Spartak Moscow – Leicester : Preview & Prediction
On the 3rd day of the group stage of the Europa League,Spartak Moscow hosts Leicester in a fixture where the underdogs are currently the favoured. Are they?
What is the benchmark?
Indeed, the Muscovites are currently in 2nd place with 3 points gained in 2 games. However, they got off to a very bad start with a defeat against Legia Warsaw (0-1), a team which appeared against all expectations in first place. They achieved the perfect feat by going to win on the lawn of Naples (2-3) taking advantage of their numerical superiority during a half. The premises are however very irregular this season with only a 7th place in the league. The Muscovites still remain on a good dynamic of 4 games without defeat, a victory against Ufa (2-0), against Naples, on the lawn of Akhmat Grozny (0-1) but they have just been slowed down to home by Dinamo Moscow (2-2).
Are Foxes really the top dogs here?
For its part, Leicester made a very bad start in this group stage. On the first day they pulled off a draw at the reception of Naples (2-2) before falling on the lawn of the astonishing team of Legia Warsaw (1-0). Jamie Vardy’s teammates are also very irregular with an 11th place in the Premier League. The visitors have just beaten Manchester United (4-2) at home, ending a bad streak of 4 games without wins (2 draws and 2 losses). With only 1 point in this group stage, defeat is no longer allowed if they want to hope to qualify for the rest of the competition.
● Spartak has many major absentees in its squad.
● Leicester will be complete if the long-term injured Fofana is removed.
● The Foxes only have 1 point in this group stage and must win this match to have any hope for anything.
● Moscow still has all the cards in its hands to hope for something in this group stage.
● The trip seems perilous for visitors with the route and the unusual match schedule.
In a momentous game for the Foxes, we should see a close game. On the one hand, Moscow will want at least to garner a single point which will be of great importance for the future. On the other hand, Leicester will absolutely want to win and ride on its good momentum this weekend to get back to the top 2 places in this ranking. On paper, the visitors are superior and the stake can make the difference with such players that is why we are starting with the victory of Leicester.
Any opportunities for betting?
Let’s look at the numbers. Home win probability is 30.78%, probability for a Draw is 23.94% and chance for away team taking all 3 points is 45.28%. How can we win by betting on this match? Transforming the probabilities into odds and comparing them with the odds of a bookie, we see that there is a decent value in a home win of Spartak. There is actually no value in a draw and in awa win. Taking into account many strong players missing from Spartaks squad, we advise not to use this value ebt.
Spartak Moscow – Leicester : Betting Tips
Leicester – Win Odds: 1.80
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
