Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Leicester
Match Time & Date:
21/02/2025
21:00
Prediction: 1-2
Brentford
Leicester City will be aiming to put an end to their three-game losing run in all competitions when they take on Brentford in the Premier League round 26 opener. The Foxes do not seem to be at their sharpest and, as a result, they are seen as underdogs in Friday’s clash. Both Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu miss out with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Bees, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over West Ham United. Brentford are eager to move closer to the Conference League berth and given Leicester’s shaky defence, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the capital club. In the first half of the season, the Bees recorded a routine 4-1 win over the Foxes in London, which supports our earlier prediction. The likes of Thiago Rodrigues, Gustavo Gomes, Joshua Dasilva, and Aaron Hickey are injured for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Jamie Vardy):
Spending his early career playing no-league football, Jamie Vardy made the headlines when he joined Leicester City in a £1 million deal in 2012, but little did he know that he would go on to become a genuine Premier League star just three years later.
The experienced forward helped the Foxes gain promotion to the elite division and then score more than 20 goals as they mounted an unlikely title bid, earning worldwide acclaim as well as a place in the England squad. Vardy went on to score his first two goals for the Three Lions in March 2016 friendlies, with his back-heel goal against Germany in Berlin seeing him instantly become a fans’ favourite.
Over the years, Vardy has earned a reputation as a striker who never gives up and can be a real menace for opposition defenders, but his excellent goalscoring record and good link-up play are enough to suggest he can be described as a mix of old-style pacey forwards and modern strikers.
Highlighted Team (Brentford):
Based in London, Brentford compete in the Championship and they were founded in 1898. Griffin Park has been the home ground of the club since 1904 and the capacity of the venue is 12,300.
The Bees have yet to play in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they made it to the FA Cup sixth round on four occasions (1937/1938, 1945/1946,1948/1949, 1988/1989). Brentford played in the League Cup round 4 in the 1982/1983 and 2010/2011 season and that is the club’s biggest success in the competition.
Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and they take on each other in the West London Derby. The rivalry with the Cottagers is probably the biggest and you should bear in mind that the clashes between the two teams have their history of crowd violence. The colour of Brentford’s shirts is red and white and they wear black shorts.
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