Chelsea vs Leicester prediction, odds & betting tips – 17/03/2024

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Chelsea - Leicester

England FA Cup - Stamford Bridge

3rd Round

Chelsea and Leicester will meet in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday, 17 March.

Will Chelsea have an easy job against their lower-league opponent or will Leicester eliminate another Premier League club from the competition? Find out by reading our Chelsea vs Leicester prediction and make sure to also check out some of our other FA Cup predictions too.

Chelsea vs Leicester prediction: A high-scoring and close affair

Key Stats

• Chelsea have averaged 3.41 total goals in Premier League this season, while Leicester have averaged 2.89 total goals per game in Championship so far.
• Leicester have gone over 2.5 total goals in seven of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
• Three of the four games Chelsea played in the FA Cup so far have gone over 2.5 total goals.
• Leicester have already eliminated one Premier League team from the FA Cup this season.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Chelsea clearly favoured to win

• HOME: 4/9 (2.75) – 69.20%
• DRAW: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.70%
• AWAY: 11/2 (6.50) – 15.40%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

It is clear from these Chelsea vs Leicester odds that the London team are the expected winners, which is hardly surprising given that Chelsea are playing in a league above Leicester, at least till the end of this season.

In addition to this, Chelsea have done well recently as they are undefeated in their last four games in Premier League. On the other hand, Leicester have lost three of their last five Championship matches, though they remain at the top of the standings.

In any case, if you like our predictions for this duel, check out some of our favourite betting tips for today too.

Last five H2Hs: Chelsea dominating the matchup

England Premier League 11/03/23

Leicester

1

Chelsea

3

England Premier League 27/08/22

Chelsea

2

Leicester

1

England Premier League 19/05/22

Chelsea

1

Leicester

1

England Premier League 20/11/21

Leicester

0

Chelsea

3

England Premier League 18/05/21

Chelsea

2

Leicester

1

With four wins in the last five duels with Leicester City, Chelsea have been dominating the Foxes recently. The situation is pretty similar when we look at their overall H2H record – 61-38-27 in favour of the Blues.

Chelsea preview: Looking for another great FA Cup run

The Blues have made the FA Cup finals three times in the last four season, though they lost every time, once against Leicester City, their upcoming opponent in the quarter-finals of this competition. Chelsea enter this match in solid form, with their only loss in the last seven games coming against Liverpool in the EFL Cup final, just a few minutes before the match was due to go to a penalty shootout.

Chelsea are currently without injured Benjamin Chilwell, Levi Colwill, Christopher Nkunku, Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, and Lesley Ugochukwu.

Predicted Lineup – Petrovic – Gusto, Disasi, Chalobah, Cucurella – Caicedo, Fernandez – Sterling, Palmer, Mudryk – Jackson

England Premier League 01/09/24

D

Crystal Palace

1

Chelsea

1

UEFA Conference League Qualifying 29/08/24

L

Servette

2

Chelsea

1

England Premier League 25/08/24

W

Wolverhampton

2

Chelsea

6

UEFA Conference League Qualifying 22/08/24

W

Servette

0

Chelsea

2

England Premier League 18/08/24

L

Man City

2

Chelsea

0

Leicester preview: A tough task for the Foxes in the FA Cup

While Leicester are still sitting at the top of Championship standings right now, their recent form seriously hurt their chances of winning the league and securing direct promotion. On the bright side, at least Leicester have ended a three-game losing streak in the league with a draw against Hull the previous weekend.

Meanwhile, Kasey McAteer, Ricardo Pereira, and Dennis Praet are out with injuries at the moment.

Predicted Lineup – Hermansen – Choudhury, Faes, Coady, Doyle – Dewsbury-Hall, Winks, Akgun, Mavididi – Fatawu, Vardy

England Premier League 31/08/24

L

Aston Villa

2

Leicester

1

England EFL Cup 27/08/24

W

Tranmere

0

Leicester

4

England Premier League 24/08/24

L

Fulham

2

Leicester

1

England Premier League 19/08/24

D

Tottenham

1

Leicester

1

Elite Club Friendlies 10/08/24

L

Lens

3

Leicester

0

Player to watch: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

With 10 goals and 12 assists in Championship this season, the player who started his career at Leicester City has led the team to the first place in the standings, at least for now. Can he lead them to the FA Cup semi-finals too?

Dewsbury-Hall to score first?

So far, half of Dewsbury-Hall's 10 goals in Championship have been the first goals of the match, so betting on him to open the scoring against Chelsea might be worth a punt.