Manchester United vs Leicester City. Prediction and Preview. Probable Lineups, Team News, Stats and more

Manchester United will host Leicester City at the Old Trafford in the 31th round of the English Premier League. The match will take place on March 2, beginning at 22:00 IST.

The upcoming match can safely be called the matchday centerpiece of the most interesting and competitive football league in the world. 

The Foxes surely know how to outplay the Red Devils, for more than a year they have been proficient in snatching points. While desperate and angry, MU, in turn, will do everything to break the negative streak in this Saturday’s match: they really strive to claw their way into the top 4. The encounter promises to be interesting and full of dangerous moments.

Let’s get the most important things before the game: Parimatch News have prepared a preview and prediction for you.

Manchester United News & Current Form:

Manchester United are in sixth place after 29 games played, with 50 points. They are four points behind fourth-placed Arsenal, although the top-4 rivals still have a game in hand.

March has been a disappointing one for the Red Devils. Ralf Rangnick’s side started the month by rueing their defeat at the hands of Manchester City. The derby ended in a dramatic 4-1 win for the Citizens.

And before the pause for the national team matches, United lost on home soil to Atletico Madrid (0-1) which led to their elimination from the Champions League. Fans are really disappointed with such a toothless game, Merseyside must rehabilitate.

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The positive thing is that now the Mancunians will have a lot more energy and motivation to fight for the UCL through the Premier League. All the resources on the pull of anger from the elimination will be concentrated on the next matches. 

However, in between those defeats there was a hope-giving victory over Tottenham (3-2) thanks to a hat-trick by magnificent Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester United approach the match without any significant losses. Only Edinson Cavani is sidelined.

Leicester City News & Current Form:

Leicester, meanwhile, is in tenth place with 36 points after 27 games.

In March, Leicester won three of their four matches in the EPL. The only exception was an away meeting with in-form Arsenal, in which the Foxes lost 0-2.

In the rest of the matches Brendan Rodgers’ team defeated Burnley, Leeds and Brentford.

It is worth mentioning that in the third most important European cup, the Conference League, the Blues were able to make it to the next round, beating French Rennes on the sum of two meetings (2:3).

Brendan Rodgers will be without Jamie Vardy and Wilfried Ndidi at Old Trafford, two players without whom the team was previously impossible to imagine. On the other hand, Wesley Fofana and Jonny Evans, who can solve the Foxes’ defensive problems, as well as Harvey Barnes, have recovered in time for the match.

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Manchester United vs Leicester City Head-To-Head Record:

Last matches:

• 16 Oct, 2021: Leicester City 4-2 Manchester United (Premier League) 
• 11 May, 2021: Manchester United 1-2 Leicester City (Premier League) 
• 21 Mar, 2021: Leicester City 3-1 Manchester United (FA Cup) 
• 26 Dec, 2020: Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United (Premier League)

Manchester United vs Leicester City Predicted XI:

Manchester United possible starting lineup: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Fred; Rashford, Fernandes, Sancho; Ronaldo

Leicester City possible starting lineup: Schmeichel; Fofana, Evans, Soyuncu; Justin, Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Castagne; Maddison, Daka, Barnes

Statistical preview of the match Manchester United vs Leicester City:

• In the previous ten games, MU had picked up only three victories.
• Manchester United are unbeaten in nine of their last 11 matches in the tournament.
• Leicester have lost five of their last six away matches in the English Premier League.
• The average total of the last 10 head-to-head games is 2.9 (with MU scoring an average of 1.8 goals per game and Leicester 1.1).
• The outcome “both to score” was correct in the last 5 out of 10 head-to-head matches.
• Manchester United have conceded in their last 3 matches.
• Manchester United is scoring an average of 1.00 goals per game in their last 5 games.

What has been said before the match:

“They have top-class players who can change the course of the game. We have a good record against them recently. You have to play at the highest level tactically. They are playing at home so we have to be aggressive.”

says Brendan Rodgers.

“I thought we were excellent in the previous game. We played some great football. They scored some very good goals, but we showed the mentality to come back. It was a great game and if it’s another like that and we win, I will be very happy.”

he commented on the possibility of continuing the trend.

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Manchester United vs Leicester City Prediction:

The home game is supposed to be a dominant one as the fan support in the formidable Trafford fortress is traditionally very strong. However, Rangnick’s team have repeatedly been losing points where they seemingly shouldn’t have any problems.

Right now the team is overly dependent on the performances of the main stars. It seems particularly difficult to predict their conditions and momentum for the upcoming match, perhaps Ronaldo will once again be in the spotlight, or maybe he will remain in the shadows for the entire match, being intelligently shut down by the Foxes’ system.

Manchester United may well disappoint once again, so the winner prediction looks risky and uncertain. Also, it is unlikely that Leicester will sit back in defense, knowing their opponent’s problems. Note, that despite the seeming difference in class, the Mancunians have not beaten Leicester for two years: since July 2020, they have drawn once and lost the last three meetings.

Based on trends and statistics, we expect a high-scoring match, where both teams will have plenty of opportunities to net goals.

Parimatch News staff prediction: 

We say: both teams to score and the match total over 2.5 – Yes.