Leicester v Crystal Palace

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Leicester City will be desperate to avoid slipping to a sixth defeat on the trot in the Premier League after The Foxes suffered a fifth straight defeat away from home at Aston Villa last time out and although the east midlands club return to the home surroundings of their King Power Stadium, recent form suggests the hosts could struggle once again here.

Crystal Palace's resurgence of form in the English top flight continued last time out when The Eagles held high-flying Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park which in turn made it just one defeat in their last nine matches overall.

Leicester City have been handed disappointing but not entirely unexpected defeats by the likes of Newcastle United, Wolves, Liverpool, Manchester City and Aston Villa respectively while the bigger picture shows The Foxes have managed to capture just one win from their last 12 matches.

That rare victory came in the form of a 3-1 home win against West Ham but having also stumbled to no fewer than nine defeats within these previous 12 games in the top flight, the prospects of a home win here at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday night do not look very promising at all.

Goals look set to feature as well though on Wednesday night as both teams have scored in 15 out of their 20 matches played to date so far in this campaign.

Crystal Palace currently occupy 15th place in the Premier League but the London club do possess a useful five-point cushion above third from bottom club Ipswich Town and the relegation zone heading into this midweek fixture in the east midlands.

After producing a worryingly barren start to this current Premier League campaign which consisted of three draws but also five defeats as well, Crystal Palace's form towards the end of last season has become more apparent in subsequent fixtures as The Eagles have lost just once more in their last nine games.

Three wins within these previous nine games have seen Crystal Palace pick up important victories against the likes of Ipswich Town, fierce rivals Brighton and Southampton, the former two wins both being away from home as well.

Indeed, Crystal Palace are now unbeaten in their last five outings, three of which have also resulted in both teams scoring, while the bigger picture shows seven out of Crystal Palace's last 10 away games have resulted in both teams hitting the back of the net.

Leicester City v Crystal Palace Verdict

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last two meetings against Leicester City and based on current form, the London visitors look the more likely to take the spoils here at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Crystal Palace win @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Crystal Palace win & BTTS Yes @ 3.60

Correct Score: Crystal Palace 2-1 @ 9.50