Leicester City vs Birmingham: Preview and Prediction

Date, Kick-off time, Venue

• Date- 27th January, 2024
• Kick-off time- 08:30 PM IST
• Venue- King Power Stadium

Leicester City vs Birmingham Match Preview

Both Leicester City and Birmingham are set to face each other in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Both the teams have had a different sort of campaign so far in the Championship. While Leicester is at the top of the Championship, Birmingham is in the 21^st position of the Championship. Leicester City will be coming to the match after a draw against Ipswich Town while Birmingham won their last match against Stoke City.

Team News

Birmingham

Alfie Chang will miss the match for Birmingham for a knee injury and George Hall will also be unavailable as he is out with a hamstring injury. Apart from that Emanuel Aiwu and Emmanuel Longelo will be a risk of suspension as they have already received four yellow in their campaign. Tony Mowbray is unlikely to rotate the squad for the match.

Leicester City

Leicester Kelechi Iheanacho will miss the match as he is called up to the national team. Apart from that Jannik Vestergaard, Stephy Mavididi, and Dewsbury-Hall will be a risk of suspension. It will be interesting to see with which lineup Enzo Marasca decides to go for the match.

Predicted lineups for the match

Leicester City

• Goalkeeper- M. Hermansen
• Defenders- J. Justin, J, Vestergaard, W. Faes, R. Pereira
• Midfielders- H. Winks, H, Choudhury, K. McAteer, K. Dewsbury-Hall, S. Mavididi
• Forward- Jamie Vardy

Birmingham

• Goalkeeper- J. Ruddy
• Defenders- L. Buchanan, K. Bielik, D. Sanderson, C. Drameh
• Midfielders-I. Sunjic, J. James, S. Dembele, J. Bacuna, K. Miyoshi
• Forward- J. Stansfield

Betting Tips and odds

Leicester City is to win the match.

Leicester City is to score more than two goals.

Jamie Vardy is to be on the score sheet.

Odds

Birmingham win-1.72

Leicester City win- 1.90

Draw-1.88

Odds Source- Oddsopedia.com

Prediction

Leicester City is to win the match by a scoreline of 2-0. Keeping in mind the brilliant form Leicester City’s frontline is in it will be difficult for the defence of Birmingham to stop them.

Head-to-Head

The two teams have come face to face with each other on 11 occasions. Leicester City leads the way with six wins while Birmingham has tasted victory just two times. Three matches between the two have ended in a draw.

• (2023/12) Birmingham City 2 – 3 Leicester City
• (2020/08) Birmingham City 0 – 2 Leicester City
• (2020/03) Leicester City 1 – 0 Birmingham City
• (2015/08) Birmingham City 2 – 3 Leicester City
• (2014/01) Birmingham City 1 – 2 Leicester City

Players to watch out for

Leicester City

The player to watch out for Leicester City will be Kevin Dewsbury-Hall. The central midfielder has been in absolutely superb form this season. Till now in the Championship, he has racked up nine goals and nine assists so far.

Birmingham

The player to watch out for Birmingham City will be Jay Stansfield. The center-forward has racked up goals for fun this season. With eight goals and two assists he is the team leading scorer so far in the Championship this season.

Where to watch

• India -Sony Ten Network/ Sony Liv
• UK- BT TV/ TNT App
• Germany- DAZN/ Amazon Prime/ Video ZDF