by Ian S. Palmer
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Things don’t get any easier for Leicester City as the club tries to win the English Premier League for the first time in history as they’ll be facing Sunderland on the road this Sunday, April 10th. It’s true that Sunderland is one of the worst teams in the league, but they’ll be desperate since they need as many points as possible to avoid relegation into the second-tier English Championship League at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Leicester heads into the weekend with a seven-point bulge over second-place Tottenham Hotspur and an 11-point gap over third place Arsenal with Arsenal having a game in hand over the leaders.
Bet on Sunderland vs Leicester City – Pinnacle SOCCER BETTING LINE:
- Pinnacle currently lists Leicester as the favorites at +120 with Sunderland +253 and a draw at +254
Sunderland vs Leicester City – Head to Head:
- These two sides last met back on August 8th in their season openers with Leicester winning 4-2 at home. The squads drew 0-0 at Sunderland last season while they also drew 0-0 in Leicester. Sunderland was unbeaten in seven games against Leicester before their loss earlier this season with three draws and four defeats during that stretch. Overall, the two teams have met 85 times in the past with Leicester winning 33, losing 30 and drawing the other 22. Leicester has won just five of their past 18 encounters.
Sunderland sits at the other end of the table as they enter the 33rd round of action in 18th-place in the 20-team league. They’re four points back of 17th-place Norwich City and the safety zone, but do have a game in hand on Norwich. Sunderland has just 27 points on the season after 31 matches on six wins, nine draws and 16 losses. They’ve scored 36 goals and allowed 55 against. The team has four wins at home along with five draws and six losses while scoring 17 goals and conceding 16. Sunderland has recorded three clean sheets at home and has been shut out times. Overall, they’ve registered four clean sheets and have failed to score on 10 occasions.
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Leicester has been the surprise team of the season in all of Europe and leads the league with 69 points. They have 20 wins, nine draws and three losses with 55 goals for and 31 against. Leicester has been excellent on the road with 10 victories, four draws and two defeats away from home while scoring 29 times and allowing 16 against. They’ve posted five clean sheets on their travels this season and have failed to score just once. Overall, they’ve recorded 13 clean sheets and have been shut out three times. Leicester were 1-0 winners at home at King Power Stadium over Southampton last weekend while Sunderland drew 0-0 at home at the Stadium of Light against West Bromwich Albion.
Sunderland has two victories, three draws and just one defeat their past six home matches while Leicester has four wins, a draw and a loss in their last half dozen on the road. Both squads are quite healthy heading into the contest as Sunderland has listed only Duncan Watmore on their injury list and Leicester’s list consists of just Jeff Schlupp.