Leicester vs West Brom prediction, odds & betting tips – 20/04/2024

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Leicester - West Brom

England Championship - King Power Stadium

Leicester and West Brom will meet on Saturday, 20 April, in the first game of the day in the upcoming Championship round.

Can Leicester get back to the top after a string of bad results or will West Brom push them towards the playoffs even further? Find out by reading our Leicester vs West Brom prediction and check out some of our other Championship predictions.

Leicester vs West Brom prediction: Foxes to finally win a game

Key Stats

• Leicester City have been dominant at home in the league this season, winning 15 of their 20 home games in the Championship.
• West Brom have only won six of their 21 away games in the league so far.
• Leicester have beaten West Brom in their last four duels in a row.
• Seven of the last 10 H2H meetings between Leicester and West Brom have gone over 2.5 total goals.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies backing Leicester 

• HOME: 4/7 (1.57) – 63.60%
• DRAW: 3/1 (4.00) – 25.00%
• AWAY: 17/4 (5.25) – 19.00%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

We can see from the Leicester vs West Brom odds that the home team are the expected winners in this game, which makes sense, looking at the standings where Leicester are 16 points ahead of West Brom.

However, Leicester have been struggling lately and they enter this match after two losses in a row. The pressure on the Foxes is palpable as they fight for direct promotion, while West Brom have nearly secured their place in the playoffs.

All things considered, we can see why Leicester are the favourites, but this should be an exciting game. Meanwhile, if you're looking for more predictions, check out our latest betting tips for today.

Last five H2Hs: Leicester dominating WBA lately

England Championship 02/12/23

West Brom

1

Leicester

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England Premier League 22/04/21

Leicester

3

West Brom

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England Premier League 13/09/20

West Brom

0

Leicester

3

England Premier League 10/03/18

West Brom

1

Leicester

4

England Premier League 16/10/17

Leicester

1

West Brom

1

With four wins in a row over West Brom, Leicester have clearly been the better team of the two in recent years. However, the situation is quite different if we look at the overall H2H record between these teams—51-24-39 in favour of West Brom.

Leicester preview: Can they snap a two-game losing streak?

While Leicester City seemed like certain winners of the Championship at one point this season, their recent form has been shaky.

The Foxes have lost their last two games in the league and have just three wins in their last eight matches. However, both Leeds and Ipswich have also failed to win in the past couple of rounds, so Leicester remain second at the moment, one point behind Ipswich with a game in hand.

On the bright side, only Kasey McAteer is on the team's injury list at this time.

Predicted Lineup – Hermansen – Pereira, Vestergaard, Faes, Justin – Winks, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall – Fatawu, Mavididi, Vardy

England Premier League 11/05/25

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Nottm Forest

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Leicester

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England Premier League 03/05/25

W

Southampton

0

Leicester

2

England Premier League 26/04/25

L

Wolverhampton

3

Leicester

0

England Premier League 20/04/25

L

Liverpool

1

Leicester

0

England Premier League 12/04/25

D

Brighton

2

Leicester

2

West Brom preview: Close to clinching a playoff spot

After 10 games without a loss, West Brom finally caved in the last round, losing at home to Sunderland. Despite this loss, their great run of form put West Brom into fifth place in the standings.

So, with five rounds left in the season, WBA look destined for the playoffs, but they still need a few more points to definitely secure their place.

When it comes to team news, Brandon Thomas-Asante is suspended for this match, while Jayson Molumby and Daryl Dike are injured.

Predicted Lineup: Palmer – Furlong, Bartley, Kipre, Townsend – Yokuslu, Mowatt, Fellows, Diangana, Johnston – Wallace

England Championship 03/05/25

W

Luton

3

West Brom

5

England Championship 26/04/25

D

Cardiff

0

West Brom

0

England Championship 21/04/25

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Derby

3

West Brom

1

England Championship 18/04/25

L

Coventry

2

West Brom

0

England Championship 12/04/25

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Watford

1

West Brom

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Player to watch: Jamie Vardy

With Leicester in a tough spot and under a lot of pressure, they will need good performances from their more experienced players. With that in mind, our player to watch is Jamie Vardy, who managed to score 14 goals in the Championship this season despite being 37 years old.

Another goal for Vardy against West Brom?

In 10 games against West Brom in his career, Vardy has scored seven goals. So, he clearly enjoys going against WBA, and we can see him doing well in their upcoming duel, too.