Bet on Leicester City vs Swansea City – Pinnacle SOCCER BETTING LINE:
- Pinnacle currently lists Leicester as the favorites at -137 with Swansea +468 and a draw at +277
Leicester City vs Swansea City – Head to Head:
- The two sides last met in December with Leicester winning 3-0 away. Leicester were 2-0 winners at home last season and Swansea won their home match by the same score. Swansea has just four victories overall in their past 21 meetings with Leicester. Overall, these two sides have met 34 times in the past with Leicester winning 16, losing 10 and drawing the other eight. Swansea is winless in their last 11 visits to Leicester with three draws and eight losses. Leicester has won the last five consecutive home encounters.
English Premier League leaders Leicester City have a huge home game this Sunday, April 24th when they host Swansea City at the King Power Stadium. Leicester is hanging onto first place by five points with just four games remaining in the campaign and are hoping to win their first-ever Premier League title. It’s not going to be easy though as they also have to play Manchester United, Everton, and Chelsea. This makes Sunday’s game a must-win situation for Leicester as they could still possibly be caught and overtaken by Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal before season’s end.
Leicester enters the weekend with 73 points on 21 wins, 10 draws and just three losses. They’ve scored 59 times and allowed 33 against. They have 10 victories at home along with six draws and defeat with 28 goals for and 17 against. They’ve posted eight clean sheets at home and have failed to score there on just two occasions. Overall, they’ve registered 14 shutouts and have been held goalless just three times. Leicester is unbeaten in their past six home fixtures with four wins and two draws. Their last league outing ended in a controversial 2-2 draw at home against West Ham United a week ago.
Swansea currently sits in 15th position with 10 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats for 40 points. They’ve scored 34 times and conceded 45. Swansea has three victories, five draws and nine losses on the road with 18 goals for and 27 against. They’ve posted just one clean sheet away from home and have been shut out five times. Overall, they’ve recorded nine clean sheets and have failed to score on 11 occasions. Swansea has a win, two draws and three defeats on their past six road trips and lost their last match 3-0 away at Newcastle United last weekend.
Swansea is 10 points above 18th-place Sunderland and the relegation zone with Sunderland having a game in hand. Leicester has a five-point lead on second-place Tottenham and is 10 points up on third-place Arsenal with all three teams having four games to go in the season. Leicester, who are unbeaten in the last eight league contests, will be without Player of the Year nominee Jamie Vardy as the team’s leading scorer is suspended after receiving a pair of yellow cards last weekend against West Ham. In addition, Nathan Dyer isn’t allowed to play since he’s on loan from Swansea. Leicester has posted five clean sheets in their past six matches while Swansea has just two wins in their past dozen road trips with three draws and seven defeats.