Chelsea vs Leicester City Prediction and Betting Odds | Premier League May 19
Chelsea vs Leicester City Betting Preview
WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan offers his Chelsea vs Leicester City betting preview for Thursday, May 19 in the English Premier League. A Chelsea win would guarantee Thomas Tuchel’s men a third-place finish, but the Blues have already done enough to grab a Champions League spot this year regardless of the outcome.
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| Thursday, May 19 | English Premier League Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Leicester City: | +750 |
| Chelsea: | -255 |
| Draw: | +390 |
| Total: | 3 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of DraftKings) |
| Game Time: | 3:00pm ET / 12:00pm PT |
Chelsea vs Leicester City Analysis
Chelsea is coming off a tough defeat to Liverpool in the FA Cup final over the weekend. The match ended 0-0, with the Reds earning the trophy in a penalty kick shootout.
Leicester, unlike previous seasons in the EPL where they’ve tended to fade away late in the season, have gone through somewhat of a renaissance over the last couple of weeks, scoring eight goals combined against Norwich and Watford combined over their last two matchdays as they look to finish out the season strong.
Chelsea won the reverse fixture 3-0 between the two sides back in November with goals from Rudiger, Kante and Pulisic.
Leicester Looking For History To Repeat
The Foxes will look to put three wins together in the EPL for the first time since January 2021, which coincidentally culminated with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea in that run. Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers will no doubt hope history repeats itself here on Thursday.
If they’re going to achieve that, however, Leicester has to clean up a defense which has conceded in 17 of their 18 away league games this season and has averaged a colossal 3.25 goals per game to the other top four opponents on the road this year.
Chelsea Bounce Back After Heartbreak?
It’s been back-to-back seasons now where the Blues have managed to navigate their way to an FA Cup final only to come up short in the big game – last year against Leicester and this year against Liverpool. Even worse than that is the fact that Chelsea also lost the League Cup final to Liverpool on penalties back in February as well!
The good news for Chelsea, however, is that they came out strong after both of those games, rolling over Leicester City (two head-to-head’s that were just four days apart) in a 2-1 win last season with the scoreline flattering Leicester City somewhat as Chelsea were by far the superior team in that game and demolishing Burnley 4-0 as well in the game immediately after February’s League Cup final.
Chelsea vs Leicester City Prediction
We expect an entertaining game here on Thursday night between Leicester and Chelsea and it’s honestly a game that either side is capable of winning.
However, what’s interesting is the goals market as over the last few seasons both teams have had chances on the scoresheet and that shouldn’t be any different this year with both teams regressing defensively since last season.
Each of the last two head-to-heads between the two sides have featured exactly three goals and we expect that to land once again at a healthy +300 price tag on Thursday.
Take the exact 3 total goals prop on Thursday night at +300 as your play between Leicester and Chelsea this week over in the EPL.
Stoppage Time
In this week’s episode of Stoppage Time, Carmine Bianco, Kevin Dolan, Pavlos Laguretos, and Nick Borrman break down the featured Premier League matches, including Aston Villa vs Burnley and Everton vs Crystal Palace before we take a look at the Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers. Join the soccer betting experts from WagerTalk and Sportsmemo as they offer their European soccer picks and predictions.
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Meet the Author
‘The sharpest sports mind in Ireland’ is how one prominent newspaper dubbed Kevin Dolan after he became the first foreigner ever to win the World Series of Handicapping tournament back in 2015. “The Irishman” made his start wagering on GAA, football, soccer and boxing, all to immense success. Since becoming a professional bettor, he has since lit up the sports betting scene in the U.S. and abroad, winning two handicapping awards and writing a best-selling book on sports handicapping named ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Betting’.
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