Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur: Judging from past games

Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur: Judging from past games

Leicester have won two of their last four Premier League games against Tottenham (L2), as many as they had in their previous 12 against them (D3 L7).

Tottenham won this exact fixture 4-2 in May last season, last winning back-to-back away league games against Leicester in October 2003/December 2014.

Since Leicester returned to the Premier League in 2014, their 14 meetings with Tottenham have produced 54 goals – only Arsenal vs Liverpool (62) and Crystal Palace vs Liverpool (55) have seen more goals scored in the competition in that time.

Leicester have lost just one of their last eight midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (W4 D3), going down 2-1 at Chelsea in May. The Foxes have won their last two Premier League games on a Thursday, this after having failed to win any of their first five such games in the competition beforehand (D3 L2).

Tottenham have lost five of their last eight away midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (W2 D1), more than they had in their previous 21 such games in the competition (W13 D4 L4).

Leicester have won both of their last two home games in the Premier League, scoring four goals each time. The Foxes last won more in a row in the competition from August-December 2019 (run of seven), while they last scored 4+ goals in three straight home league matches in February 1961.

Tottenham Hotspur have failed to score in either of their last two away Premier League games, managing just 15 shots combined in those games. They haven’t gone three without a goal on the road since March 2014 under Tim Sherwood.

Tottenham were averaging 0.9 goals-per-game in the Premier League under Nuno Espírito Santo this season, with that average doubling to 1.8 under Antonio Conte so far.

James Maddison has been directly involved in six goals in his last four Premier League appearances (three goals, three assists), both scoring and assisting in both of his last two at the King Power Stadium. He’s the first Leicester player ever to both score and assist in back-to-back home games in the Premier League, while the last player to score and assist in three straight home appearances for any side in the division was Leroy Sané in October 2017.

In his entire club career, Tottenham’s Harry Kane has scored more goals against Leicester in all competitions than he has vs any other side (17 in 16 games). 11 of these have come in his last eight appearances against them, including a four-goal haul at the King Power Stadium in May 2018, with that match also being played on a Thursday.

 

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