2 vs Leicester.
Gabriel Jesus to score anytime looks a shrewd bet at 10/11 with Uni Bet.
Both teams have smashed the goals in this season.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks a good bet at 4/7 with Ladbrokes.
Despite Leicester’s improvements in recent weeks, Manchester City should have too much confidence and quality.
Manchester City to win the match is a sensible bet at 4/9 with Unibet.
Score Prediction
Leicester City 1 – 2 Manchester City – 7/1 with Ladbrokes.
Top Betting Tip
This could well be the most entertaining match of the round between two forward thinking teams. Manchester City to win the match and both teams to score looks a great punt at 19/10 with Coral.