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Leicester City's first competitive game since relegation to League One is against Northampton Town at the King Power Stadium in the Carabao Cup first round on Saturday afternoon.
The Foxes unfortunately suffered back-to-back relegations having played in the Premier League just two seasons ago, and will be aiming to bounce back up immediately.
Meanwhile, Northampton also come into this campaign off the back of a relegation, as they dropped down from League One to league Two.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Leicester City vs. Northampton Town key stats
- Leicester have won four of their six pre-season friendlies (D1, L1).
- Northampton have lost just one of their five pre-season friendlies (W2, D2).
- That was a 3-0 defeat to Leicester in July.
Leicester City vs. Northampton Town preview: Foxes to get through?
Leicester vs Northampton — Tale of the Tape
| Leicester | vs | Northampton |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd (Championship) | Position | 24th (League One) |
| 46 | Points | 35 |
| 58 | Goals For | 39 |
| 68 | Goals Against | 74 |
| 6 | Clean Sheets | 10 |
| 22nd | Home / Away Rank | 24th |
After going through two managers last season, Leicester have appointed Russell Martin to try and get them out of the gutter.
He has previous pedigree in the Football League, and also has experience of gaining promotion with clubs.
Tommy Watson, Liam Cullen and Conor Chaplin are among the star names that Leicester have signed to try and get them back up, but the likes of Harry Winks, Jeremy Monga and Ricardo Pereira have all departed the club.
Ben Nelson is also an injury doubt after coming off during pre-season, but the Foxes should still have enough quality to progress.
As for Northampton, they have gone down a similar path in appointing Chris Hogg, who takes charge after two previous managers from last season departed.
Like their opponents, there has been plenty of turnover in the squad, with the likes of Nesta Guinness-Walker, Cameron McGeehan and Kyle Edwards all leaving.
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans, Zach Jeacock, James Maxwell, Janoi Donacien and Harvey Saunders have all been signed to help bolster the squad, and all are vying for their competitive debuts here.
Logan Briggs has also been signed on loan from Leicester, but is unavailable against his parent club, while Jack Burroughs and Liam Shaw are also expected to miss out.
Leicester City vs. Northampton Town form guide & betting tips
| Leicester | vs | Northampton |
|---|---|---|
WWWDL |
Form | LDWDW |
| 9 | Goals For | 7 |
| 5 | Goals Against | 6 |
N/A |
Carabao Cup | N/A |
Whispers predicts: Leicester City 3-1 Northampton Town
Leicester are 1/4 (1.25) favourites to win, but while we side with the bookies, we want to explore some ambitious bets.
Northampton are unbeaten in their last four games and so could come into this with confidence, so BTTS – Yes at 1/1 (2.00) could be worth a bet.
Over 3.5 goals at 6/5 (2.20) is our second pick, with two of Northampton's previous three matches producing four goals or more.
Overall, we are predicting a Correct score – 3-1 at 10/1 (11.00), as we think there could be plenty of goals shared between both teams.
> BTTS – Yes at 1/1 (2.00) | Likelihood: Probable
> Over 3.5 goals at 6/5 (2.20) | Likelihood: Possible
> Correct score – 3-1 at 10/1 (11.00) | Likelihood: Outsider