Our prediction for this Championship match:
All eyes will be on King Power Stadium when Leicester City and Leeds United face each other in the Championship derby on Friday evening. The Foxes look unstoppable at the moment, with the team eyeing their eleventh consecutive league win, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Jamie Vardy is not getting any older and the experienced attacker is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts, while all Yunus Akgun, Callum Doyle, Thomas Cannon, and Dennis Praet should miss out with injuries.
The Whites, on the other hand, aim to build on a thrilling 4-1 win over Huddersfield Town and given their attacking potential, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on over 2.5 goals. As for the away team, all Joe Rodon, Djed Spence, Junior Firpo, and Stuart Dallas are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Liam Cooper):
Liam Cooper is a Scotland international, who was born in Kingston Upon Hull, England. Cooper was eligible to play for both England and Scotland, but he decided to represent the Scotts on the international stage.
The Leeds United defender, who is capable of playing at left and centre back, received his first ever call-up for Scotland on 10 March 2016 for a friendly match against Denmark, but he did not make his debut for the senior team back then. Liam Cooper began his career at Hull City and, after spending several seasons on loan at Carlisle United and Huddersfield Town he joined Chesterfield in 2013.
On 13 August, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Leeds United for an undisclosed fee. Speaking of individual honours, Liam Cooper was named Young Player of the Year for the 2007/2008 season (Hull City). It has to be noted that he won Football League Two with Chesterfield in the 2013/2014 season.
Highlighted Team (Leicester):
Leicester City FC Is an English football club which was founded in 1884. The club ws originally founded as Leicester Fosse but due financial reasons the club changed its name in 1919 to Leicester City FC. The club is been playing in the Premier League and Championship on and off.
Leicester City hosts its home games in the King Power Stadium which holds a capacity of 33 000 seats. The club colors are blue and white. The Leicester fans call their club The Foxes.
Leicester City won 3 big titles: the League cup 3 times in 1964, 1997 and 2000. The club from Leicester managed to reach the FA Cup final 4 times. In lower English football divisions the club managed to win a couple of titles. The last time Leicester played in a European competition was in 2000/2001 where the club played, and lost 2 times against Red Star Belgrade. Remarkable players that played for Leicester City FC are Mancini, Lineker and Heskey.