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Walsall will host Leicester City at Bescot Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2024 Carabao Cup campaign. The home side have performed well in their league duties this season but will now turn their attention to cup action this week.
They opened their Carabao Cup campaign at home against Exeter City, beating the League One side on penalties following a late leveler from Jamie Jellis. Walsall then locked horns with Huddersfield Town in the second round and picked up a brilliant 3-2 comeback victory, with Nathan Lowe scoring a brace to atone for his penalty miss earlier in the game.
Leicester City meanwhile have struggled for results upon returning to the top-flight this season and will now hope they can find solace in the domestic cup this week. They thrashed Tranmere Rovers 4-0 last time out in the tournament with four different players getting on the scoresheet for the Foxes, including Jordan Ayew, who opened his account for the club in stunning fashion.
The visitors were knocked out at this stage of the competition last season after losing 3-1 to eventual champions Liverpool and will be targeting victory this time around.
Walsall vs Leicester City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 20 competitive meetings between Walsall and Leicester. The home side have won three of those games while the visitors have won 13 times with their other four matchups ending in draws.
- The two teams last faced off in a FA Cup clash last January which the Foxes won 1-0 via a second-half strike from Kelechi Iheanacho.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last eight games in this fixture, a run stretching back to 1988.
- Leicester have won just once on the road since early March.
Walsall vs Leicester City Prediction
Walsall are on a three-game winning streak and have lost just one of their last seven games across all competitions. They have won their last six home games and will be looking to extend that streak on Saturday.
Leicester meanwhile are on a run of consecutive draws and have won just once all season. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the two teams should, however, see the Foxes win this one fairly easily.
Prediction: Walsall 1-4 Leicester City
Walsall vs Leicester City Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Leicester
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the last five matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last five matchups)
