Manchester City vs Leicester City Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Premier League

• Tournament: Premier League
• Venue: Etihad Stadium
• Date: April 2nd

• Kick-off Time: 06:45 AM GMT

  Manchester City vs Leicester City is set to take place on 2nd April at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League. Manchester City are going through a poor phase for the first time under Pep Guardiola. The Cityzens are the current title defenders, having won the Premier League last season and they are doing a poor job in their title defense. As of now, Manchester City are in fifth place with 48 points, winning 14 games, drawing six games and losing nine games. This is very poor considering their usual standards which always propel them to a title each season and easily the top two of the Premier League.

  Currently, they are contending closely for a top four spot with Chelsea who are in fourth place, Newcastle in sixth place and Brighton in seventh place with 48 and 47 points respectively. Manchester City's form in the last five PL games has been average with them winning two matches, drawing one, and losing two.

  Leicester City have not been able to recreate or at least live up to their form in the 2015-2016 Premier League-winning season. The Foxes are in the relegation zone in 19th place with a mere 17 points. They have lost more games than they have won, with only four wins, five draws, and 20 losses. They are very likely to get relegated this season, and to add more despair to their current condition is their poor form in the last five PL games. Leicester City have been winless in their last five games and are desperately looking for a win.

Manchester City Team News

Pep Guardiola will surely make a few changes in the starting line-up because of injuries and their recent 2-1 win against Bournemouth in the FA Cup. The main change is Omar Marmoush playing in place of Erling Haaland since the Norwegian picked up a knee injury in the FA Cup match against Bournemouth. Another change is O'Reilly making his way to the main team and likely into the starting XI over Matheus Nunes. O'Reilly completely changed the game against Bournemouth, and Pep is likely to give him a chance to shine in the Premier League as well.

Leicester City Team News

Ruud Van Nistelrooy has a few absentees as they are set to face Manchester City. Winger Abdul Fatawu is a long term absentee because of a serious knee injury. Other than this Harry Souttar is also injured because of an ankle problem and full-back Ricardo Pereira is in doubt since the team is awaiting a positive update regarding his injury.

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Manchester City vs Leicester City Predicted Lineups

Manchester City Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Ederson

Defenders: Gvardiol, Dias, Khusanov, O'Reilly

Midfielders: Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva

Forwards: Doku, Marmoush, Savinho

Leicester City Predicted Lineup (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Hermansen

Defenders: Faes, Coady, Okoli, Justin

Midfielders: Ndidi, Winks, Kristiansen, Buonanotte

Forwards: El Khannouss, Vardy

Manchester City vs Leicester City H2H Record

Manchester City and Leicester City have faced each other 128 times in their history, with Manchester City dominating winning 67 times, whereas Leicester have won 32 times, and the remaining 29 matches have ended in a draw.

Key Players To Watch Out For In Manchester City vs Leicester City

Omar Marmoush (Manchester City)

The Egyptian Prince came on in place of Erling Haaland in the FA Cup and scored instantly within two minutes, providing instant impact. Marmoush has scored four goals and provided two assists in seven Premier League appearances for Manchester City this season. Marmoush has blended and adapted well to the intensity of the Premier League after joining them from Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt in January. Overall, Omar has scored 25 goals and has fifteen assists to his name in 37 appearances for Frankfurt and Manchester City across all competitions in the 2024-2025 season.

Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)

Vardy has one of the best records scoring against Manchester City on multiple occassions. As of the 2024-2025 season, Jamie Vardy is having a decent performance having scored eight goals and provided four assists in 28 appearances for Leicester City across all competitions.

Manchester City vs Leicester City Prediction

Although Manchester City are going through a tough phase for the first time under Pep Guardiola, they are still one of the best teams in the world. It is quite possible that we might get to see a glimpse of the usual Manchester City which loves dismantling teams and not showing any mercy to them. Leicester City, on the other hand, will try their best to get a draw since a win is very unlikely for them. Moreover, they have been in the relegation zone for the majority of the season and have failed to get a win against Manchester City in their last five meetings as well.

Prediction: Manchester City 3-0 Leicester City

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