Leicester City vs Leeds United Prediction, 3/5/2022 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 3/1/2022

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Game: Leicester City vs Leeds United

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: King Power Stadium in Leicester, England

TV: USA Network

Odds/Point Spread: Leicester City (-111) Leeds United (+230)

Raphinha and Leeds United (5-8-13, 16th in the EPL) head to King Power Stadium on Saturday where they'll take on Leicester City (7-6-10, 13th in the EPL). The starting goaltenders will be Kasper Schmeichel for Leicester City and Illan Meslier for Leeds United. The odds on this game have Leicester City coming in at -111 and the Whites are priced at +230. The total has been set at 2.75.

Leicester City took the field against Wolverhampton in their most recent game and took a loss by a final of 2-1. Leicester City tried 21 dribbles in this contest and were successful in 17 of those attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. When talking about passing the ball, they earned a 90.2% passes received rate by completing 514 out of their 570 pass attempts in their last outing.

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Concerning shot accuracy, Leicester City walked away from the pitch at a 41.2% rate by putting 7 SoT out of 17 total shots. Leicester City is averaging 1.61 g/90 (37 goals in total) and have accumulated 27 assists in all matches for this campaign.

James Maddison is a guy who should impact this matchup for Leicester City. Maddison has had a starting assignment in 174 matches in his career and tallies 0.29 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder hailing from England has tallied 49 goals scored in 15,408 mins. He has totaled 33 assists while accumulating 26 yellow card cautions during his soccer career.

Another guy who could decide the outcome is Youri Tielemans, the midfielder hailing from Belgium. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 43 times in his career while scoring 49 total goals. Tielemans has been on the field for 22,762 minutes in 256 starting assignments and has been handed 32 yellow card warnings. He is averaging 0.19 goals per 90 mins so far in his career.

The man who is expected to defend the goal for Leicester City will be Kasper Schmeichel. Schmeichel (252-143-165 mark during his soccer career) has accounted for 185 clean sheets, which leaves him with a 33.2% clean sheet percentage. The goalie from Denmark has faced 2,252 shots attempted at him in 558 career starting assignments. His GA/90 is 1.2 (652 goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 72.2. Schmeichel has been on the pitch for a total of 50,234 mins and has tallied 1,625 saves during his soccer career.

In their last outing, Leeds United took a loss by a score of 4-0 against Tottenham. They finished the match by converting 392 of the 436 attempted passes earning a rate of 89.9%. Leeds United finished with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 7 of the 14 dribbles they pursued. Leeds United converted 2 shots tried out of 20 shots tried which had them sitting at a 10.0% clip in their last match. Having a total of 29 goals and 19 assists in all their contests, Leeds United averages 1.12 goals and 0.73 assists per 90.

Raphinha should be someone to watch for Leeds United. He currently averages 0.29 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 94 outings during his career. The forward from Brazil has played 8,301 minutes and has earned 27 goals. He has accumulated 19 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 17 times. Be sure to watch out for Jack Harrison, the forward who represents England. Harrison has been handed a total of 10 yellow cards in 15,207 mins (182 starting assignments). His G/90 average in his pro soccer career is 0.21. He has scored 36 goals during his pro soccer career while assisting a teammate on a goal 29 times.

Illan Meslier will be looking after the goal for Leeds United. Meslier has accumulated 30 clean sheets while he has seen 354 shots against him in 8,910 career minutes. He holds a save percentage of 70.9 and his shutout rate is 30.3%. He has surrendered 1.49 goals per 90 mins while earning a record of 41-23-35. During his professional soccer career, Meslier has given up 148 goals and has accumulated 250 saves in 99 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Leicester City (-111)

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